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Find the Right Candidate with CPABC’s New Campus Access Profile accounting students in BC who: •  re available to start working full-time A within one year; •  ave successfully completed (or H anticipate completion of) a minimum of eight of the 12 CPA prerequisites prior to the date they are available to start full-time work; •  ave attained a minimum grade of 65% H in each successfully completed CPA prerequisite; and •  ave indicated their willingness to be H contacted by CPABC’s select employers. Photo by Aaron Aubrey Photography. CPABC is pleased to introduce an exclusive new hiring tool for our select employers: the CPABC Campus Access Profile! With this exciting new resource, CPABC Career Connect employment partners, public practice firms, and companies with a CPABC pre-approved program now have a means to proactively identify, connect to, and even meet with top accounting students in the months preceding their graduation from the post-secondary system. The CPABC Campus Access Profile is a searchable database that provides a unique new way for BC’s best accounting employers to screen potential candidates based on their employability skills and workplace competencies. It provides employers with access to current post-secondary 28  CPABC in Focus •May/June 2015 Using the Campus Access Profile database, employers can now search for graduating post-secondary students based on a variety of specific criteria, such as: •  referred employment sector; P •  eographic location; G •  ost-secondary institution; P •  vailable start date; A •  anguages other than English; and L •  PA prerequisites completed. C The Campus Access Profile also enables employers to view a student’s work history, transcripts, and resumé, and obtain access to their LinkedIn profile. However, the most beneficial feature of the new hiring tool is that it details each student’s progress in developing key employment competencies—such as teamwork, analytical skills, customer service, and communication skills—as well as their commitment to volunteer opportunities, such as sport teams and campus groups. This feature gives employers a unique way to identify the ideal candidates for recruitment. For more information about the Campus Access Profile tool or to get your organization set up for access, please contact Dan Relihan, CPA, CGA, MBA, CPABC’s manager of employment initiatives, at [email protected].