NoTES & NEwS
CPA Fall Recruit Program
O
n September 5 and 6, 2013, over 1,100 students and recent grads from all over British
Columbia flocked to the Vancouver Convention Centre to attend the annual Mid-Size
Firms & Industry and National Firms recruiting events in hopes of landing an articling
position with one of the participating approved training offices.
The Mid-Size Firms & Industry Recruiting Event took place on September 5, and featured
representatives from D&H Group, Davidson & Company, DMCL, ICBC, James Stafford, KNV,
Mackay, Manning Elliott, MNP, the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, the
Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Smythe Ratcliffe, TELUS, and Wolrige Mahon. The
National Firms Recruiting Event was held the following day, and featured reps from BDO,
Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG, and PwC.
Recruiting events also took place on Vancouver Island and in BC’s Interior region in midSeptember.
As is the case every year, the event days were followed by an application and interview period,
and then a one-week offer period.
Our thanks to
everyone who participated in the fall
recruit, and our
congratulations to
the students who
received articling
offers!
Students and company/firm
reps network at the two-day
Fall Recruit event in Vancouver.
Photos by Brian Hawkes
Photographic Inc.
Sharing Career Experiences at Industry Speakers Panel
T
he Young Professionals Forum hosted an Industry Speakers Panel on October 1 at the
Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver. Over 85 members and students came out to hear panellists share their career experiences. Among the panellists were: Ryan Barrington-Foote,
CPA, CA, managing director of accounting with Jim Pattison Group; Ali Pejman, CA,
managing director of Canaccord Genuity; Irfan Shariff, CPA, CA, CFO of Spur Ventures and
CFO/corporate secretary of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.; and Ken Sim, CA, co-founder of Nurse
Next Door and Rosemary Rocksalt Bagels; with Greg Campeau as moderator.
The event was organized by four Forum members: Shoaib Ansari, CPA, CA; Adrian Dastur,
CA, CGA; Ainslie Muzzin, CA; and Mirza Rahimani, CPA, CA.
“The event was a great learning opportunity,” says Shoaib Ansari. “I enjoyed listening to the
diverse career stories as told by highly successful members.” Ainslie Muzzin agrees: “It was
interesting to hear the panellists’ perspectives on leadership, mentorship, and their transitions
into different roles.” Adrian Dastur adds: “Working in my first industry role, I could relate to
the speakers’ early experiences. They were fantastic.”
“We were fortunate to have these panellists and moderator participate,” says Mirza Rahimani,
“and we appreciate their time and efforts in making the event valuable to young professionals.”
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CPABC in Focus • Nov/Dec 2013
The organizers would like to give special
thanks to the event sponsor, CA Insurance
Plans West.