Consider what you are getting into beforehand

Published on

Friday, February 10, 2012

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Wong Yat-hei [1]

Accounting student Alex Leung Ka-cheong (below), intern in assurance at Ernst & Young, wanted to get a taste of an accountant's life, so he frequently attended the company's recruitment talks. He was offered an internship after a written test and group interview. Leung talks to Wong Yat-hei

What is your academic background?

I'm a Year Three student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and majoring in accounting.

How do you start your day?

I don't have a routine. Sometimes I go straight to the office, sometimes I visit clients at their offices.

What does your job entail?

As an intern, my role is to assist the senior staff in finishing the audit work. For instance, I was responsible for checking the