<\/i>what’s the single most important factor affecting career paths in the profession today?<\/b>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tcpas are more than just accountants – they’re finance people and business and individuals planners. image is the most important factor affecting the profession. if we are respected and held important to business & individual financial success more young folks will join us and more folks will use us. if, however, cpas are not viewed as essential to the business & individual community the profession will shrink. personally, i believe the public sees the value of the cpa but the profession must keep pushing its importance to the public.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tfast changing technical and compliance requirements.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tkeep your options open. i’m not promoting job hopping, but the simple truth is the best way to move up is often to move on. hold a high standard for going to another employer, but don’t shy away from a better carreer opportunity.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tclient service.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tbalance between work and life
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tcompexity of issues are such that financial statements no longer make sense to the uninformed. the approach shold be to make it understandable so even a grandmother can understand it. we’ve lost our way.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twillingness to put in the hard work to gain experience and talent to work with clients.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tethics
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttime constraints, knowledge and interests.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tability to understand people.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tgood people skills
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tniches. today the expected technical knowledge level and the standard cpas are held to requires most of us to pick one or a few areas to specialize in and just sort of keep a working knowledge of other areas.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tbeing in the right place at the right time to get a start
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tsalaries
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tlow morale due to lesser pay in comparison to the amount of skills needed to succeed in this profession.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tcompatibility with life style and family issues.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\trelationships
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tcompensation
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\temployer choices.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\toverwork and stress
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttoeing the line and billing long hours
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ti don’t know
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tappropriate skills
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tfinding the right niche.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tdesire to constantly learning and upgrading skills.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tworking experience with strong oversight support in the firm.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tpersonal preferences of the individuals. (for example: are you willing to work long hours or do you want a good work\/life balance? what are you individual interests\/strengths?)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tthis is as true as it was 35 years ago–the willingness to devote a lot of time and effort to the job.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tin the traditional cpa firm, opportunities for advancement are limited. the market place affects career paths.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\thaving a plan that is reasonable and flexible.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tregulatory changes in the wake of accounting scandals
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork \/ life balance
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tone’s ability to communicate
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tnew laws that are affecting our profession. i feel that these new laws do not take into consideration the small practitoners who handle closely-held companies. these companies needs are not being addressed properly. the demands of the lawmakers and our own professional organizations leave our clientele asking why do i need that? makes our fees seem unreasonable.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ta given cpa’s ability to tolerate stress will dictate their path.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork\/life balances
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tconnections. develop good, professional relationships and keep your integrity intact.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tknowing when to move
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tdrive
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tbuilding and maintaining connections
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tstaying abreast of changes and developing good work habits.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tsalaries
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork \/ life balance
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tstaying technically current. and, know what choices there are.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ti don’t know. i will be interested to see the results of this question.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tretaining good staff and keeping them from jumping to the corporate world.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tability to influence and lead others.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ta good balance between work and life
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tnetworking
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tknowledger of specific technical areas.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork\/life balance
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tdo not know
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork enjoyment
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tstaff & career path development
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ti believe it is being able to adapt quickly to change.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tthere is no single factor but sox is a major issue.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tpassion
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twork\/life balance
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tyour attitude.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"