what career should I go for? chartered accountant or engineer?
if i decided to become a chartered accountant i would become one and then go on to get an mba. if i decided to become an engineer then i would become one and then try and get a phd. both ways i am pretty sure i would make good salary. maybe 100k+. but i dont know what i would enjoy more. please help me decide what to do for. here is my personality and life.... i like to sit around and watch tv. ( I AM A lazy couch potato). i dont really get out of my house i just sit inside and go on computer or do something like that. i dont like dirty manual labour.now reading this you might think accountancy will be the better career for me. but wait there is more. i would like to invent something in my life that is gonna be a great invention. i like doing stuff like filing down wood and metal and making things out of it. basically working with tools and nuts, bolts and screws and files and stuff like that. from this it looks like i want to have an engineering career. (one important thing - if i am going to do engineering it would be civil or chemical engineering or else i would go for accounting). someother stuff are i am good at chemistry (usually i get grade As in exams) but i hate it when in chemistry lessons when we do practical work. would i have to do stuff like that if i become a chemical engineer. and i hate maths but still i am good at it. so would hating maths make me hate my job if i become a chartered accountant. what career should i go for. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help
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Answer 1 :
When was the last time you heard of a accountant being made redundant?
Answer 2 :
There is little math in accounting. Many people think accounting is mathematical, but actually it is more conceptual. There is more math in engineering. But if you like to make things and are inventive you should go into engineering. The MBA is a terminal degree that leads to management positions. The Ph.D. is a terminal degree that leads to university teaching and research. You would probably be happier with a Ph.D., but it will take longer to earn it. We need Ph.Ds in engineering more than we need MBAs with accounting.
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