Can a first year associate succeed at work and still have a life?
At Clifton Gunderson, the answer is, “YES!” We’ve all heard about the accounting student who graduates from college and begins working at a public accounting firm. The new graduate quickly finds out that business travel is anything but glamorous, especially when she finds herself out of the office more often than in the office. Tax season hits, and the new employee suddenly longs for the days of staying up all night to cram for a final exam. By the time this new recruit reaches her one-year anniversary, her sole goal is updating her resume and getting her life back. She searches for a new job outside of public accounting. In her new-found free time, she tries to reconnect with the family and friends that she’s lost touch with over the last year. That’s what it takes to make it in public accounting, right? Clifton Gunderson says, “No way!” We understand that when you close the books and no longer work on school projects, you turn your attention to a much bigger and more important projec
