There are many different career opportunities for accounting majors, but none are quite as versatile as becoming a certified public accountant. CPAs work in public accounting, private industry, and not-for-profit organizations as advisors, tax consultants, auditors, and many other job …
Congratulations are in order for the Penn State American Marketing Association (PSMA)!
On Saturday, April 8th2018, the PSMA earned the coveted award of the International Chapter of the Year by the American Marketing Association, bringing the Penn State Chapter into …
Name: Alyse Phillips
Company: Johnson & Johnson
Major: Finance
Year: Senior
Resources: I took BA 297 in the Fall Semester of my Junior Year upon transferring to University Park from Penn State Altoona. The class was an awesome resource …
Katie Tak
Major: Finance
Company: Clark Associates
Location: Lancaster, PA
Year: Junior
What did you do during your internship?
“During my internship at Clark, I was primarily responsible for social media, WordPress sites, content creation and analyzing/reporting on marketing activities. …
Emily Purnell
Major: Accounting (MAcc)
Company: WR Grace
What resources did you use to secure your internship?
Connections I had made that would not have been possible without Smeal’s networking seminars and BA 297
What did you learn?
I learned …
KPMG is a professional service company and one of the Big Four auditors. KPMG offers a variety of services including: Audit, Tax, Advisory, & Strategic Alliances.
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KPMG is proud to be the #1 …
Major: Supply Chain Management and Information Systems
Company: Boeing
Internship year: Summer 2017
Graduation year: May 2019
What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?
Networking/Freshmen Year’s BASE externship
What have you learned?
Working as a Supply Chain Management Analyst …
Name: Jocelyn Wisdo
Company: Walmart
Major: Supply Chain and Information Systems
“This summer I had the opportunity to work for Walmart at their Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas. When I first started, I was very intimidated to be working for the Fortune …
“Macy’s, Inc. is one of the nation’s premier retailers. With fiscal 2016 sales of $25.778 billion and approximately 140,000 employees, the company operates more than 700 department stores under the nameplates Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, and approximately 160 specialty stores that …
Travis Holtzinger
Major: Accounting
Company: PwC
Class of 2018
What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?
Taking advantage of the many resources the Smeal Career & Corporate Connections Office offers, as well as networking with PwC through on-campus events …
