The last job I applied for was for an busy season internship position at an accounting firm. I do not have a copy of the job description, but included using Microsoft Word, excel, and Sureprep verification software in order to help prepare personal 1040 returns for clients. The job description was relatively short and didn’t give very much detail. While my current job as an intern matched the job description that was posted, I have ended up doing much more than what was in the job description. From working at the company, I learned that offering the internship was a relatively last minute decision, and I think that this is why the job description was relatively vague. I have not used excel and word very much in my job, but I use the SurePrep software every single day. In the job description it asked that I worked 20 hours every week. I ended up working upwards of 30-40 hours most week, but this was out of my own choosing. Overall, I knew that the job would be a little random as it was mostly just helping out tax managers with various projects. With that being said, if I was applying to a different job, I probably would have been a little uneasy with the very vague job description. I like to be prepared for jobs I am working for, so I usually prefer a longer job description to a short one.
