Rachel Snell, MPACFE, CIA, CICA

Introduction

My Journey

Get the Job and Keep It

The Next Step

Wrap Up

photogninja.deviantart.com “Defeated Warrior”

www.atbreak.com “Success”

AUDITING IS NOT ONLY:

Accounting Finance Business Government SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Tax Compliance Operations/Performance CPA

Auditing IS

A combination of disciplines

and personalities depending

upon what you like to do and who you are.

Willamette University Politics-Pre Law Deferred enrollment

in graduate school

RETAIL INDUSTRY Started in sales, promoted to loss

prevention Operations, fraud, theft,

compliance, customer service,marketing

How? Work ethic and reputation BA degree

BANKING INDUSTRY Operations, fraud, collections,

customer service How?

Retail experience. Networking and reputation

Arizona State University MPA Program

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Community outreach, Federal

programs, elected officials. How?

Graduate school Networking

www.uctv.tv

www.cityoflamirada.org LOCAL GOVERNMENT Contract oversight, media

relations, community outreach, program management.

How? Prior government experience MPA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Public safety, contract

oversight, program management, neighborhood planning, community outreach, conflict resolution, mediation.

Crime analysis, police staffing, GIS, police operations

How? Government/community

outreach experience Work ethic and reputation

STATE GOVERNMENT Audit, contract oversight,

program management, A133, environment, health care, IT, HR, supervisory skills, training, coaching, policy development, Teammate, worked with executive management

CFE and CIA How?

Prior government, public safety

Work ethic and reputation

www.thepalladiumgroup.com

kutnews.org

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Public safety, contract

oversight, procurement, health care, tax, IT, records management, environment, managerial skills, training, Teammate, recruitment and hiring, professional organizations, elected officials, publications.

CICA How?

Audit, multiple subject matter areas, government

Certifications

glassdoor.com

Any degree could start an audit career…….but success is based upon diversity of experience.

Nothing is a substitute for experience……education only carries you so far.

Attitude is applied to everything you do……how you apply it makes all the difference.

Employers need what you have……and you want what employers have.

If at first you don’t succeed……it’s ok, really. Try something else.

Who you are matters……there will never be anything more important than you being you.

Research Open Jobs

Obtain background

on employers

Obtain background on positions

Apply for Open Jobs

Market to the job

description

Don’t lie or leave gaps

Proofread

Application

Social Media

When responding to interview questions, employ the STAR method:

Summary Task Action Result

•Describe a typical day?

•What do you like/dislike about working here?

•Are there any answers I gave about which you have concerns or would like clarification?

•What is the next step in the process?

Be prepared to ask good questions

•When can I start taking vacation time?•Note: This information may be on the entity’s website.

•How soon can I get promoted?•Note: What is the advancement potential within your organization

•Can you tell me if I have the job, because I have other people interested in me?•Note: Just don’t ask. There is no better way to say it.

• I’ve applied for a job at XXX, since you used to work there can you tell me what it was like?•Note: Just don’t ask. There is no better way to say it.

Avoid asking “bad” questions

•Beauty is subjective.•A good candidate for one

organization may not be a good candidate for another organization•Just because you answer the

questions perfectly does not make you a “good fit”.

Qualities of a Good Candidate

Get involved

Join professional

organizations

Obtain professional certifications

Network

Recruit a mentor

Build your reputation

Reality Check

Resume Review Interview Practice

Professional Development

Be someone others WANT to work with, not NEED to work with.

Only YOU control YOUR destiny, it’s nobody else’s responsibility.

Success is arbitrary and subjective; YOU decide what makes YOU successful.

QUESTIONS