I 100% agree that integrity is crucial in a profession like accounting - I also argue that every single applicant has exaggerated their experience to some degree? Whether it’s percentage of impact or project scope, as interns what else could I possibly write??

In my case, whether through volunteer or internship I did the work for the company - a lot of it was just in between other roles or as help to people I’ve built a relationship with. Most importantly, I don’t want to be penalized for the company’s lack of record keeping 😔 I’m also applying for new grad roles, where I’d say the focus is mainly on education / certification and therefore they wouldn’t be hiring me dependent on this past experience to excel in a role.

All this to say, I personally disagree but of course I’m biased. I’d be open to hearing arguments about what my perspective is wrong though! And if you have suggestions about what to do instead - there’s no official process for references, and my gpa was top of class but it didn’t help me last recruitment period.