2010 February | The Student CPA

Earning an Accounting Degree Requires a Never to Be Denied Attitude

Last updated on February 27th, 2010 by

Narcisse Dansou |

Filed under: Audit and Assurance, Words to the Wise |

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The pursuit of an accounting degree accounting is not your typical easy walk through the park. It requires a lot of determination reinforced with an attitude of never to be denied. As I went through college, I encountered quite a number of people who gave up on their dreams of becoming an accountant because they could not earn a passing grade in either of the two Intermediate Accounting courses. Or if they did make it through Intermediate Accounting, they were not able to go pass Auditing or Advanced Accounting. My journey to an accounting degree required a lot of long and boring hours of hard labor. I did not have it easy one bit. In my last semester, I was averaging a B after two tests in Auditing when I literally failed the third test which brought my average grade in the class to a D. Halas, I was not paying attention during a couple of the lecture sessions and I completely misunderstood how I was supposed to review for two sections that accounted for 75% of the test. The two chapters in question were Audit Sampling Techniques and Assurance & Attestation Services. Continue reading Earning an Accounting Degree Requires a Never to Be Denied Attitude

The Art of Picking your Own Top Accounting Firms to Work For

Last updated on February 14th, 2010 by

Narcisse Dansou |

Filed under: Careers in Accounting |

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Some of my former college classmates, who were lucky and deserving enough to go work for some of the biggest CPA firms, have recently been venting about their frustration and disappointment as they relate to the lack of work and life balance associated with their professional obligations. It’s has been little over a year since those friends in question started their careers in public accounting and here they are whining about the fact that they have little to no time to spare for some kind of social life. I would like to believe that many individuals, who once accepted an employment, can relate to the sentiments echoed by my friends. Very often, you accept a job offer only to find out a few months down the road that the job’s requirements and the company’s organizational culture were not a good fit for you. When you are just fresh out of college and are presented with the much sought after job offer from that big CPA firm, you often naively say yes to it without having conducted any meaningful due diligence at any point of the recruiting process. Continue reading The Art of Picking your Own Top Accounting Firms to Work For