<p>-UCLA Senior in his final year
-Economics Major but has taken all the major accounting courses (Intermediate Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Business Law, Taxation Principles, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis)
-GPA 3.4
-Never had any Summer Internship Position at a major company but have had some good part-time accounting-related positions such as Public Tax Preparer/Bookkeeper/Payable&Receivable Clerk.
-Currently a Finance officer at one of the organization (40+ members). Responsible for Getting funds from the Board and managing Budget.
-Proficient with Excel and other business/accounting-related softwares
-FBLA & VITA member</p>
<p>Of course this is a very brief version of my resume. Do you think if I fabricate my resume really professionally (which I already have) and write a really good cover letter and go through the process without any major flaws, will I have a decent chance of getting selected for interview for the Full-time auditor position?</p>
<p>Or do you think I should instead apply for Summer Internship position and wait until next year to apply for the actual FT position?</p>
<p>If your resume is set pretty good, try to get a FT position. try to get a FT position in place before you even graduate. that is the ideal case. </p>
<p>or if you can get a summer internship set with a company, prior to graduating of course, then work extra hard to try and get a FT position for another company instead. you can always turn down the internship with no worries. Interns are a dime a dozen, and your employer probably won't even remember your name. and if you weren't able to find the FT position on top of the internship, then you got an internship that can lead to a FT position with that company.</p>
<p>i say do both, apply for FT positions as well as summer internship programs with all the companies.</p>
<p>I politely disagree with icawn. Internships are what get you jobs these days. I know a few people who got into a big 4 firm by interning and being offered a job at the end of the summer. An internship is essentially a long loooong interview. I don't know anyone who's gotten into a big 4 firm without either years of experience, or an internship with that company.</p>