PwC Comperio - Add to your Resume Today

Will you be interviewing with PwC this fall?  If so, how would you like to add a HUGE keyword to your resume?  Look no farther than PwC Comperio.

In a nutshell, PwC's Comperio is an online tool used by accountants all over the world to conduct technical accounting research.  Comperio is THE source for accounting research.  In the U.S., Comperio offers all of the following:

PwC Guidance & Interpretations
Accounting and Reporting Manual
PwC Accounting Guides
PwC's SEC Volume
Accounting and Auditing DataLines
DIG Scoop
EITF Observer
In Brief
M&A Snapshots
Practical Tips
The Quarter Close
Setting the Standard
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
AICPA Professional Standards
Risk Assessment Standards
Statements of Position
Practice Alerts
Issues Papers
Audit and Accounting Guides
Audit Risk Alerts
Financial Reporting Alerts
Practice Aids
Trends & Techniques
Center for Audit Quality
COSO Report
Exposure Drafts
Response Letters
AcSEC Updates
Auditing Standards Board Updates
Clarity Standards
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
Minutes
Issues Summaries
Agenda Committee Reports
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)
Original Pronouncements
Current Text
Implementation Guides
Exposure Draft
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
Accounting Standards Updates
Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts
Meeting Summaries of the FASB and Selected Committees
Special Reports
Status Reports
Exposure Drafts
Response Letters
Financial Crisis Advisory Group
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government Auditing Standards (The Yellow Book)
Special Reports
Independence Standards Board (ISB)
Standards and Interpretations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
OMB Circular A-133
OMB Circular A-136
Pre-Codification Material
AICPA Technical Practice Aids
Accounting Research Bulletins
Accounting Principles Board Opinions
DIG Issues
EITF Abstracts
FASB Statements and Interpretations
FASB Technical Bulletins
FASB Implementations Guides
FASB Staff Positions
Current Text
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
PCAOB Standards and Related Rules
Response Letters
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Selected SEC Rules, Regulations and Interpretations
Selected SEC Forms
SEC Regulations Committee Minutes
International Practices Task Force Minutes
Financial Reporting Manual
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations
Response Letters

 If you work for one of the Big 4, especially PwC, you will be using this service regularly.  If you're planning to interview with the Big 4, I would strongly recommend getting comfortable with Comperio now.  If you follow the link below you can sign up for a 30-day free trial of Comperio.  This will be enough time for you to get acclimated with Comperio and check out some of the most important resources.  Below is my 4-step plan to utilizing Comperio to help you land a job with the Big 4.

Step One:   Register for a free 30-day trial of Comperio (http://submit.pwc.com/extweb/abas/comperio/comperioorders.nsf)

Step Two:  Spend some time briefly exploring each of the information resources that Comperio has to offer (see the list above)

Step Three:  The two most important resources on Comperio are the actual FASB ASC and the PwC Accounting and Reporting Manual (ARM).  The ARM is PwC's interpretation of the authoritative guidance organized by topic.  Pick a topic that interests you and read every word of that topic (e.g. 2100 Fair Value Measurements).

Step Four:  If you have a section in your resume that lists the software you are familiar with, add PwC Comperio to the list.

If you have any questions about Comperio please e-mail me at big4guru@yahoo.com