NOTES & NEWS
An array of valuable career development services were also available
at the event. For example, Suzanne Berry, CPABC’s career counsellor, was
on hand to provide attendees with information about her services, and
Sandra Chen, a member of CPABC’s practical experience requirements
team, was available to answer questions about the work experience
requirements for the CPA program. Both Suzanne and Sandra were
very busy talking to candidates and students throughout the night.
Many connections were made and many business cards exchanged
at the event, and the networking will surely continue, as it is now
commonplace to follow up on career leads using professional
networking sites like LinkedIn. With this follow-up in mind, the
CareerConnect Employer Showcase enlisted the services of a professional
photographer for the evening so attendees could have professional
headshots taken for use on their LinkedIn profiles. (According to
LinkedIn, adding a professional photo to a profile makes it 14 times
more likely that you will be found on the site.) The “LinkedIn Photo
Booth” was a big hit at the CareerConnect Employer Showcase, with
attendees lining up the length of the ballroom to get their photos taken.
“The CareerConnect Employer Showcase was a great success and a
wonderful first for CPABC,” says Jerrick Barroso, CPABC’s employer
relations specialist. “The members, candidates, and students who attended the event said they’d had a very positive experience and appreciated
CPABC giving them the opportunity to connect with a wide range of
companies. We’re looking to continue building the CareerConnect
Employer Program, partnering with many more companies so that we
can continue to make events like this happen for the CPABC community.
Events like this show that the demand for CPAs and the CPA skill set
remains strong in the job market.”
For more information about the CPABC CareerConnect Employer
Program, including how to get your company involved, visit bccpa.ca/
careers or contact Jerrick Barroso at [email protected].
Photos by Aaron Aubrey Photography. For more
photos of this event, visit CPABC’s Flickr page at
flickr.com/cpabc/sets.
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