db729
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This is just based on my own personal experiences, but I would say your biggest goal is to make a personal connection with whoever you're talking to.
I didn't attend any recruiting events as a student, but when I attend as a host (I work at a Big 4), the people that really stood out were the ones that I felt a personal connection with. This meant both asking me questions and revealing personal information about themselves. I've had people ask me about the IFRS convergence and the implications. For me personally, I don't particular find that impressive. Don't get me wrong, it's great that you did the research, but we all know you did that just to have something "intelligent" to say during networking events. I care about your personality more because auditing isn't that difficult and how you mesh with the the culture matters much more. Again, this is for me personally and may not be reflective of everyone across the board.
As a general advice, I suggest you talk to EVERYONE. Don't be one of those guys that just sticks around the partners and think that that's the key. Quite honestly, unless you're somehow super amazing, the partner isn't going to remember you. The associates/managers can barely remember you. Just talk to everyone and try to get as much information for yourself as possible. The recruiting staff are really the ones that you need to make an impression on. They're the one that identifies the top prospects throughout their years in school. For everyone else that's just there as a host, we have no idea who you are until the second we talk to you. But if you're good, the recruiters probably know about you already or will find out about you.
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