Don’t Wait: Yes, it may be more enticing to jet off on a summer trip to Cabo with friends, but studies show that the sooner you study and sit for the CPA Exam, the better. Not only are you still in school-mode, but life’s a lot less busy in your early twenties. Trust us. Apply for a CPA Review Scholarship valued at $2095. Deadline: June 30^th, 2012.

Aim High and Explore: You just got a rockin’ Accounting degree– don’t settle for your old summer camp counselor job that you held in high school.
Not only does that have zilch to do with your career aspirations, but you can’t count it as licensed hours under a CPA when you’re applying for licensure. Explore– even if you aren’t lucking out with your dream job at the Big 4, scope out some awesome accounting internships or gigs at local firms. Who knows? You might even decide you like one field more than what you previously thought.

Be Smart and Network: You’ll hear it time and time again, but we’ll tell you another time: connections are key. First, however, finesse your Linkedin page, privatize your Facebook and dump your MySpace – comeon, that stuff’s just old.  You never know who you’ll meet during your job hunt, and how they’ll choose to stalk you afterward. You’d hate to think that your grad party pics prevented you from landing your dream job, right?

Congratulations graduates! “Don't live down to expectations.  Go out there and do something remarkable.”  ~Wendy Wasserstein