During Bean Counting Day students within the BCom fields of study – and more so those busy with an accounting degree course – are given the opportunity to rub shoulders with industry representatives and prospective employers within the field. Companies represented on the day included: ACCA, Auditor General, BDO, KPMG, LPH Chartered Accountants, MAZARS, NB Training Academy, PWC, RSM ZA, SAICA, SAIPA, SARS and OVC North West. The event was formally opened by Prof Heleen Janse van Vuuren, Director: School of Accounting Sciences.
According to Elette van den Berg, campus liaison officer at the NWU Career Centre, a career fair such as Bean Counting Day provides students with a platform from where they can make informed choices about possible work opportunities in their field of study.
More about the NWU Career Centre
The Career Centre closes gaps between students, employers, alumni and academics. Continuing engagement with stakeholders allows the university to contribute optimally to the development of well-rounded graduates who are able to address the complex challenges of the world of work, but also ply a meaningful role in addressing the broad social, economic, environmental and ethical challenges facing South African society. The NWU invest substantially in ensuring relevant curricula that will assist in delivering quality graduates that are able to plough back skills into the economy. By means of various support structures the Career Centre helps student to develop an understanding of the world of work and the kind of attributes that employers are looking for in graduates.
On our campus in Vanderbijlpark you can find the Career Centre in Building 13. The centre is headed-up by Elette van den Berg and you can contact her on 016 910 3040 or by sending an e-mail to elette.vandenberg@nwu.ac.za. For more information visit the Career Centre website: www.nwu.ac.za/career-centre
Various companies were at hand to assist prospective graduates with career advice.
