Off the Ledger
Your days as a college student are almost numbered. The working world is calling. As you get ready to embark on your career, you have to be thinking, “What am I going to do when I graduate?” “Is a job in public accounting right for me?”
Where do you want to go?
You have so many options. Big firm or small? How do you decide? Where can you go to get the real, honest look at a career in public accounting? What is it REALLY like to be an intern? What will my life be like as a staff accountant?
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At Porter Keadle Moore, LLP (PKM) we’re here to help. We’ve created this blog site just for you! To help you find answers to these and other questions about working in a public accounting firm. Real interns and brand new staff accountants chronicle their experiences with our firm. Read what they have to say. Ask questions, share your opinions and we’ll respond.
My First Week as a Full-Timer
Candice Gaston - Audit Staff
WOW! Since starting back full time with PKM, I have truly enjoyed every minute of my experience! My internship was great and full-time looks to follow suit. My first few days, I conducted my training with Patrick Kim (coincidentally another Manager that began as an intern and later signed on full-time). We walked through a few of the procedures and tests that we conduct in the field and reacquainted myself with the firm’s technology systems. The exciting part was my BRAND NEW LAPTOP coming into my possession! This new computer is BEAUTIFUL and I have promised to take extra great care with it!
The rest of the week was spent at a client in Covington, Georgia. Covington is very close to my hometown, so I got to spend sometime with my parents one night and the commute was very easy. Everyone out here (the client and my fellow engagement peers, Rob and Anne) have been super friendly and very helpful! I look forward to coming back to this client later in the fall for the year-end audit. I worked on the following sections: Due From Banks, Community Reinvestment Act Testing, Premise and Equipment and Reg Y: Appraisals.
So far, I REALLY love my job and my company! Everyone helped me get back into the “swing of things.” Week 1 down and tons to go!
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