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Upcoming Opportunities

by Betsy Chapman

In this Issue:

  • Events for juniors and seniors considering graduate school and/or business careers
  • Important update: accelerated career recruiting timelines for First-Year students

Today’s Daily Deac is all about some upcoming opportunities for students interested in graduate school and/or particular business careers. If these apply to your Deac (or you, students who read this!), please take advantage.

Events for juniors and seniors considering graduate school and/or business careers

My friends in the School of Business wanted to share information about the following two events:

Double Deac Advantage Lunch & Learn

Wake Forest juniors and seniors from all majors are invited to enjoy free lunch from Dioli’s while hearing from current students in our top-ranked Business Master’s programs: MSM, MSBA, and MSA. Student panelists will reflect on why they chose to stay at Wake for another year and how it’s preparing them to start dynamic, rewarding careers.

Friday, Feb. 6
12:30–1:15 p.m.
Location: Farrell Hall, Classroom A27 (Lower Level)

Students should register and submit their Dioli’s order here by Thursday, Feb. 5, at 12:30 p.m.

Future in Focus: Graduate Business Preview Weekend

Join this immersive experience to find your direction, build your network, and see how our accelerated master’s programs in Accountancy, Business Analytics, and Management can fast-track your professional goals.

Friday, Feb. 27 & Saturday, Feb. 28
Location: Farrell Hall

Qualified Future in Focus attendees who are admitted to an accelerated master’s program in Accountancy, Business Analytics, or Management will be considered for a minimum $10,000 scholarship per year.

Apply early to this exclusive, limited-seat event here.

Important update: accelerated career recruiting timelines for First-Year students

The Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) wanted to be sure all interested first-year students (’29s) are aware of the recruiting timelines for jobs in accounting and finance:

“As your students settle into their second semester at Wake Forest, we are reaching out to share critical updates regarding the professional landscape. In recent years, the recruiting cycles for competitive industries, particularly Accounting and Finance, have accelerated significantly.

We encourage you to discuss the opportunities below with your student, as the “early” bird now gets the internship as early as sophomore year.

Accounting 

The path to a career in accounting has changed. First-year students interested in the 120-credit pathway to CPA should be getting ready to network and pursue opportunities as early as July of this year for 2027.

The upcoming Introduction to Accounting on Feb. 10  is a “must-attend” blueprint for first-year students to:

  • Navigate the Accelerated Timeline: Understand why securing junior year internships now requires action in the very beginning of sophomore year.
  • Clarify Their Major: Gain in-depth insights into Audit, Tax, and Advisory paths to make informed decisions about declaring an accounting major.
  • Build a Networking Strategy: Learn how to leverage their first year to build the relationships that lead to job offers.

Finance 

Similarly, finance interview preparation and networking begin in the Spring of students’ first year, preparing them for applications during the Summer and Fall. First-year students interested in Finance should consider: 

  • The upcoming Finance Accelerator Program on Feb. 20 equips students with the tools and insights they need to stand out in a competitive industry. Through interactive industry-led sessions, students will gain practical strategies to stand out in their internship search and beyond. 

We’re hosting Training The Street, the world’s leading financial learning services company, to train students on the technical knowledge they’ll need. The events are Corporate Valuation on Feb. 21 and Financial Modeling on Feb. 28.”

I am a big, big fan of our Masters programs in Business. In the years I have been an academic adviser, I saw many of my advisees who were not business majors stay a fifth year for these programs and then go on to get the same kinds of jobs that many undergrad business majors do.

Students’ brains don’t finish developing until a few years after college, particularly for things like planning, decision-making, working memory, problem-solving, and emotional regulation. What that means in practical terms is that for some students, it is easier to learn subjects that might be difficult or complex – such as business! – when they are a little older and have a firmer foundation of how to self-manage, how to seek support when needed, etc. This was certainly the case for me with my own graduate program.

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