What I want more than just about anything right now is knowing where I am going to be living come next September. I’m the kind of person who has a five year plan and right now it’s really hard to solidify that plan without a location where the plan is going to be taking place.
I’ve been looking for jobs for over a year really if you consider my search for an internship. I’ve known the firm I interned with was not hiring since April. I’ve been actively searching for jobs since August with the help of my Graduate Program Director. Interviewing during normal Accounting Interview Weeks didn’t go as I had initially planned. I really thought that I would have a job at the end of those two weeks. I applied for eleven positions and only got three interviews. I was told during the first interview that there were no jobs with that firm. I really don’t know why they even offered me an interview if they knew going into it that the Birmingham office had no positions in Tax.
During my second interview, they told me that they weren’t hiring right now, but in a few months they might have an opening. Well, it’s been almost two months and I haven’t heard one thing. Not one single peep.
During my third interview, they seemed interested and said the Birmingham office was primed to grow by 200% during the next five years, but again I haven’t heard a thing.
Ms. Campbell…Murphy…whatever has been trying to check with these firms along with any others she can think of to put my name out there. I really want to knock down doors—hers included—but I especially hate to bother her on what seems like a daily basis. I’ve had two teachers ask for my resume and I know it was forwarded to at least one firm in Huntsville.
At this point, I’m looking in Birmingham and Huntsville and Nashville (although Auburn doesn’t seem to have many TN connections). I really want to live within a reasonable driving distance of home. At this point, I have been in Auburn for over four years and I don’t really consider 5 hours a reasonable drive anymore. I would love to be as close to home as Birmingham or Nashville and Huntsville would be wonderful too. I really can’t imagine being about an hour from home.
I don’t feel that I made a mistake choosing to go to Graduate School. The benefits of having my Master’s as well as my increased chances of passing the CPA exam on the first try make it more than worth it. However, I have to wonder if I would have been hired after my internship if I would have been ready to work this past September. I know hiring this far into the future is hard for companies, but it’s been happening for years. The ones of us in the Auburn MAc program are the best of the best. I just don’t understand why people aren’t jumping to hire the ones of us left without contracts.
I’m really tired of hearing that firms aren’t hiring because of the economy. We all know the economy is horrible and is probably going to get worse because of all the debt this country now has. That’s not a good enough excuse for me anymore.
I’m a Tax Accountant for Pete’s sake! As long as we have a government, there will be taxes. People are going to need accountants for their tax compliance. It’s not like my skills are not in demand.
I know that I will get a job eventually. I know Ms. Campbell won’t let me graduate without a job—1. because she’s told me so and I trust her and 2. because anything less than 100% employment post-MAc would hurt the program and she’s not about to let anything or anyone hurt the program. Especially if I am CPA licensed and just need the rest of my year of experience to practice, I know firms will jump at me.
Sorry for the rant, but sometimes the uncertainty of it all just builds up in me and I can’t keep it inside anymore. I’m a planner and this is seriously disrupting my planning abilities. Come on, I just want a job! Is that so much to ask?
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