Thursday 28 November 2013

8 Ways To Network While In College

By Franklin Skribbit


After Leaving College The Job That You Take Will Probably Be One You Have Networked Your Way Into Instead Of Interviewing Your Way In. Your Network Can Be Invaluable As It Gives You Contacts In Your Industry Across The Globe. The Network Also Provides You With Contact That You Can Benefit From On The Job. Fortunately, You Don't Need To Leave School In Order To Build Your Network. Here Are A Number Of Activities You Can Do To Gain Contacts.

Sports Accountant

Running a professional sports team does require great coaching in order to win games but the glue that holds the entire team franchise together is accounting. Your job will be the management of the financials of the organization both internally and abroad. After your analysis you will give advice about players' salaries, promotions as well as give financial forecasts as the to the value of players for the team. You can plan on a more relaxed environment and tickets to games while at the same time successfully juggling dozens factors to make the company succeed.

Entertainment Accountant

2. Set Your Schedule

This is an opportunity for you to speak with companies directly. When you go to a career fair make sure to have a few companies in mind and seek them out first. Speak with these individuals and get to know them and their companies get contact other than the recruiter by asking for department heads in the areas you would like to work. Reach out to these individuals. There are often specific career fairs for you type of career. For example if you are seeking a Computer Programming (AAS) then you should head to a STEM fair.

Join Associations There are many of these, locally and nationally, in and out of school. Identify associations that are valuable to you and your chosen career path. Choose a few of them and join them and make sure that you are involved. These associations often hold trainings and networking sessions each month.

Forensic Accountant

You will still be looking through records but your purposes will go far beyond a tax audit. You are a crime investigator searching for clues that fit together to reveal the truth. Why are forensic accountants needed? Think of Martha Steward, Bernie Madoff, Enron, etc. Your job will be to investigate tax cheaters, inside traders, embezzlers on behalf of law enforcement agencies like the FBI. In College you will actually study to obtain forensic accounting degree. The work of forensic accountant's is vital and they will often be called upon to testify in trials. In order to succeed in this field you need to be able to identify spots in records where the accounting has been forged. This can be difficult and you will become increasingly skilled with each new challenge that you take on.

Now, this isn't all the possible jobs you could find in accounting, there are many more. To get started on your career path find an accounting program and remember not only are accountants well paid and always in demand but they can actually find interesting and fun jobs as well.




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