I recently graduated with a high GPA, but I only have one internship. How do employers realistically view candidates with strong academic backgrounds but not much hands-on accounting experience?

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Accounting firms don’t expect you to have any hands on experience. It’s just not very relevant to them since they are going to teach you everything you need to know.

For industry, experience matters more because you’d be competing with people with 2-4 years of experience.

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This internship was last year, and being a smaller company staying on permanently wasn't and option

While high GPAs are important and helpful for securing quality internships, in today's environment especially, I would strongly encourage getting as much hands-on experience as possible. Internships, co-ops, etc are all strong ways to get your foot in the door in pursuit of securing full-time opportunities out of school.

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For our entry level - new grad programs we almost entirely look at grades in accounting/finance courses and volunteer work. Yes experience is good but work ethic and initiative also go a long way

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Many employers are more interested in experience than academic achievement because not every scholar successfully translates the knowledge into productivity.

I also learned far more doing the work so as a hiring manager I am more interested in experience for a role where it's needed. For an intro role the academic background is more important.

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