survey of college professors provides clues for successful recruiting.
internships and social networks speak loudest when new college accounting graduates weigh their first jobs offers, according to a new public accounting report survey obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
the study ranks the relative importance of factors to students when choosing a job offer, including:
- access to latest technology
- compensation and benefits
- desirable location or geographic base
- long-term career opportunities
- technical reputation
- the firm’s long-term business outlook
- the firm’s quality of life in terms of an employee-friendly environment
- whether the offer is from a big four firm
- workplace diversity
and the survey reveals the companies and cpa firms soon-to-be graduates are hoping to join:
- a company in private industry
- any big four firm
- any top 25 firm
- a local firm
- bkd
- deloitte
- e&y
- grant thornton
- kpmg
- pwc
the survey also shows how many undergrads have actually worked in a public accounting firm before graduation, and the top 10 corporations would recommend as employers. but the most closely followed part of the survey are the rankings of the top 25 undergraduate accounting programs.
the responses are tabulated in the following charts with analysis by the survey’s author:
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