Career development: Build your future at RSM
Career paths can be ever-changing. We help you develop your career with the journey in mind. Whether you are an associate new to RSM or a manager debating your next career move, it’s important to determine the right career path for you – one that aligns with your definition of personal and professional success. RSM’s culture of ongoing development will support you at every step of your career.
Professional development
Developing you as first-choice advisor
We’re focused on helping our professionals become first-choice advisors to clients, colleagues and communities by helping them develop their leadership, advisory and specialized skills. And we know it takes more than formal education to build and hone your skills. At RSM, we look at development holistically—by providing a mix of education and traditional training, exposure to a supportive community that provides feedback and coaching, on-the-job experiences to practice your skills, and an inclusive RSM environment.
Career development framework
Our career development framework helps you understand what success looks like in your current role, how you can progress in your career and links directly to the development tools to help you get there. It also helps you align your contributions to firm strategy and enables intentional performance and career conversations with your career advisor and others throughout the year.
Continuing education
Through RSM-developed courses and partnerships with leading training groups, we offer hundreds of educational courses to ensure you can meet state, provincial and national licensing requirements by taking training relevant to your role and career goals. We also provide curated learning paths with training content that can help you prepare to take the certification exams, specifically for CISA, CISSP, CCSP, and CompTIA.
The CPA credential is vital to both you and our business. We strongly encourage all associates on a CPA path to obtain their license as early as possible in their careers. While achieving a CPA certification ultimately falls on your shoulders, we’re with you all the way providing encouragement and support through:
- RSM unique in-house CFE Training Program accompanied by Densmore Materials
- Expense reimbursement for exam and application fees
- Time off to prepare for and take the exam
- Financial rewards for those who pass the exam within the first two attempts
- Support for preapproved CPA-Accredited Programs through Post-Secondary Institutions
Starting Your Career at RSM Experience
If you join us directly from campus, you will participate in our Starting Your Career at RSM Experience (SY-CARE) program. This 12-month experience incorporates all aspects of our first-choice advisor development strategy, with a focus on developing your leadership, advisory and specialized skills through a combination of educational programs, experiences and exposure. SY-CARE helps create an inclusive environment that will set you up for a rewarding RSM experience.
Milestone training
At key points in your career, you’ll receive additional development support through focused programs and conferences to help you build confidence, skills and expertise. In addition, our executive programs provide aspiring partners/managing directors with the tools they need to successfully lead RSM forward.
Growth opportunities
What are your ambitions? What kind of impact do you want to make? We are committed to helping you achieve your goals by providing an abundance of opportunities that will not only help you succeed but also help you explore, innovate and find fulfillment in your career.
What keeps me at RSM year after year are the opportunities I have been presented and the individualized focus I felt on achieving my career goals and objectives. RSM has provided me the opportunity to truly take hold of my career and run with it.
Neely Rose, partner
I can attribute most of my initial success to the constant support provided to me during my first project and getting outside of my comfort zone to learn new skills and tools. From having questions answered to getting feedback on project work, I always received the support I needed during my onboarding experience.
Andrew Richards, consulting senior associate
From early on, I was working with managers and partners in our office and across the firm who truly supported me and encouraged me in meeting my career goals. There were many times I heard 'I have a great opportunity for you.'
Anna Kyer, partner
When I started, my career advisor and the national leader of my practice took it upon themselves to make sure that I was taken care of and that I was doing all the right things to get me to this point in my career.
Mark Siegel, partner
Innovate, lead and explore!
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A new role is only the beginning—it is what you bring to the position that defines it.
At RSM, you will gain access and opportunity to make a meaningful impact—on your career, your clients, your team and your community.