Visit Our Career & Life Design Center
The Career & Life Design Center works with you not only to design a plan to achieve your career goals but to help you develop the job-seeking skills to secure and maintain a job after graduation.
Accounting Career Planning
These resources are designed to help you explore accounting career paths while you’re still at RIC. As you develop your academic interests, you can identify specific roles that align with your goals, gain relevant hands-on experience, and build professional connections—so you’re not just preparing to enter the job market, but positioning yourself strategically within it.
Explore School of Business Internships
We recommend that you take the School of Business internship class in your junior or senior year to build your real-world experience.
Online Tools to Utilize Now
Wingspans
Wingspans is a free tool for exploring career opportunities and understanding your strengths as a future employee.
CareerExplorer
CareerExplorer is a free tool for exploring your traits and interests – helping you learn about jobs that you might be uniquely suited for.
Handshake
Handshake, free to RIC students, lists jobs and internship sites – making it easy for students to connect with employers in RI.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Take a look at nationwide data on work environments, job availability, salary, desired skills, and other quick facts.
Professional Accounting Organizations – Student Chapters/Memberships
Just about any profession has at least one organization to connect members - including students - and advance learning in the field. It’s a great place to network. Here are some examples; ask your instructors or advisor for more ideas:
Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants (RISCPA)
RISCPA offers free membership to accounting students and provides networking opportunities, plus guidance for getting certified and starting a career.
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
IMA student membership helps you prepare for career success through conferences, career fairs, scholarships, competitions, campus chapters, and more. RIC’s Student Accounting Association is an affiliate member and when you join, you get a student membership to IMA and RISCPA for free.
American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Explore career opportunities as a certified public accountant (CPA), find resources to prepare for certification, and join AICPA as a student and CIMA’s student community.
Questions? We Can Help!
Department of Accounting
The Department of Accounting prepares students for entry-level positions in the field of accounting and management.
- 401-456-8000
- Alger Hall 232
School of Business
We prepare students to lead boldly in business and industry.
- 401-456-8009
- Alger Hall