Meet the Firm and Meet the Firm Lite
Meet the Firm is a special opportunity for accounting and finance students to enhance their professional skills and meet employers; this event is held each fall.
Meet the Firm Lite is an opportunity for sophomore and junior accounting students to learn about summer leadership opportunities; this event is held each spring.
Meet the Firm 2021 will be hosted in the George Shinn Event Center on September 1 from 4-6 PM. All junior and senior students majoring in accounting and finance are expected to attend.
The Basics
Meet the Firm is an annual, fall semester event connecting accounting and finance students with firms and companies that offer internships and full-time roles. To see if you are eligible to attend, please select the Who Should Attend menu below and view the Meet the Firm requirements.
Meet the Firm Lite is an annual, spring semester event for sophomore and junior accounting students to learn more about summer leadership opportunities, which are one-to-three day programs offered by accounting firms to engage with students. All sophomore and junior accounting students are expected to attend this event.
The Meet the Firm 2021 event will be on September 1, 2021, in the George Shinn Event Center from 4-6 PM.
How to Participate
To participate in the Meet the Firm event, a student must complete five steps. Should you have any questions about anything in this process, please contact Nicole Anderson at nicole.anderson@lipscomb.edu or 615.966.5314. We are here to help you!
Below is the timeline for the Fall 2021 Meet the Firm event. If you missed these deadlines, but would still like to participate, please reach out to Nicole Anderson.
Step One: July 23-August 25: Register for the event on Handshake; submit your initial resume and register for a prep session HERE.
Step Two: By August 25: Initial Resume due HERE.
- Please see examples and resources below
- Send a Word file saved in this format: LastName, FirstName.doc
Step Three: By August 25: Professional headshot due to Nicole Anderson
Step Four: August 23-31: Attend ONE mandatory Meet the Firm Prep Session. Please see available sessions and register HERE.
Step Five: After the event: Apply to open positions and participate in on-campus recruiting or other interviews.
Who Should Attend Meet the Firm?
Accounting Majors
- All officially declared senior and junior accounting majors are required to attend unless you have already accepted an offer for full-time employment for 2022 or beyond.
- If you have accepted an internship offer for the spring or summer of 2022, you nevertheless are encouraged to attend to build your network and explore internship opportunities for other semesters.
- Communicate with the firm where you have accepted an internship to ensure they are supportive of your attendance at the event — they usually are.
- Sophomores who are planning to study abroad in the spring of 2022 may want to attend the event and should discuss their plans to attend with Nicole Anderson.
- Senior students of any other major who are planning to pursue the MAcc should discuss their plans to attend with Marcy Binkley.
Finance Majors
- All officially declared senior and junior finance majors are required to attend.
- If you are a sophomore taking Equity Investments in Fall 2021 you may also want to attend. Please discuss plans to attend with Nicole Anderson.
Resume
- Create one-page resume using resources on Resume Creation Worksheet.
- Resume Examples
- Creating Bullet Points (see No. 7 on Resume Creation Worksheet)
Submit your one-page resume for initial review at the link above. Please send in MS Word format and include your first and last name in the file name. You will receive editing suggestions by email to begin the process of refining your resume. If you desire, you may schedule an appointment or phone conversation to discuss ideas for resume improvement.
Photograph
Have a headshot taken of yourself in professional, business attire — jacket and tie for men; jacket and blouse for women. Use a solid, neutral background. You may take the photograph on a smartphone (send by email and choose "actual size") or have it taken professionally. Please reach out to Nicole if you need a photo taken. Be sure to email your photograph to nicole.anderson@lipscomb.edu or submit it at the resume submission link.
Required Attire & General Tips
Men's Professional Dress
- Dark dress suit in black, navy or gray
- White or light blue starched dress shirt
- Conservative tie
- Polished dress shoes and dress socks
Women's Professional Dress
- Dress suit – pants or skirt - or a conservative dress
- Pressed blouse in a light color
- Polished, closed toe matching dress pumps
- Limit jewelry – stud earrings recommended
- Avoid dark or bright nail polish – short nails recommended
General Tips
- Complete company research prior to the event
- Have a pen and paper handy for taking notes
- No gum
- Review the elevator pitch document
On-Campus Recruiting & Academic Transcripts
On-Campus Recruiting is a tool for employers to meet with students. Not all firms participate in On-Campus Recruiting. If a firm is not participating in the On-Campus Recruiting process, they will contact you directly to set up interviews at their offices or virtually.
If a firm is participating in On-Campus Recruiting that means that interviews with that firm will take place on Lipscomb's campus and you will coordinate with Nicole Anderson to schedule the interview using Handshake.
More details about On-Campus Recruiting and how to use Handshake to sign up for interview slots will be shared at the Preparation Sessions and via email to registered students.
Some employers request a copy of your academic transcript. If you need help accessing your academic transcript for employers, please follow these steps. Go to My Lipscomb > All Apps > Student Portal > Academics > Unofficial Transcript. If you are having issues accessing your transcript, please reach out to Nicole Anderson.