Last week, I discussed some of the benefits and drawbacks of the MPAcc program. This week, my focus will be on the CASB program. My hope is not to sway you one way or another, but to allow you to compare each program, and make the choice as to which one is better suited for you.
After blogging about how PwC supports their employees on the road to the UFE, I received an email that asked some more in depth questions about MPAcc, and I feel this could be the beginning of a great topic. I feel by informing you guys with the benefits of each program, and giving you the in-depth details, you will have the opportunity to choose the program that fits you best. As this is a big topic, and much can be said about the benefits and costs of each program, this blog will be divided into two parts.
CASB has been on my mind lately. Results for Module 1 were just released last week, and next week is the beginning of a new Module. I’m excited but at the same time, CASB can take a significant amount of time, of which I would rather spend golfing!
I remember being in my 3rd and 4th year at the UofA, and hearing these “CASB”, “MPAcc”, and “UFE” terms thrown around every now and then, and not really knowing how they exactly work, so my intention is delve a bit deeper into how each program works, and how PwC supports their employees to ensure the success of each and every one of them at the firm.
Failure: a topic that many dislike reading about and more so, a topic that many dislike experiencing. Whether you have previously failed an exam, an interview, or any other situation that you have crossed paths with, you must realize that failure is inevitable. Everyone has failed at some point in their career and everyone is bound to fail at some point in the future. I am no exception. Regardless of however much I have “achieved” to-date in my career, I have failed multiple times in life. Failure has made me the relatively “successful” person I am today. Dealing with failure for the first time is not an easy task, but once failure is overcome and dealt with face-to-face, there is nothing in this world that you should fear, not even failure itself. Read on to find out how I have capitalized on personal failures and how I have turned them into success stories that hopefully you can learn from!
Next week marks the start of UFE leave for all CA students in the Atlantic Region. What does this mean? It means CA students will exchange their client files for study books, turn off their work email and step out of the office for the next 7 weeks. UFE leave will be given to each eligible candidate who will challenge the UFE in September of 2012. The Uniform Evaluation (UFE) is the last piece in achieving your Chartered Accountancy designation through the Atlantic program.
So it has been a busy season for all of us, but the good news is that we are almost through and the sun is shining. We are plugging through tax season, which is a nice change from audits, and it just so happens that they have started signing us up for UFE prep session. So, I thought it would be good to give everyone an idea of the firm’s supports when it comes to writing the UFE.
Well, from what I heard the ASBAA Wine and Cheese was a huge success and all our recruiters had a great time. We really appreciated everyone taking the time out of their busy schedules to come out and meet us. I wasn’t able to make it, since I had a CASB exam the next day, which brings me to my next topic.
This was a very fun and very busy week in the Waterloo office. There were recruiting events at the two local universities, a dinner for recipients of a firm-wide achievement award, and the completion of the 2011 UFE for five writers, and of course, the subsequent social committee event to celebrate the end of the UFE...And yes somewhere amongst all that we completed client work! In fact as an aside, I had a great learning opportunity this week because my largest client acquired a company in France so I was involved in the audit of the acquisition.
This is an exciting week for a lot of people who are pursuing the CA designation. The 2011 UFE (Uniform Final Examination) began on Tuesday. The UFE is a three day exam and is one of the last steps in getting your CA designation.
I’m in the middle of marking some practice UFEs for a couple of our UFE writers and thought that it was a great idea to share with you the amount of support we offer at PwC to our UFE writers! I remember when I was going through recruiting. There were so many of us asking questions about the UFE process, the UFE support, and what the UFE is really like. At that point in life, I just remember the UFE being this big, scary, unknown exam and it seemed next to impossible that I would ever be ready to write such an exam! However, PwC resources were there right from the beginning. Keep reading to hear about some of the support we offer.
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