Week 5: KPMG Case Competition; BAP – Work Life Balance, Jobs and Events

FALL 2015 ACTIVITIES:
1. BAP; Wednesday, Oct. 28th 6-7pm; AH 226; Perkins will be hosting a workshop on WorkLife Balance. See attached flyer or osubap.com

For BAP members or candidates:
“Need volunteer hours? Sign up for JA in a Day and come teach at a local elementary school! Junior Achievement (JA) is a nationally recognized curriculum that focuses on entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy. On Friday, October 30 and Friday, November 13, join the student club Enactus and volunteer teach for the morning. Curriculum and materials are provided as well as your breakfast and transportation! We would like volunteers to sign up a week before the teaching date so Friday October 23rd and Friday November 6th at midnight is the deadline to sign up for either of the volunteer dates and you can sign up for both. For more information, contact Staci Rick at staci.rick@oregonstate.edu.”

IMA Chapter Activities:
1. Widmer Brothers Brewery Tour & Blazer game – Nov. 20th – Learn about the cost accounting side of the brewery and talk with some of the accountants on site. Blazer game is vs. the LA Clippers!

Recruiting Events:
1. “Meet the Agency” Oregon State Capital: Friday, Oct. 30th 11:30-2:30pm (see attached flyer)
2. PwC Explore — Are you looking for a unique and rewarding career experience? Are you interested in getting your foot in the door with one of the most prestigious professional services organizations in the world?
PwC’s Explore program is an opportunity you can’t miss!
We are seeking high performing students interested in considering a business or accounting-related major, or those looking for further information on careers in accounting and other business related fields.

When: Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: PwC Portland
What: An opportunity to learn more about the field of accounting, future career opportunities, and to network with other students from a number of schools around Oregon as well as PwC professionals. See below for information on how to apply.

What to expect
If selected, you will be invited to a unique and interactive afternoon program comprised of experiential learning and training sessions aimed at developing teamwork, strategic thinking, creativity, problem-solving, and leadership skills. Not only will participation help cultivate these important characteristics, but it also provides a great networking forum with other students and PwC partners, principals, and staff. The Explore program is an outstanding opportunity for talented students to learn more about the accounting profession and to discover their own career goals and aspirations. All done while having a lot of fun!

To learn more about this opportunity and apply before Friday, November 7th.
Please visit www.pwc.com/explore to learn more about the program. To apply, go to the following link:

https://sjobs.brassring.com/en/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25163&siteid=5341&AReq=75075BR&Codes=
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3. KPMG: One Case. Two Days. Three Friends. Don’t miss your chance, sign up early to take on the world! (See attached flyer)
KPMG’s International Case Competition- give us 48 hours and we could give you an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. You and three friends have the chance to work on real business problems and come up with innovative solutions. This program promises to be a wonderful experience. But before you can take the challenge, you must first sign up for the campus competition. Spots are limited.

OREGON COMPETITION DATE:
Friday, November 20th, 2015
TEAM SIGN-UP DUE:
Due Monday, November 2nd, 2015

The winning team from Oregon will be invited to participate in the Semi Final Competition-location still to be determined-on January 15, 2016. From that group, one team will be chosen to compete in the National Competition in New York on February 26, 2016. Finally, the winning team from that round will go on to represent the U.S. in Dubai, United Emirates in April… to TAKE ON THE WORLD!

Interested? Want to know more? Please go here http://www.kpmg-go.com/KICC
Questions? Please contact:
April Dennis, amdennis@kpmg.com

Job Opportunities (full-time and internship):
1. Check Beaver Careers — there are many that I do not have listed here
2. The Business and Engineering Business Center is looking to hire a student employee to help support accountants in our main BEBC office (in 201 Covell).
Here is the link to the posting: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=428579
We are accepting applications through October 26th. We were wondering if you could help spread the word about this position to Accounting/Business students (preferably sophomore or junior level) who would like some work experience.

Katherine Ferguson
Accountant, Oregon State University
Bus/Engr Business Center
Phone: 541-737-4714

3. Grant Thronton has recently posted both full-time Tax Associate positions as well as Tax Internships on Beaver Careers!
4. Precision Castparts Corp, a Fortune 500 metals manufacturing company, is seeking December 2015 Accounting and Finance graduates. We have openings in our Financial Development Program for our January 2016 cohort. This is an exciting career opportunity for student leaders who generate energy and enthusiasm and have the desire to win. The FDP is designed to enable such individuals to accelerate their career growth as they increase their value to PCC. See attached flyer for details.
Lanell Nolf
University Relations Recruiting Coordinator
Precision Castparts Corp.
503-382-3730 Office
503-970-7197 Cell

Preview attachment Precision Castparts 4 Page Brochure Fall 2015.pdf