Accounting Careers

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What is
an Accounting Career?
Where could it take You?
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Can you think of a companythat does not have
anaccounting function?
We cant.
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Tara McDonough
Spring 2000 Graduates
Accepted position with Arthur Andersen LLP
Megan Reynolds
Accepted position with National Semiconductor
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Accounting?
"My older sister graduated from Cal Poly in 1998
and it was her recommendation that I go
accounting, although I wanted to work in a
high-tech industry company, because she felt that
she was at a disadvantage (working in a
non-accounting position in industry) because of
her lack of a strong accounting background.
Megan Reynolds, Spring 2000 Graduate
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Cal Poly?
Heavy recruitment by National Firms In-house and
on-campus recruiting activities Generous
enticements Most students secure jobs before
graduation Competitive salaries Advancement
potential Open door to unlimited career pathways

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Our Accounting Program?
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Instructional Skills Technical Expertise Mentoring
Students Diverse Teaching Styles Real World
View
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1994 Graduate
SiSi Pouraghabagher (second from left )
Vice President Finance Administration Xavor
Corporation
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1994 Graduate
Janine Haake
Manager of International Accounting, June 1999
March 2001 External Reporting, March 2001 -
Present
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1982 Graduate
Michael Byrd
CEO, BROCADE Taken two companies public
Mkt Cap gt 4.8 Billion
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Tom Condon
1983 Graduate
Partner, Deloitte Touche LLP
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Skills desired by employers
Teamwork Big picture perspective Ability to
multi-task Involvement in scholastic
activities Willingness to take on challenging
tasks Positive attitude Confidence
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They Dont Go Everywhere, but They Do Come to
Cal Poly
Established relationship with all Big Five CPA
firms and with industry Preferred school list
for many employers Members from mentioned
organizations on accounting area advisory board
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Employers that Hire Cal Poly Accounting Grads
FBI
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Employers that Hire Cal Poly Accounting Grads
FBI
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Regional Employers HireCal Poly Accounting Grads
FBI
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Employers PreferCal Poly Graduates
BANANA REPUBLIC
we actually recruit at the undergraduate level
from ONLY four California Schools Stanford, UC
Berkeley, Santa Clara and Cal Poly (that) speaks
to the quality of the institution and business
school. - Trevor Vigfusson, VP CFO Gap
Outlet Div
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Employers Prefer Cal Poly Graduates
The California Polytechnic State University at
San Luis Obispo Students have outstanding
credentials and our Firm has recognized the
campus as an excellent source for well qualified
candidates. To this end, Cal Poly has been
designated as one of our prime source campuses,
and is the only California State University that
has received this designation. - Ellen
Glazeman, National Director of Campus
Recruiting
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Employers PreferCal Poly Graduates
SGI recruits at 3 primary schools. They are
Santa Clara, Cal Berkeley and Michigan. We have
recently expanded that to 4 to include Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, given our record of success and
strong candidate base. - Jeff Osorio, VP
Silicon Graphics Inc.
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Employers PreferCal Poly Graduates
We are pleased to inform you that KPMG LLP has
recently designated California Polytechnic State
University (Cal Poly) as a Key School as it
relates to University Recruiting. This is due to
our recognition of Cal Polys outstanding
business program. The caliber of students that
graduate from the program is of extremely high
quality. - James P. Lynch, Partner
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Employers PreferCal Poly Graduates
Of the 12 or so schools we go to for
Accounting/Finance, our Corporate Recruiting
Department Rates Cal and Cal Poly as our best two
Universities. - Mark. Lynch,
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What Kind of Salary Can I Expect?
Starting Salaries 50K (San Jose)
Managers (5 8 years) 75 - 107K (Nationally)
Partners (8 - 12 years) 175K
10 additional with CPA or graduate degree
Source 2001 Robert Half International
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Big 5 Firms Invest in Cal Poly Classrooms
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ERTIFICATION
C
Certified Public Accountant, CPA Certified
Management Accountant, CMA Many other
certifications in the field CIA, CFE,
CFM,CFP, CISA, EA
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Meet Other Accounting Students

• Cal Poly Accounting Club (CPAC)
• Tuesday, 1100 AM Room 03-111

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Meet Other Accounting Students

• Student Accounting Advisory Council (SAAC)
• Monday 600 PM Room 03-341

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.. . .cholarships . . .
Fifteen 1,000-2,500 annual scholarships are
provided by the following sponsors
Accounting Faculty Ernst Young (2) Andersen
(2) Hayashi Wayland Chevron (2) KPMG
(2) Deloitte Touche (2) PriceWaterhouseCoopers
(2) Educational Foundation Seiler
Company Damitz Brooks Nightengale Turner
MorrissetSprayberry Marietta Lutrell
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Visit Web Sites for More Information

• Check out these web sites

cob.calpoly.edu/COB/AREAS/ACTG/ raw.rutgers.edu ai
cpa.org (students link) accountingstudents.com
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Professors That Care About Their Students
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Professors That Care About Their Students

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Professors That Care About Their Students
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How Cal PolyGets You There

• New Accounting Concentrations
• Enterprise Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems
• Public Accounting

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Concentrations

• Enterprise Accounting
• Advisory board industry members supported this
  concentration because they prefer our accounting
  students but want them to have improved financial
  analytical skills
• Accounting Information Systems
• Advisory board prefers students with a solid
  accounting foundation that is enhanced by
  specific MIS courses

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Concentrations

• Public Accounting
• This concentration prepares students for a career
  in public accounting and for certification
  requirements for the CPA License

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Getting Started

• Courses listed in current catalog
• Enroll in Intermediate Accounting (Bus 321) or
  Tax Accounting (Bus 320)
• Talk with Accounting Instructors
• Join CPAC or SAAC, and/or attend the meetings

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