This week, we sat down with Saloni Patel (MST ’23) to learn more about her internship search this semester. Saloni is a first-semester student who secured multiple offers, accepting offers with CBIZ, KPMG, and Withum for internships in the coming semesters.   Hi Saloni! Thanks so much for chatting with us. Why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself?   Of course! Currently, I am a first-semester grad student in the Masters in Taxation program here at Baruch and I did my undergrad in Accounting from Queens College. At the moment, I am interning at a non-profit as a Finance & Accounting Intern. In addition, I am also the AVP for ZTAX and Assistant Treasurer for Graduate Ascend.   It sounds like you’ve had a busy first semester! How has the transition to Baruch been overall, be it classes and keeping up with recruiting?   Getting adjusted with a hybrid situation was a bit tough as I travel a long distance both ways and especially since ...

This week, we sat down with Alana Weisman (MBA ’23) to learn more about her career change from non-profit fundraising to public accounting. Having secured multiple internship offers this season, Alana has accepted an internship role with EY’s Exempt Organization Practice.   Hi Alana! Thanks so much for chatting with us. Why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself?   Happy to! I'm in my first semester of the full-time MBA Program in Accountancy. I have spent the past five years working at a nonprofit - most of that time in its planned giving department. As a fundraiser, I was able to cultivate deep relationships with my donors and foster them towards creating planned gifts. In this role, I also had the opportunity to share with my donors the tax implications of their charitable gifts as well as inform my colleagues about how proposed regulatory changes may impact donors at different giving levels. These experiences directly led to my interest in account...