Ayomide
Are their internships for specific majors?
Accounting student at Towson university #accounting
3 answers
Alexandra Torre
Alexandra’s Answer
Happy Friday!
Yes, there are definitely internship opportunities that are geared toward specific majors, and some really exciting opportunities for *accounting majors specifically.
A great way to start becoming familiar with opportunities available to you as an accounting major would be to check out Towson University's career site and narrow your search with keywords like "accounting" "tax" "audit", etc. Another way to find out about internships that interest you and fit your major would be by joining clubs and organizations on campus. For accounting majors, I recommend a professional organization such as Beta Alpha Psi, whose goal is to develop students into professionals and help them expand their network.
As a recruiter at PwC, a public accounting firm, I can tell you that we have some great internships available to students interested in a career in public accounting & professional services, which you can check out at https://www.pwc.com/us/en/careers/campus.html.
Good luck in your search!
Ken Simmons
Ken’s Answer
Hi Ayomide!
Yes, there are internships, coop programs, and other career exploration opportunities for specific majors and for specific applications within a major. The area of accounting is very broad with many specialties and sub specialties. The best way to know which one is best for you is to do some exercises that will allow you to find your niche in accounting in an area that matches with your interests, personality, and aptitude.
Completing these exercises will be a good first step to getting to know yourself:
https://www.themuse.com/advice/14-free-personality-tests-thatll-help-you-figure-yourself-out
A good next step is to get more information about those interest areas identified in the above exercises and learning how one might possibly prepare for them with the possibility of experiencing fulfillment and satisfaction. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. They may look great, but you need to try them on and walk in them for a while to determine the proper level of comfort and fit. The most frustrating times I spent when I was doing college recruiting were the times when a graduate, once on the job, determined that he/she did not like the job for which he/she had studied, as he/she did not take the time or effort to do appropriate "shoe shopping" and pay attention to their feelings of "comfort or discomfort".
Dylan Riddle, MBA
Dylan’s Answer
There are multiple internships available for accounting majors. Specific examples are audit, internal audit, SOX, tax, and technical accounting internships. Personally, I completed a SOX internship at a Fortune 500 company, a technical accounting internship at a private company, and an auditing internship with a public accounting firm. I highly recommend to do as many as you can so that you can narrow down your preferences as to where you want to focus your career.