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Upcoming opportunities to connect virtually with RSM in January and February

As you start out your spring semester, we encourage you to participate in our upcoming networking and learning opportunities. These events will help you learn more about our #BeYouatRSM culture, assist with your resume and tell you about careers in audit, tax, and consulting here at RSM.

Register today!

What to expect?

  • Flexibility – drop in networking that’s convenient for you—no need to stay the whole time!
  • Engage in 1-on-1 chats with recent graduates and those working at RSM
  • Casual engagement environment
  • Learn more about our firm and what opportunities best fit your interests and passions

1. Inclusion series: We are bringing courageous conversations and inclusion-minded sessions to students to engage directly with RSM professionals and recruiters, while exploring our employee network groups.

2. RSM career exploration: Whatever your passions and interests, RSM can help you explore the right opportunities. Learn about potential careers, gain insights on what life is like at RSM, and discover how we empower our people to make a deeper impact.

If you are a student ready to find your next step, these events are for you! We hope you will join us!

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Learn more about campus hiring for CPA Pre-Approved Program Route (PPR) positions – Upcoming virtual workshops and for spring recruitment (2024 start dates) on January 31st and February 7th

DAP career coach, Russell Garrett, will be holding two workshops on the upcoming fall recruitment cycle for pre-approved program route (PPR) positions. The majority of public practice accounting firms will be hiring through this cycle, so if you are interested in working in public practice and will have all of your CPA PEP pre-requisites in time to start a full-time role in 2024, attend these upcoming sessions to learn more and build your foundation for a successful recruitment experience!

  • Tuesday, January 31st, 4:45 pm to 6:15 pm PT – Introduction to Spring Public Practice Recruit (virtual)
    Public Practice Recruiting (PPR) is a significant period for the Big 4, national, mid-sized and some local small firms to network with, interview and hire students from many Post-Secondary Institutions (PSIs) for positions beginning the following year. Learn how PPR works and how to begin preparing now to give yourself the greatest advantage over other PSIs to make connections, land work with a CPA Pre-Approved Training Office and achieve your CPA aspirations. Learn from a guest panel of successful students that recently landed positions with the firms. Then, participate in a break out session where you can ask questions to the panel member in your group and prepare for your PPR experience this Spring.
  • Monday, February 7th, 4:45 pm to 6:15 pm PT – Networking (virtual)
    Gaining information and building relationships are two key components to succeeding during PPR and paving the way for a successful career. Networking is a learned skill that anyone can develop. Making meaningful connections can happen through both organized and proactive opportunities. These contacts can result in information interviews or “coffee chats” that can provide critical information to target firms, prepare specific applications, increase interview success and make your follow up stand out. When firms make decisions about who to interview or hire, the people they already know have a distinct advantage. Come learn the strategies of networking and connect with our panel of Sauder students that recently networked their way to success.

Registration for both of these workshops is now open on COOL.

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Upcoming opportunities to connect with CPABC – January 2023

See below for opportunities to connect with CPABC in January!

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CPABC Career Week

Jan 17-19, 2023
Hybrid (online + Vancouver Convention Centre)

Accelerate your career at CPABC Career Week

A rewarding CPA career can take you on any route you can imagine. Discover diverse career opportunities at CPABC’s hybrid Career Week. Register to participate in workshops, info sessions, speed networking, and more!

CPABC Annual Business Case Competition 2023

Registration Deadline: January 26, 2023 at 12:00pm (noon) PST
First Round:  January 27 – 29, 2023 (video submission)
Final Round: March 25, 2023 (in-person presentation)

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BC and Yukon post-secondary students, show off and refine your business acumen by challenging yourself and your teammates to think strategically and develop innovative solutions to real issues facing real businesses! The CPABC Case Competition is a business strategy case competition with two competition rounds. The Top 8 teams from the First Round will be invited to the Final Round including an evening reception to network with CPA members across BC.

Not sure if it’s for you? Check out testimonials from the winning team of the 2022 Competition.

Prizes: The winning team will be awarded a cash prize of $2000 and invited to a CPABC Mentor/Mentee Networking Event. The second placed team will receive a cash prize of $1000 and the third placed team will receive a cash prize of $500.

Teams: This competition is open to BC and Yukon post-secondary students only. There are no limits on the number of teams from each school. Teams of four must have at least two students who are in their 1st or 2nd year of studies, and teams of three must have at least one student who is in their 1st or 2nd year of studies. Students of all disciplines are invited to participate, no prior experience is required. Team registrations only. Individual registrations not accepted. See Rules and Regulations for detailed information.

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Registration Deadline: January 26, 2023 at 12:00pm (noon) PST

Questions? Check the Case Competition page for more information.

