Week Two: Tax Syposium, Mentorships, Job Opport in WA

Tax Symposium (see attached flyer):  Wed. Jan 18th at 6pm in AH 183; Business Casual

Job Opportunities:
1.  Job Opportunity in Washington — see attached flyer
Intern Coordinator for the Business Systems Directorate (BSD) Intern Program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA.  PNNL is a multi-program national lab, operated by Battelle for the Department of Energy. BSD provides finance, accounting, and project support to the lab’s research operations. Each year, BSD hires four to six interns to take part in our summer internship program. We are primarily interested in students who are in their junior, or senior year of college, or who have recently graduated and are majoring in Finance, Accounting, or General business, or who are currently enrolled in an MBA program. Our goal is to find candidates who are well qualified, and who have stated desire to be considered for full-time employment upon graduation if a position is available. Once hired, interns take part in two or more rotational assignments, and are exposed to a variety of PNNL’s Finance and Accounting functions. This is an excellent opportunity for them to learn about our organization, and an opportunity for us to evaluate their potential as a future employee.

We are interested in interviewing several of your Business students for our summer internship program at the Lab.
The attachment to this email includes information about the Internship, how to apply, and PNNL. Thank you in advance for your time and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
______________________________________________
Sean Clausen
Finance & Accounting Professional
Business Analysis/BSD Internship Coordinator
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tel: 509-375-2225

2.  The Commercial group at US Bank in Salem is looking to hire two credit analysts, preferably students that are graduating next Spring/Summer.  The job consists of receiving client financials and analyzing the information from a cash flow perspective as well as providing spreads to the Relationship Managers (me). It is not an easy job but would help students connect the dots between all the knowledge learned in college and the practical application.The pay is competitive and the job offers full benefits.

Feel free to share my contact information with any student who is interested:
laura.kutsch@usbank.com

3.  Finance TA:
Professor Johnathon Leong is seeking a TA for winter term, and we are wondering if you might be able to aid us by letting the accounting students know of the opportunity. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  The position is for, FIN442: Financial Statement Analysis.  Looking for a student in pro school who has completed some upper level accounting classes.

Course details:
http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/CourseDetail.aspx?subjectcode=FIN&coursenumber=442&term=201702&campus=corvallis

Job posting:
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/36393

NETWORKING:
Internal Auditor Student Night on 02/15/17, and inviting students from all local colleges and universities to participate.   PSU has graciously offered to let us use one of their facilities forthe event, so it will be in downtown Portland, and it will be held from
5:00pm – 7:00pm that evening.  There will be several speakers from local companies, currently working in Internal Audit, a question and answer
session, and networking.  We will also have information on local IA internship opportunities, if there are any coming available soon.  Pizza and
soft drinks will be provided as well.

Scholarship & Mentorship Opportunities:
1.  OSCPA coaching program:
https://www.orcpa.org/career_zone/resource/64-coaching_program/
Student Member Registration: Opens in February 2017
Coach-Student Pairing Notification: April 28, 2017
Program Runs: May 1 – August 31, 2017

Why the Coaching program for Students:
Your Coach will contact you for the initial meeting; you will initiate scheduling subsequent meetings.
Develop a meeting agenda for what you want to accomplish during the Coaching Program.
Dress appropriately for in-person meetings. At minimum, business casual; no jeans or sneakers.
Ask your Coach to review and provide feedback on your resume.
Ask about interviewing, including attire, thank you note etiquette how to prepare for the interview.
Keep your Coach informed of your progress.
Ask questions regarding the CPA exam, how to study, etc.

Tax Symposium Mentors360