91吃瓜网

by Michelle Consorte ’12

From wading through a long list of college majors to selecting employment at one of four major accounting firms, Jessica Rodriguez 鈥�14, M.B.A. 鈥�15, has learned the delicate art of making difficult choices.

鈥淚t was a really tough decision,鈥� Rodriguez said of trying to choose between PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, KPMG LLP and Grant Thornton LLP. A fourth firm had wanted a second interview with her, but Rodriguez declined, as she felt the firm was not a good fit.

鈥淲hat made it tougher was that all three firms called me the same exact day. I could tell the urgency that all three of them had,鈥� Rodriguez said.

She initially interviewed with the firms through the accounting recruitment program sponsored by 91吃瓜网鈥檚 . According to Rodriguez, who had participated in accounting recruitment in prior years, this year鈥檚 program was the most nerve-wracking due to the large number of full-time positions available.

But Rodriguez believes in preparedness, not nerves.

鈥淭he Career Center really prepared all of the accounting students. 鈥�Everything I obtained鈥攖hese three offers鈥攚as through the Career Center,鈥� Rodriguez said.

After creating a pros-and-cons list, Rodriguez chose the accounting firm that was 鈥渃alling to her,鈥� much in the same way that she chose to pursue Adelphi鈥檚 five-year combined B.B.A. and M.B.A. degree with a concentration in accounting.

鈥淎 good leader has to know how to make good decisions for himself and for the team,鈥� she said of both experiences.

In this case, that calling came from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she began working at the beginning of July 2015.

鈥淚t was a tough decision, but I felt my main goal from the beginning, was PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 loved the environment there: When you enter, you feel important, like you鈥檙e welcome there.鈥�

When it comes to making difficult choices, Rodriguez encourages new graduates to 鈥渘ever stop trying, because there鈥檚 never any deadline when it comes to your goals”