Accounting Cadetships 2009

[seremify007]

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Originally Posted by shakky15

i disagree... getting involved in something now (just for the sake of impressing the interviewers) isnt going to develop much skills etc... whereas after a year at the accounting firm, a person will no doubt gain experience in dealing with people... someone who isnt as study smart will find it difficult to improve their 'smartness' in the same amount of time..

its all a game and i guess you have to play it, so fool them by getting involved in something now

sorry if i sound just a little bit cynical but in the interview it was like they thought u ruled a bloody country and had 50 yrs experience in everything...

Agreed that you shouldn't do something for the sake of impressing the interviewers but that being said, having something on your CV which shows you at least *tried* to do something outside what was required of you (proactiveness) as well as the potential that you learnt something from the experience is definitely worthwhile. Just because you did something for only a short period of time doesn't necessarily discount it's value.

And on a sidenote, interviewers aren't stupid. Just because they smile and nod their head at you whilst you regurgitate a memorised pile of ...., doesn't necessarily mean they believe you. If the partners are able to argue their way through accounting standards and calling bluff from clients whilst raising fees, I find it unlikely they can't get their head around a 17/18 year old high school student's claims.

[shakky15]

Originally Posted by dood09

lol, did you not get a cadetship or something?

lol... i only applied for the big 3 firms (not deloitte) and got an interview with PwC only.. i assume the others didnt give me an interview coz of the extracurricular bs... but yeh in pwc the questions were all behavioural ones that you sort of needed outside involvement for examples...

so my interview wasnt too bad but still didnt go as well as i would have hoped..

[shakky15]

Originally Posted by seremify007

Agreed that you shouldn't do something for the sake of impressing the interviewers but that being said, having something on your CV which shows you at least *tried* to do something outside what was required of you (proactiveness) as well as the potential that you learnt something from the experience is definitely worthwhile. Just because you did something for only a short period of time doesn't necessarily discount it's value.

And on a sidenote, interviewers aren't stupid. Just because they smile and nod their head at you whilst you regurgitate a memorised pile of ...., doesn't necessarily mean they believe you. If the partners are able to argue their way through accounting standards and calling bluff from clients whilst raising fees, I find it unlikely they can't get their head around a 17/18 year old high school student's claims.

then the whole concept of the 'interview' is rendered useless...

look at this stage i woud agree to disagree...

i actually have a question for you though - why did u choose to go to UNSW for your bcomm... at the interview it looked like practically all the cadets were doing a UTS degree, probably coz it was close to work.

how did you find travelling to and from UNSW from the city after work?

[nipsta]

Hey Guys. I’m currently in year 11 (technically in year 12 now) and definitely thinking of doing a cadetship.. I've been working on my extra-curricular, Leadership and volunteering activities and this is what I have done so far in the past three years. I heard it was really competitive, so what are my chances of me getting a cadetship with what I’ve done so far?... taking into consideration that applications for cadetship in '10 is ages away and i still have time to do more...um what else...oh, do they take into consideration about any work experience? and if so, should I take on a part time job during year 12?

