Devena Mohabir
AFSA's Domain Has Changed

e-Mentorship Build-A-Resume

Resumes are one of the most important aspects to your summer conference application. It's the one thing that could make or break your chances of getting an interview. That's why YOUR RESUME needs to STAND OUT."Victoria knows how to write a resume. I would always ask her for help and frankly, without her guidance, I would have never improved my resume to get the interview I wanted" - John Youn, Deloitte Audit Co-op "Resumes are a tough thing to master. When I was in first year, I thought my resume was good. But I realized that there's a lot of elements that go into a resume. Victoria helped me and had some crucial tips for my summer conference applications, tailored to the expectations of each of the Big 4" - Sam Pendon, 1st year Deloitte Tax Co-op Take part in a resume building competition and then hear SAF's Victoria Bambrick give you resources that will tailor YOUR RESUME to the expectations of specific BIG 4 SUMMER CONFERENCES. The event will be taking place Saturday, February 28 from 2PM -4PM at Hagey Hall 1101. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1374578132861098 Pre-register here: https://ementorship1.typeform.com/to/XnkunK

First Year Semi-Formal

Put on your best suit or dress and come attend AFSA's Unveiled Semi-Formal at the newly renovated Feds Hall on Friday March 20th! The event will be based around a masquerade style theme, so make sure you dazzle everyone with your awesome masks. The evening will begin with registration at 6:30 PM and dinner will start at 7:15. A special guest speaker will teach us proper dining and etiquette throughout an amazing meal, after which we have planned a dance (with an amazing DJ of course) and a photo booth session! Seats are limited so make sure you register and purchase your tickets as soon as possible! Prices are $30 for SAF students and $40 for those outside of SAF. Please fill out the registration form by clicking the link at the end of the post! We hope to see you all there and don't forget your masks!

Tickets will be sold outside of the SAF Lounge at 10AM-12PM and 2PM-4PM starting Monday March 2nd until Monday March 9th.

This is a FIRST YEAR ONLY event.

Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SB_UEDBab3IHr-K3_5sN1dxTVTauvJ5XorrTzwlcr2Q/viewform

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AFSA's Conference Subsidy Program

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Have you recently participated or registered in a conference and are looking for a conference subsidy? Then you should apply for AFSA's Conference Subsidy program! As long as you are in a SAF Program, meaning you're in AFM, CFM, Math/CPA, Biotech/CPA, MAcc or related graduate programs), you will be eligible!

The deadline for the Winter subsidy program is April 1st, 2015, for conferences that occur from December 2014 through March 2015.
For more information, check out: http://www.uwafsa.ca/conference-subsidy

CPA Update Session

It’s your future. Stay current.CPA Update Session Wednesday, February 11th, 2015

Class of 2019 CPA Academic Update 5:30- 6:30 p.m. in ML Theatre Join Donna Psutka for an update on the program requirements for the CPA and the MAcc admission requirements. *For first year SAF students

2) CPA : Practical experience requirement overview 6:30- 7:30 p.m. in ML Theatre Join Mallory Rellinger, Student Recruitment, at CPA Ontario for the latest updates on the practical experience requirements. *Open to all SAF students

From the School of Accounting and Finance

AFSA Reimbursements

Dear AFSA members, The finance committee is aiming to give out reimbursements sometime during the week before reading week. This applies to those who have used their own money to temporarily pay for their committee’s respective expenses and/or need to be reimbursed for specific conferences. Please keep an eye out for emails and/or Facebook posts for the specific times that we will be distributing the cheques outside SAF lounge.

The deadline to give in any further receipts for the reimbursements is on Thursday 5th February at 3:00pm, please note that you will only be reimbursed if the following requirements are met:

  1. All receipts must be original (stapled onto the physical reimbursement request form)
  2. All meal receipts (if used to feed more than one person) must contain a list of names of all diners. (You can write this on the form or back of receipt is fine).
  3. Any gift card purchases must list name, telephone number and address of the recipient(s). (Writing this information on the form or back of receipt is fine).
  4. All invoices must have a PAID stamp or show a balance of $0 owing.
  5. If any single individual spends more than $500, he/she can be directly reimbursed from endowment account. The individual must submit his/her receipt to The School and they will be reimbursed in 2-3 weeks.
  6. Any travel expenses must include ticket showing amount (and boarding passes where applicable).
  7. Online form is filled out

If you have any questions, feel free to email c.tchang@uwafsa.ca

Cheers!

-Catherine Tchang.

Summer Directions

YOUR LAST SUMMER IS ON ITS WAY! Not sure what you want to do for the summer yet? Do you wanna learn about the different summer opportunities available for you? Well, look no further, AFSA's here to help!

There are so many summer opportunities available! Come to Summer Directions on Tuesday, February 3rd to learn about the different organizations, such as AIESEC and S.O.S, and also the upper years' own experiences from the break. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to ask your questions to the panel! Afterwards, join our mix and mingle session where you will be able to meet and talk to more upper years and representatives from the organizations!

So make sure to save the date and register here! https://afsasummerdirections.typeform.com/to/wfUy4Q

Break into Investment Banking Workshop

Interested in Investment Banking? Don’t know how to do a cover letter, resume, or prepare for an interview? Garvin Blair, former Managing Director of M&A at National Bank Financial and current Professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, will be presenting about his experiences within investment banking and how students can break into the industry. During this presentation, Garvin will be giving an overview of investment banking, telling his career story, and sharing specific tips for students to break into investment banking. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Please sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/break-into-investment-banking-tickets-15352486701

Wednesday, February 4th 

6:30pm-7:30pm

HH2104         

*This workshop is targeted to upper year students in SAF. However, all SAF students are welcome!