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Insightful Internship: Entrance to Accounting Career Journey by Thanh Vo

Learn about how Thanh Vo secured an internship in accounting, the company's background, assignments, relevant accounting courses, and the benefits of the internship experience. Explore the process of obtaining an internship, from signing up at the career center to nailing the interviews and receiving offers.

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Insightful Internship: Entrance to Accounting Career Journey by Thanh Vo

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  1. Internship Entrance to Accounting Career Thanh Vo

  2. How I got my internship Company’s background Assignments Relevant accounting courses Benefits of an internship

  3. Process of getting internship • Dr. Peden • Company listing • Public, private, governmental, non-profit • Career center sign up • Resume’ • Interview Track—Time slot

  4. Process of getting internship • Interviews • Second interview • Thank-you letters

  5. Interviews • Research • Services, industries • Seeking values-Careers • Location • Vision, Mission, About us • Be prepared to ask questions • “What you see is what you get.”

  6. Second Interview • Rank the companies • In-house • Ask questions • Met a partner, & a manager • Had lunch with a senior & a staff

  7. Received the offer after lunch • Responded to the offer

  8. Kieckhafer Schiffer & Company, LLP • Offices: Irvine, Portland, San Diego • Partners & managers background • Traditional services: • Tax & auditing • Bookkeeping • Consulting • Clients: • High net worth individuals • Mid-market companies—Sales $5-150 millions Paperless

  9. Assignments • Training—8 hours/day for a week • File tax returns • Corporation • S-Corporation • Partnership • Trust • Individual • Assemble tax returns

  10. File tax return • Assignment: assigned, manager, senior • Workpaper • Trial balance • Balance sheet • Income statement • AJEs • M-1, M-2 • Verify ES payments • Reference workpaper

  11. File tax return • Dynalink workpaper to Tax Prep • Clear diagnostics • Prepare preparer’s review points • Scan all documents in Engagement

  12. File tax return • Forward it to senior or manager • Clear review points • Communication • Learning new things • Assemble tax return

  13. Relevant accounting courses • ACC 431 • Financial accounting: • Debit/Credit => increase/decrease • AJEs • Projects: • Real world cases: Ritz-Carlton • Team work: handle team members • Time management: priority of assignments

  14. Benefits • Real-world experience • Test the water • Like the company? • Like the profession? • Entrance to a career • Full-time offer • Put on resumé

  15. Last thoughts… • Be prepared • Interviews • Options • Changes in lifestyle • Attitude • Willing to learn • Positive • Professional

  16. How I got my internship • Company’s background • Assignments • Relevant accounting courses • Benefits of internship Thank you! Questions?

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