Leadership Experience:
l School Prefect 2009
l Finance Director for EMPIYA (A Young Achievement Australia Company) 2008
l Member of Student Representative Council (SRC) 2008
l Peer Tutor 2007
l Elected CEO for Australian Business Week 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2007
Volunteer Experience:
l Verity Night Back Stage Crew 2008
l Peer Support – Scribe 2008
l Food catering for Nationalisation 2008
l Clean up Australia Day 2008
l Forty hour Famine 2006-2007-2008
l Peer Tutoring 2007
l School Fundraising 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2006
Special Achievements and Awards:
2008 NSW Secondary Business Person of the Year Finalist
2008 North Sydney Institute- Outstanding TVET Student 2008 in Accounting Procedures
2008 First in Business Studies
2008 Equal First in Economics
2008 PwC Australian Business Studies Competition - High Distinction and Prize winner
2008 Australian Mathematics Competition - Distinction
2008 Academic Excellence in: English Advanced, Economics and Mathematics
2008 UBS Finance Academy 2008
- Winner of Presentation
2008 North Western Metropolitan High Schools Minor Premiers 2nds Volleyball
2007 Participated in the Australian Business Week and have been awarded:
For being a member of the team showing
- Best video advertisement
- Best Oral Presentation
- Best Trade Display
For being a member of the team who were
- Overall Grand Champions
Awarded: Business Person of the week
2007 Won the Sydney Zone for Premier’s Debating Challenge
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for First in Commerce
2007 Gold Award for Outstanding efforts in 2007
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for Peer Tutoring
2006 Year Advisers Award
2006 Certificate of Merit in First in Commerce
2006 Certificate of Merit in Equal First in Graphics
2006 Certificate of Merit for Public Specking Competition
2006 Academic excellence in English, Mathematics 5.3, Commerce, Graphics
2006 Distinction in Australian Mathematics Competition For the Westpac Awards
2006 Distinction in Science UNSW EEA

Are there anything else I may be able to do in the next few months that can enhance my skills which I can show the interviewers during the interviewing process?..thats if I make it
many thanks in advance

[Vagabond]

^

That's plenty

just nail the interviews and get decent marks

[deakin2009]

Originally Posted by nipsta

Hey Guys. I’m currently in year 11 (technically in year 12 now) and definitely thinking of doing a cadetship.. I've been working on my extra-curricular, Leadership and volunteering activities and this is what I have done so far in the past three years. I heard it was really competitive, so what are my chances of me getting a cadetship with what I’ve done so far?... taking into consideration that applications for cadetship in '10 is ages away and i still have time to do more...um what else...oh, do they take into consideration about any work experience? and if so, should I take on a part time job during year 12?

Leadership Experience:
l School Prefect 2009
l Finance Director for EMPIYA (A Young Achievement Australia Company) 2008
l Member of Student Representative Council (SRC) 2008
l Peer Tutor 2007
l Elected CEO for Australian Business Week 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2007
Volunteer Experience:
l Verity Night Back Stage Crew 2008
l Peer Support – Scribe 2008
l Food catering for Nationalisation 2008
l Clean up Australia Day 2008
l Forty hour Famine 2006-2007-2008
l Peer Tutoring 2007
l School Fundraising 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2006
Special Achievements and Awards:
2008 NSW Secondary Business Person of the Year Finalist
2008 North Sydney Institute- Outstanding TVET Student 2008 in Accounting Procedures
2008 First in Business Studies
2008 Equal First in Economics
2008 PwC Australian Business Studies Competition - High Distinction and Prize winner
2008 Australian Mathematics Competition - Distinction
2008 Academic Excellence in: English Advanced, Economics and Mathematics
2008 UBS Finance Academy 2008
- Winner of Presentation
2008 North Western Metropolitan High Schools Minor Premiers 2nds Volleyball
2007 Participated in the Australian Business Week and have been awarded:
For being a member of the team showing
- Best video advertisement
- Best Oral Presentation
- Best Trade Display
For being a member of the team who were
- Overall Grand Champions
Awarded: Business Person of the week
2007 Won the Sydney Zone for Premier’s Debating Challenge
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for First in Commerce
2007 Gold Award for Outstanding efforts in 2007
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for Peer Tutoring
2006 Year Advisers Award
2006 Certificate of Merit in First in Commerce
2006 Certificate of Merit in Equal First in Graphics
2006 Certificate of Merit for Public Specking Competition
2006 Academic excellence in English, Mathematics 5.3, Commerce, Graphics
2006 Distinction in Australian Mathematics Competition For the Westpac Awards
2006 Distinction in Science UNSW EEA

Are there anything else I may be able to do in the next few months that can enhance my skills which I can show the interviewers during the interviewing process?..thats if I make it
many thanks in advance

you probably need to double that list even it get a look in!




..only kidding very impressive i loved high school when you got awards for everything

[nipsta]

Does any of the big four firms have places for Transactions or Business Advisory as a cadet? or is it just tax and assurance?

