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"Hang out my shingle and start my own accounting firm." Yes, a unemployable just-graduated accounting major with no CPA designation and no network can just sta
by azmenthe 14y ago
"Hang out my shingle and start my own accounting firm."
Yes, a unemployable just-graduated accounting major with no CPA designation and no network can just start his own accounting firm. Stop whining, it's SO easy!(?)
- keithpeter 14y agoNo, it isn't that easy of course but as the trainee accountant is getting nowhere right now, perhaps some voluntary work with a local charity or an 'umbrella' organisation that provides book keeping/accountancy services to local charities might help generate a bit of experience and a CV? Just on a 'nothing to lose' basis with no expectation of magic. And getting out the house, engaging with people who find keeping their books straight a chore and who perhaps don't have a clear idea what their financial position actually is... that bit where you have to explain the procedures and perhaps adapt them to a specific organisation's needs. Might just give the trainee accountant that edge in the letter writing.
- randomdata 14y agoManaging the books is such a terrible pain point for small businesses, it seems like there would be tons of fantastic opportunities for someone with an accounting background to make it better. It doesn't have to be yet another cookie cutter accounting shop. Even if the business is an ultimate failure, the lessons learned through the process are attractive to future employers.