Other events

Date Time Event Format Description
January 5 12:00pm – 12:30pm Practical Experience Requirements (PER) Q & A Session Online This is a short 30-minute session with CPABC staff answering rapid-fire pre-submitted and live questions about the Practical Experience Requirements (PER). No formal overview of the CPA program will be given during the session. Registrants are asked to watch a pre-recorded overview of the CPA program before attending the session. Click here for more information.
January 11 12:00pm – 1:00pm Post-Secondary CPABC Information Session Online Are you a post-secondary student interested in becoming a CPA after you graduate? This session will cover the CPA program in detail and include an open Q&A with CPABC’s Senior Student Recruitment Officer. This session will be tailored to post-secondary students interested in becoming a CPA, and is open to students from any university or college program.
January 24 12:00pm – 1:00pm CPA’s Journey – Life After Designation (Public Practice) Online CPA’s Journey features real-life CPAs and candidates of the CPA program who work in various sectors. In this webinar, our three panelists who work in public practice will talk about their CPA journey as well as life after obtaining the CPA designation. Click here for more panelist information.
January 25 5:00pm – 5:45pm Conversation with a CPA Online Join this short 45-minute conversation and listen to a real-life CPA and learn about what accountants do and where they work. You will then have an opportunity to ask your own questions about a career in accounting. Featured speaker: Betty Mak, CPA, CA, Director of Tax, Maxar Technologies. Betty is currently overseeing income tax compliance, supporting tax accounting and responsible for other tax projects including cash tax projections and tax support for M&A activities.
January 31 12:00pm – 1:00pm CPABC Network Series ‘Meet and Mingle’ Online Join us and network with some of CPABC’s best Candidate and Member Ambassadors! Candidate Ambassadors are individuals who are currently enrolled in the CPA Professional Education Program, while our Member Ambassadors are CPAs. This event includes rotating networking rooms so audience members may ask their questions and receive answers, guidance, tips and advice on a variety of topics and interests, such as employment, career paths, education, interviewing skills and more. RSVP deadline Sunday, January 29, 2023.
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Deloitte Canada’s Winter Virtual Info and Networking event series – January 11-12, 2023

Join Deloitte Canada on January 11 (English) and 12 (French), 2023 for their National Virtual Info and Networking sessions.

https://cvent.me/1LAxR1

At these sessions, you will have the opportunity to:  

  • Learn about Deloitte Canada’s business and impact across the regions
  • Meet and network with Deloitte professionals across all regions

Explore your potential with Deloitte and learn about the endless opportunities for learning, growth and development.

Postings for internship, co-op, and new grad roles will be live on December 19, 2022. Apply at: careers.deloitte.ca

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On-campus event | EY info session – Wednesday, November 30th – 5 pm

Join EY at their upcoming on-campus info session on Wednesday, November 30th, 5 pm. Registration is now open on COOL.

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Reminder – Careers in Accounting workshop series continues on Tuesday, November 15th with Workshop 6 (Successful Interviewing)

As a reminder, we are offering a 7-part workshop series this term, which started on Tuesday, September 20th. This workshop series is comprised of 7 sequential workshops that will take you through each step of the career planning process, corresponding to one or more of our Career Toolkits. Not sure how to get started on the accounting career path? Don’t miss this opportunity for tailored guidance and exclusive tips to start you on your way!

The next workshop in this series will be held this Tuesday, November 15th and will focus on interviews.

Feel nervous about your upcoming business interviews? Not sure about what to say or how to formulate your responses? Prepare in advance so that you are ready to clearly demonstrate your skills, accomplishments and strengths in an interview and during a competitive Public Practice Firm recruiting process.

Increase the effect of both your first and last impressions. Learn what types of questions will be asked and the best way to prepare and answer behavioural, open-ended, value based, and other various challenging questions.

Then learn the importance of, and determine your follow up strategy for every job search activity as a way of protecting your investment of time, energy and emotions.

This workshop will be fully virtual and will be held from 4:45 to 6:15 pm PT and registration will be open on COOL until 11:59 pm on Monday, November 14th.

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2023 KPMG Ideation Challenge – learn more at an upcoming info session

Sign up for an info session by Nov 22, 2022 – registration form here

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Upcoming opportunities to connect with CPABC in September

CPABC has launched new resources for post-secondary students!

The first is a new webpage outlining the Journey to Becoming a CPA. Please take a look at the information provided in this webpage, as it outlines what you can do, as a post-secondary student, to plan your journey to becoming a CPA and be ready for the CPA Professional Education Program.

CPABC Student Recruitment also has a new booking system where you can book an appointment with a Student Recruitment Officer aligned with your post-secondary institution.