[summermagic]

Yep most of the Big 4 offer a couple of spots in Business Advisory. It's really much too early for this sort of talk. Wait until next year's Chartered Accountants Career Day. They'll have pamphlets at your school and advertise it at the website when more info comes out http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/students

I think you guys should just stop worrying about this and enjoy the upcoming summer holidays.

[Only1United]

Originally Posted by nipsta

Hey Guys. I’m currently in year 11 (technically in year 12 now) and definitely thinking of doing a cadetship.. I've been working on my extra-curricular, Leadership and volunteering activities and this is what I have done so far in the past three years. I heard it was really competitive, so what are my chances of me getting a cadetship with what I’ve done so far?... taking into consideration that applications for cadetship in '10 is ages away and i still have time to do more...um what else...oh, do they take into consideration about any work experience? and if so, should I take on a part time job during year 12?

Leadership Experience:
l School Prefect 2009
l Finance Director for EMPIYA (A Young Achievement Australia Company) 2008
l Member of Student Representative Council (SRC) 2008
l Peer Tutor 2007
l Elected CEO for Australian Business Week 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2007
Volunteer Experience:
l Verity Night Back Stage Crew 2008
l Peer Support – Scribe 2008
l Food catering for Nationalisation 2008
l Clean up Australia Day 2008
l Forty hour Famine 2006-2007-2008
l Peer Tutoring 2007
l School Fundraising 2007
l Peer Mentoring 2006
Special Achievements and Awards:
2008 NSW Secondary Business Person of the Year Finalist
2008 North Sydney Institute- Outstanding TVET Student 2008 in Accounting Procedures
2008 First in Business Studies
2008 Equal First in Economics
2008 PwC Australian Business Studies Competition - High Distinction and Prize winner
2008 Australian Mathematics Competition - Distinction
2008 Academic Excellence in: English Advanced, Economics and Mathematics
2008 UBS Finance Academy 2008
- Winner of Presentation
2008 North Western Metropolitan High Schools Minor Premiers 2nds Volleyball
2007 Participated in the Australian Business Week and have been awarded:
For being a member of the team showing
- Best video advertisement
- Best Oral Presentation
- Best Trade Display
For being a member of the team who were
- Overall Grand Champions
Awarded: Business Person of the week
2007 Won the Sydney Zone for Premier’s Debating Challenge
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for First in Commerce
2007 Gold Award for Outstanding efforts in 2007
2007 Awarded Certificate of Merit for Peer Tutoring
2006 Year Advisers Award
2006 Certificate of Merit in First in Commerce
2006 Certificate of Merit in Equal First in Graphics
2006 Certificate of Merit for Public Specking Competition
2006 Academic excellence in English, Mathematics 5.3, Commerce, Graphics
2006 Distinction in Australian Mathematics Competition For the Westpac Awards
2006 Distinction in Science UNSW EEA

Are there anything else I may be able to do in the next few months that can enhance my skills which I can show the interviewers during the interviewing process?..thats if I make it
many thanks in advance

Holy Shit!!!!! The only award i got was a participation award for cricket when i was in Yr.7 soo you should have no trouble getting in unless you are full of shit :P

[Only1United]

Last time i checked the calender it was only november and we are already talking about 2009 cadetships lol. You gotta love the enthusiasm but...

[Doctor Jolly]

So when is the cadet info night?

[shakky15]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jolly

So when is the cadet info night?

check on the chartered accountants website im sure its on there somewhere... its not hard to find yourself.

[cocoshebang]

Hey guys. I'm currently in year 12 and I'm really interested in this whole cadetship thing.

So other than the big 4 companies, does anyone know what other firms that offer cadetships?
And how does it work? So you go to each of their websites, sign up for info night, and what happens from there?

Thanks heaps guys.

[Vagabond]

I have a suspicion that trainee intakes are going to be utter rubbish in the coming years so I'd advise prospective highschool students to focus more on academia and getting into a really good/long unicourse.

[roadcone]

emphasis on long.