We have a special episode of Life In Accounting, the Where Accountants Go podcast, for you this week! For this recording, we interviewed five different professionals that are leaders in the internship programs at their respective firms:
– Adam Dimick from Briggs & Veselka in Houston
– Tim Pike from Howard in Dallas
– Sandra Ou from Maxwell Locke & Ritter in Austin
– Sarah Markell from PwC in Austin, and
– Adam Weingarten from Deloitte in Houston
Each of these individuals shared their insights with us on what their firms look for in interns, what the expectations are, and what it takes to be successful. This episode is a little longer than most, but it has incredibly valuable information if you are about to enter the internship stage in your own journey.
Expectations
I was particularly intrigued by the conversation about what firms expect from their interns. The answers varied a little, but the overwhelming theme was that it truly is meant to be a learning experience. They expect you to put in your best effort, but they understand that you are still learning at this point in your pre-career. No one expects perfection… they want you to ask questions.
Judgment Errors
This was another particularly interesting part of the interviews. I’m not going to give away the details here because I think it’s important for you to actually hear the exact wording from each manager, but suffice it to say that they were very direct in their answers to this question. If you are entering the internship search or about to start an internship, make sure you listen to this section so you can hear what mistakes to avoid and how to ensure that you have the best internship experience possible.
Skills For The Future
I didn’t anticipate this, but each manager also gave us great feedback on what skills they feel future interns and students should work on polishing now in order to get their career started in the best way possible and ensure their continued growth. We specifically asked about critical advice they had for future interns, but we ended up with much more thorough answers than we could have anticipated. There is definitely some great career growth advice near the end on this episode.
If you yourself are entering the process, or will be in the near future, make sure you reserve the time to listen to the show. You won’t want to miss any details.
Stay tuned until next week! There’s more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
(Other episodes you may enjoy include: 036 Tim Pike, and 040 Wade Beal)
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