Waypoints: Ideas and Insights to Navigate Enterprise Complexity

I don’t know if you’ve ever attended a Meet the Firms event—it’s similar to a career fair but specific for the accounting field. Colleges and universities hold them to help graduating students make connections with hiring firms. When I was at The University of Southern Mississippi, the process consisted of waiting in boring long lines, crowds of people, and praying that I got to talk to the firms I was interested in.

I’ve always heard that you never know how strong you are until you’re faced with adversity. If that’s the case, companies in the oil and gas industry, as well as businesses that provide services to them, have had plenty of opportunities to demonstrate their strength lately. Time and time again the oil and gas industry has been faced with serious challenges and has always emerged stronger and more competitive.