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Boise
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Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 14:27 \| IP Logged

Driftwood? Is that a Marcus Allen reference?

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Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 14:35 \| IP Logged

If firms are only recuriting from internships, that sure does stink. I'm doing my BS in accounting online from Washington State, so I can't do an internship since I'm on the other side of the country. I guess I will just have to try my luck sneaking into the career fairs at schools in NY and NJ when I approach graduation, which should be in 2012. Right now I'm leaning toward working at a Fortune 500. I'm one of the few people who could not care less if I get hired by the Big 4 (which I likely won't anyway since I can't do an internship and my netowrking skills are a disaster).

Do I even stand a chance of getting a job 2 years from now, or did I shoot myself in the foot by going the online route? I can't see the fact that I got an online degree being an issue since I am getting it from a highly reputable AACSB accredited institution.

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Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 14:58 \| IP Logged

If the economy has picked up in two years, then your chances will be much better than they are now. In 2007, it was a piece of cake getting work in accounting.

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Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 15:01 \| IP Logged

Boise wrote:

Driftwood? Is that a Marcus Allen reference?

Who's Marcus Allen?

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Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 15:03 \| IP Logged

Kfan wrote:

If the economy has picked up in two years, then your chances will be much better than they are now. In 2007, it was a piece of cake getting work in accounting.

"If" otherwise be lucky to get that bookkeping job if you dont know anybody and can't network.

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