<p>Hi, I am a 3rd year student in Accounting considering changing to MIS field. I have taken basic MIS course and took some liking to it. I just wanted to ask if this is a smart move. My overall gpa is 3.6 and major gpa is a 3.8 This semester I just seem to be lacking any interest in accounting this semester. I have heard both good and bad things about MIS. I just don't want to be stuck at a help desk after graduating MIS.</p>
<p>In need of your opinions. Thanks</p>
<p>IS/IT consulting?</p>
<p>Do accounting with a minor in MIS and you will be set to do Risk or ITRS at a Big Four firm. I wish my school offered something is systems because it is a great background to have. However, I would stick with accounting.</p>
<p>They don’t allow accounting students to have anything else other than accounting. So combining the two isn’t viable. What I am trying to ask is how is MIS career path right now. I talk to my advisors but everybody only promotes there own department. So I am just trying to see where people with MIS degrees are right now. I don’t want to switch over to MIS just to come out jobless or stuck at help desk. If that was the case I rather stick with accounting even though I am not very fond of accounting either.</p>
<p>What if you just take MIS classes on top of being an accounting major? Is that allowed?</p>
<p>I have never heard of a school that does not allow for a person to take courses into another subject haha.</p>
<p>Even if you don’t have the “minor/major” distinction is MIS, in an interview, you can still mention the classes you have taken in that area that complement your major.</p>
<p>In short, I think accounting is a stronger major, but I think that MIS is a great complement to it. However, MIS is not as strong by itself.</p>
<p>Yes, I am allowed to take courses in another subject but I won’t be allowed to get an actual double major. Only applies to accounting students -.- The reason I asked was because I went in to accounting thinking I wouldn’t need to do presentations or things like that. I am an introvert and seeing all these people in formal suits and kissing ass made me realized maybe this is not for me. That was why i considered MIS and I like technical stuff. I’m trying to stay away from corporate, probably plan to work for government.</p>
<p>Thanks for your opinion goose</p>
<p>It sounds like you should go into tax (if you like technical things, accounting in general, problem solving, and are an introvert).</p>
<p>I don’t know what presentation or suits you saw, but 90% of accountants at the Big 4 won’t be wearing suits. The only ones that will are the partners that might be going to make a sale and the team members that are on engagements that require a certain nicer dress code (i.e. banks).</p>
<p>Auditing does involve some level of “extrovertedness” to deal with clients and consulting is the antithesis of what you want to do.</p>
<p>Tax or risk/technology sounds exactly like what you would do well in. Have you ever taken a tax class or have any interest in the field?</p>
<p>I take tax next year but yes I have considered that.</p>
<p>quick question goose</p>
<p>Are you working as an accountant now?</p>
<p>What field are you working in?</p>
<p>Any advice for students besides GPA and networking?</p>
<p>I am about to graduate and will be working for the Big 4 in consulting. However, I did receive a few audit offers that would be considered more ‘accounting’ jobs. I received risk/it offers and performance enhancement offers in advisory as well, so I have been exposed to a lot of the recruitment practices at the B4. </p>
<p>One of the best tips I can give is be confident in the interview process and just ‘talk’ to the other person. Be yourself and don’t worry about “is the person liking what I am saying?” You need to get yourself across to the interviewer. No matter what questions they may ask, you need to go into the interview with a mindset that you want to let Company X know, X,Y, and Z about you by the end of the interview. For me, I came up with about 5-6 ‘flexible’ stories/experiences that I could apply to practically any question–yet they allowed me to express myself for who I am. </p>
<p>They are going to ask questions about time management, working with others, being proactive, etc. and many of your own personal stories can overlap and be applied to any of these questions. Honestly, one of the best things to do is to show CONFIDENCE. I cannot explain how much it helps, otherwise, you will never be able to prove to them that you are worth hiring.</p>
<p>I can honestly say I exponentially expanded my network, in multiple markets, solely through the recruitment process. For me, it was an extremely long couple of months of interviewing in meet-and-greets, first and second rounds, flying to different markets, and finally having to make decision, but I don’t regret it for one moment. If anything, I regret not looking at even more firms but I just couldn’t handle it on top of schoolwork and other activities (I turned down second interview opportunities because it just wasn’t worth it anymore). I was able to learn tons about the B4 business practice and could really do a comparison between them. Most of all (getting back to the beginning of this paragraph), I met tons of professionals that I otherwise would not have been able to contact. Even when I turned down offers, I had managers telling me that if I am ever back in the job market that I should contact them. I don’t know what the future holds, but I think you have to create a relationship with all of the people you interview with, no matter the position. If there is some kind of personal connection (I love college football and occasionally found interviewers that loved it too and we would talk for 10 minutes about who would win that weekends game), then you will leave a lasting impression.</p>
<p>Use your career center. They helped me a ton. </p>
<p>Make sure you have multiple internships. Experience is huge, especially if they are hiring for a FT position. Even if you don’t have experience in accounting or finance, I think it is great to show that you have real world experience. </p>
<p>GPA is vital and really what opened up the doors for me. If you have a 3.6+ then you are golden for the B4, especially in audit. </p>
<p>This is a long post and may not even be what you were looking for, but hopefully it helps in some capacity.</p>
<p>What the **** do you plan on doing with an MIS major? Sorry, but I just talked with a professor who used to do IT auditing/consulting for 22 years, and he said himself that the market for MIS majors is absolute *<strong><em>. Look on simplyhired or other job websites and talk with your professors to see the *</em></strong> demand for MIS. What a *<strong><em>ing joke of a major. This is just like “International Business.” Getting a degree in International Business won’t get you a *</em></strong>ing CEO position managing a ****ing company overseas. If you’re into computers and auditing, get an Accounting Information Systems degree, double major Accounting and MIS degree, or get a computer science/engineering degree</p>