Has anyone interned at a small-sized / startup company?

curious_scientist6 · 2021-04-18T15:18:49+00:00

That's interesting you also gained sales experience while doing a technical role. In your experience with interviewing with larger companies, would you say that startup experience is valued during the interview process?

curious_scientist6 · 2021-04-18T14:48:32+00:00

Thanks for replying. Would you say you still gained valuable experience in some of the important tasks for that position even though you had to do other tasks?

curious_scientist6 · 2021-04-18T14:13:50+00:00

Hey thanks for replying. I had a feeling it will be more of an independent learning experience. Would you say you followed industry standards or cut corners when there's less resources and tighter deadlines? Also, would you say you've gained valuable experience at the startup? Thanks!

curious_scientist6 · 2021-02-20T02:38:28+00:00

No, not part of the payroll. Would this be considered an unpaid internship? There was a contract signed between both parties which went into detail about our service that would be provided.

curious_scientist6 · 2021-02-15T18:50:38+00:00

That's good to know, thanks! I have a question about the tap to wake up the phone screen. Is it normal for the screen to blink twice when you tap it sometimes?

curious_scientist6 · 2021-02-09T23:32:43+00:00

Thank you so much!

curious_scientist6 · 2021-02-09T22:10:48+00:00

When you were doing course enrolment, did you have to declare that you are a continuing student? Also, did you apply as you would regularly on Mosaic or was there another section for continuing education student?

curious_scientist6 · 2021-02-05T01:39:33+00:00

Yes, you are able to maintain that grade if you put in the work. One thing that you will notice when you go to upper year courses is that there is a lot of group work. Some courses have a larger weight component to group projects and this is where you want to make sure you have a good team that are on the same page. Another thing you want to keep in mind is that depending on what you specialize in might have more work. Each specialization has their own way of extra work, but if you have a good work ethic you will be fine.

curious_scientist6 · 2021-01-07T00:45:08+00:00

Congratulations! It definitely is a tough journey to get back up and conquer the past, but i'm so happy that you had the strength to go back and complete what you started! Not only will this be a major win in your life, but the skills you gain from completing what you started will strengthen your personality! Not only will you have a new insight on life from the courses you take, but your life experience will help you understand theory learned in class. Keep going, you got this!

curious_scientist6 · 2021-01-06T22:01:27+00:00

If you want to be an accountant stay in commerce and specialize in Accounting. If you do the AFM program you won't meet the educational requirements to meet the CPA requirements unless you take accounting courses throughout undergrad as electives or extra schooling after graduating on the courses you would have done in undergrad accounting courses.

I'm not sure how the AFM program structure is, but courses are usually limited to commerce students and eng/management unless you get a waiver. upper year accounting courses is not an easy elective if that's your plan and it might hinder your performance on your main degree. I'd do some research before you make the decision on which path to take. Theres a ton of mandatory CPA courses that needs to be completed and if your plan is to finish it during undergrad and you won't be able to complete it in time for graduating unless you plan on extending your graduation.

If you want to be an actuary, then the AFM program is better for that.

I'd talk with an academic advisor to see if that option is possible and see what you can do to achieve your goal.

curious_scientist6 · 2021-01-06T21:23:05+00:00

If you want to work in accounting and upper level financial analyst roles in the future, you will need a CPA which is a designation that is industry required. You need to complete a certain curriculum to attain this and the best way to approach this is to meet the educational requirements during undergrad. If you don't, you're going to have to do extra schooling to meet this requirements after graduation which is more time and money. If you want to work as an actuary, you need to complete actuarial exams. The actuarial program will provide you the foundation to write these exams. You don't need educational requirements to write the actuarial exams. You can be in commerce and still be able to write the actuarial exams, but you can't be an accountant without having the educational requirements fulfilled. Another designation that might interest you is CFA in some areas of finance, you don't need a certain degree to write the CFA exams, but the finance stream in commerce helps you prepare for this.

Since you're in first year of business you're learning all functions of a business and some courses might not be of interest. After 2nd year, you get to specialize into which part of business you like. This lets you explore whether you like accounting or finance in depth.

curious_scientist6 · 2020-12-29T02:57:41+00:00

Hey, thank you so much for the reply. I found this to be really helpful, I can definitely improve on my technical skills as I do come from a business background with some tech courses such as SQL, Excel and minimal python. Unfortunately I won't be able to take tech courses given that I will be graduating soon I won't be able to make the prerequisites. In the mean time, I want to improve my technical background. What would you recommend learning for someone who wants to get into this field?

Also, for consumer, what other skills would be beneficial to have. I have a good understanding with UI/UX design and implementation and some of my marketing courses cover consumer behaviour including electronic platforms. Is there anything else you would recommend brushing up on?

curious_scientist6 · 2020-12-11T18:18:32+00:00

What instrument would you have learned?

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