FAQ: Standing Out in the Recruiting Process
Here is a series of questions (FAQ) to address your main concerns about internships at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.
Of course, you can contact us at any time if you want to learn more.
Our recruitment process
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Our internship periods vary from one office to another, but we primarily seek interns for the winter semester and for summer internships. However, we welcome a large number of interns in the fall from various co-op programs across the Quebec and Ontario university network.
Winter
Winter internships generally begin in January, after the Holiday break, and end in late April, just before the summer term starts.
Summer
Summer internships generally begin in early May. We guarantee a summer internship of at least ten weeks. However, depending on our teams’ needs, the internship period may be extended until the construction holidays or the start of the fall semester.
Fall
We also offer internships for this time of the year. However, co-op students begin their internships after the Labour Day long weekend.
The start dates for interns who join the firm after taking their Common Final Examination (CFE) exam vary from one office to another.
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If your vocational or CEGEP studies are underway, you can apply for an internship at any time on our website. However, please note that the best time to apply for a spring internship is between December and February.
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At Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, we seek candidates who show initiative and have the ability to collaborate in order to deliver assignments, while progressing within our teams. We also value a thorough approach, resourcefulness and organizational skills.
Since this is an internship, hiring is not conditional on any specific experience because our goal is to support your skills and knowledge development.
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While the vast majority of our internships are in assurance, we also offer several in taxation, recovery and reorganization, management consulting, and financial advisory. From time to time, we advertise internship roles in other fields such as marketing, law and IT.
The internship experience
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Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton has adopted a hybrid work model. However, during the first few weeks of an internship, working in the office is highly recommended for learning purposes. Furthermore, you must attend an in-person training seminar during your first work week.
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We recommend that you limit your courses to one per session during a full-time internship to boost educational success and ensure your internship runs smoothly.
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Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton has some 100 offices across the network. They are primarily in Quebec, but also in Ottawa and Edmundston. We offer internships in the four corners of the province from Bas-Saint-Laurent to Abitibi and Saguenay.
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Applying the theory learned in the classroom and putting it into practice. The process and practical experience are quite different. However, your colleagues are available to support you and help you develop your work structure and proceed step by step when carrying out an assignment.
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Internships are all about learning. They’re not about performance and competition, but rather collaboration and driving the development of interns for their future accounting careers. As a result, your assessment will be based on the progress made throughout your internship.
A career at RCGT
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Collaboration and enjoying your work are essential elements at RCGT! If you’d like to find out more, check out the Life at RCGT webpage: Make the right choice for your career. | Find out more about RCGT.
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A cross-disciplinary action committee made up of partners and employees from all regions of Quebec was formed to promote inclusion and diversity through various clear objectives that will directly impact the firm’s decisions:
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- Promote a human resources management philosophy that respects employment equity;
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- Encourage employees to voluntarily identify themselves as members of a designated diversity group;
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- Develop an employment equity plan, including quantitative goals for closing representation gaps;
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- Regularly inform all employees of action taken and progress made in achieving employment equity.
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In the words of an intern, “With an internship, you get an overview of the profession that’s much more practical and true-to-life. At the Advanced Graduate Diploma level, there are a lot of simulations. As a result, it’s easier to compare them to what you learned during the internship. Also, when you embark on an internship at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, they help you to develop your autonomy. You quickly learn to be resourceful and you have to always be thorough in your work. That carries over into your studies.”
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Yes, absolutely. In fact, with most of our internships, especially in assurance and taxation, we offer the possibility of completing all your internships within our teams and returning as a permanent employee to launch your career with us after you graduate or pass the CFE.
For student candidates for the profession who have successfully completed the CFE, we offer permanent opportunities so they can complete the internship requirement for CPA designation.
