Recruiting Event Tips Anyone?

[Krupo]

Great site..always looking forward to hearing opinions and stories from other students and workers from different parts of Canada.
I will be entering my last year of university come September 2010 and will finish with a BCOM- specialist in accounting...i was wondering whether there are things like specific job, activity or volunteer work which we students can do to increase our chances of landing an interview with BIG 4 for full time positions. I did read the article posted on this website..but im looking for further advice...it will be my last chance come September to impress the recruiters...

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The previous advice is good, but I think the best thing I can suggest for you is to shut off the mindset that there's a "specific" (or as I think of it, "magic") activity you should be participating in.

Any group/organization/team where you can work towards a leadership role is a good choice. Use your judgment to decide on what would be a "great" choice - your use of the term "specialist" suggests to me you're a U of T student which means you have a wide range of activities to choose from.

Areas to avoid would be those that don't interest you (if you don't care about the activity, why bother?) and those that don't give you much of an opportunity for advancement to a leadership spot (i.e. groups closed to outsiders that are very cliquey).

[vc911]

Our university has some info session coming up where we get an opportunity to network with recruitersand reps. Normally students hand out business cards and unfortunately i do not have mines ready yet....last week a Deloitte rep asked me to provide my name to him but ripping out a piece of paper and writing my name on it did not sound very professional...any advice on what i should do next time this situation arrives...

[myCAsite]

Two options:

(i) buy a kit from Staples/Office Depot that allows you to print cards using your home computer, or

(ii) let Staples/Office Depot print some really basic cards off for you. Because you will only be doing a small run (i.e. 20-25 cards), this will be pretty expensive (likely $0.50 per card), so I recommend option #1.

This is just a temporary measure before you get your 'official' cards.

[Krupo]

Yeah - I would borrow a quality laser printer from a friend too as well if your home computer isn't going to make a smeared up mess of things too. Or go to cousin Kinko.