Fall Public Practice Recruit is in full swing. Public practice firms are offering recruitment events and activities across BC. Learn about getting hired for summer internships, co-op positions, and full time jobs after you graduate for 2023. Read through these events and register here.

DATE TIME EVENT FORMAT DESCRIPTION
September 6-8 3-day event CPABC Career Week Hybrid (Online on Hopin and in-person at the Vancouver Convention Centre East) Accelerate Your Career at CPABC Career Week
Learn about the diverse and interesting career options available to experienced and aspiring CPAs at our hybrid Career Week. Register to participate in virtual career workshops, employer info sessions, speed interviews, and to network with recruiters in-person.
September 7 5:30pm – 7:30pm CPABC Firms & Industry Networking Night – Kelowna In-person (Kelowna) Attend and network with firms and organizations looking to hire CPA students. Students should come prepared to make a great impression and bring their business cards and resumes.
September 9 12:00pm – 1:00pm Post-Secondary CPABC Information Session Online Are you a post-secondary student interested in becoming a CPA after you graduate? This session will cover the CPA program in detail and include an open Q&A with CPABC’s Senior Student Recruitment Officer. This session will be tailored to post-secondary students interested in becoming a CPA, and is open to students from any university or college program.
September 14 12:00pm – 1:00pm Practical Experience Requirements (PER) Q & A Session Online Are you planning to pursue the CPA designation and wondering about Practical Experience Requirements (PER) of the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP)? Attend our free question and answer session with CPABC staff who can answer your questions.
September 15 12:00pm – 1:00pm CPABC How to Series ‘Work your passion with CPA’ Online Hosted quarterly, this new webinar series “CPABC How to Series” features interactive breakout rooms to connect audience members directly with our Panelists to ask their own questions and learn all the “how to’s” of what is involved in becoming a CPA. This webinar will feature 3 panelists who live and work their foodie passion with their CPA. Learn how to make the CPA designation your own, and how to align your accounting career path to your interests, passions and values. Learn how our panelists have connected the dots and aligned their foodie passion into their successful accounting career paths!
September 22 12:00pm – 12:45pm Conversation with a CPA Online Are you curious about what CPAs actually do? Join the conversation with Reena Bienko, CPA, CA, Manager of Corporate Accounting and FP&A from Kriska Transportation Group. You will have an opportunity to ask your own questions about a career in accounting.
September 28 5:00pm – 6:00pm CPA’s Journey – Pre-approved Program Route (PPR) Online CPA’s Journey features real-life CPAs and CPA Candidates working in various sectors. Speakers will talk about their CPA journey and how they achieved a work-life balance while in the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP). In this webinar, hear from our panelists, Neil Ma, CPA and Dilsharn Mokha, on why they chose the Pre-approved Program Route (PPR), what influenced their decision, and what doors this pathway opened for them.
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Reminder – Get ready for your fall recruit interviews – Upcoming workshop for fall recruit on Monday, September 12th

As a reminder, DAP career coach, Russell Garrett, is holding workshops on the upcoming fall recruitment cycle for pre-approved program route (PPR) positions. The majority of public practice accounting firms will be hiring through this cycle, so if you are interested in working in public practice and will be ready to start a full-time role in 2023, attend the upcoming sessions to learn more and build your foundation for a successful recruitment experience!

The final workshop in this series will be on interview prep, held on Monday, September 12th, 4:45 to 6:15 pm PT, with the option to attend in-person and virtually:

When PPR firms respond to applications and invite candidates to interview with them, there is always a mixture of excitement and nerves. Whether the interview is by phone, video recording, live video, individual, panel, conversational, or structured you will need to be ready for any and every eventuality. Then, as you move on to second level interviews you will need strategies to perform even better than the first phase. Learn how to plan to meet recruiting staff, staff accountants, managers, senior managers or partners, which are all possible during the PPR interviewing process. Be prepared for and make the best of each opportunity by understanding what firms are expecting and how to construct your responses in an impacting way. Then, discover how to leave a lasting impression with your own prepared questions and a closing that will raise their attraction to you and increase their interest in making an employment offer.

Registration for both of these workshops is now open on COOL – you’ll have the option to select either in-person or virtual attendance.

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DAP Student Club’s CPA Career Fair – Tuesday, September 13th, 3-5 pm

We are thrilled to announce and formally extend an invitation to our DAPSC CPA Career Fair event. The event will include top accounting firms and it will provide you with the opportunity to network with firm representatives and recruiters

We will be hosting firm representatives with firm booths from 10+ Top CPA Accounting Firms – Candidates will have the opportunity to walk around and visit firm booths which will have promotional & informational material.

We look forward to having you present at the event.

Register On: https://linktr.ee/ubcdapsc

Registration Deadline: September 10th, 2022

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