Since joining
the accounting program two and a half years ago, I have been repeatedly asked,
“tax or audit?” To be honest, I was not
sure until last semester, when I took both Corporate Tax and Audit at the same
time. That experience really helped me
narrow it down to audit and I was very excited to finally be able to answer
that question. That was before I worked
as an Assurance Intern for RubinBrown, though.
Working at
RubinBrown this summer has given me the chance to learn that choosing audit is
only half the battle of making a career choice.
I had no idea that you could specialize in an industry group as an
auditor. For example, this summer I have
helped audit several 401(k) benefit plans, a financial institution, a low
income housing developer and a not-for-profit. I get to finish my summer working
on a casino, and those are less than half of the industries that you could
choose to specialize in as an auditor.
Working as an
Assurance Intern this summer has given me such a great opportunity to find the
things that I enjoy. Now that I am aware
of what is available after you answer the “tax or audit” question, the next
couple of years will give me the opportunity to try a little more of everything
before I specialize in my interests. For
anyone who may not have started their internship yet, I want to encourage you
to try a little bit of everything before you make a decision. I can tell you from firsthand experience that
your passions may lie in an industry that you would have never considered
before.
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