How do you go about becoming an Accountant? (I'm 16!)?
Obviously i don't want to become an accountant at this age (just to make that clear lol) I have a few questions about Accountancy.... I'm really interested in the whole idea of the business and finance sector and i think accountancy is an appropriate job choice for the future... However, as i'm only 16 i've just picked my A Levels to study this september and i've chosen: IFS (Institue of Financial Services Qualification), Double Applied Business, History & Physcology However, my boyfriend wants to be accoutnant also and has been doing an AAT course at college (he is 17) How would i go about doing all these Accounting qualifications if i'm going to be in full time education next year at sixth form Also how do you get into accounting? I'm not sure if i want to go to university yet and if you're going to do accounting at uni i'm sure you need Maths A Level, and i'm not amazing at maths (accounting uses calcultors alot of the time which is useful for me) I'm sorry it's long, but can anyone give me some advice into getting into accounting because as i'm getting older i need to think about my job choices!
Financial Services - 0 Answers
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1)be good at math as much as u can coz most of the accountant should be good at math 2) go to university and take accounting major 3)take the CPA ===>Certified Public Accountant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Public_Accountant
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
i want to be an accountant. what course will i take?
i want to be an accountant. what course will i take?
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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Accountancy
Answer 2 :
golf course management
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Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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Accountancy
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golf course management
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Whats the best route to become an Accountant via university?
Whats the best route to become an Accountant via university?
Im 17, ive just finished my AS levels and I should get grades of roughly ACC and i am going to pick up another another double business A2 level and fit it in a year had aim for a grade C. I have a grade B in GCSE maths and english literature and a grade C at GCSE English. I am hoping to go university to study accounting and possibly law or a joint Hons in both at bournemouth possibly. I would like advice on any specific universities that specialise in accounting or any relevant courses i could apply for at university that would benefit my career. i would also like to find out about what steps i would take after my degree and if a placement year (sandwich degree) is better to progress my career. I would also like to know about any masters degrees or phd there are involving accounting and if they are worth thinking about. I mainly would like to know what to do after my degree to become an accountant. Thank you for your time in reading this essay. I hope you can help me.
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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In London you hav e the famous London School of Economics. Imao it could be a goode institution for your accounting plans.
Answer 2 :
At ACC level it will be unrealistic to pursue LSE. What I recommend is - get into a university that will give you accreditation. After your BSc, it is not useful to do a Masters. Accounting is all about the experience and getting the professional qualification. By the second year of our BSc, you will have the chance to intern in an accounting firm. After you graduation, try to start in one of the graduate programmes in the auditing firms. You will clock your "experience hours" with the firm and meanwhile study for your qualification (ACA, or ICAS, for example.) You should pass your exams in 3 years and become a qualified accountant.
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Im 17, ive just finished my AS levels and I should get grades of roughly ACC and i am going to pick up another another double business A2 level and fit it in a year had aim for a grade C. I have a grade B in GCSE maths and english literature and a grade C at GCSE English. I am hoping to go university to study accounting and possibly law or a joint Hons in both at bournemouth possibly. I would like advice on any specific universities that specialise in accounting or any relevant courses i could apply for at university that would benefit my career. i would also like to find out about what steps i would take after my degree and if a placement year (sandwich degree) is better to progress my career. I would also like to know about any masters degrees or phd there are involving accounting and if they are worth thinking about. I mainly would like to know what to do after my degree to become an accountant. Thank you for your time in reading this essay. I hope you can help me.
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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In London you hav e the famous London School of Economics. Imao it could be a goode institution for your accounting plans.
Answer 2 :
At ACC level it will be unrealistic to pursue LSE. What I recommend is - get into a university that will give you accreditation. After your BSc, it is not useful to do a Masters. Accounting is all about the experience and getting the professional qualification. By the second year of our BSc, you will have the chance to intern in an accounting firm. After you graduation, try to start in one of the graduate programmes in the auditing firms. You will clock your "experience hours" with the firm and meanwhile study for your qualification (ACA, or ICAS, for example.) You should pass your exams in 3 years and become a qualified accountant.
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Do engineers get less respect in the UK than other countries?
Do engineers get less respect in the UK than other countries?
In the US it seems engineers are held in high regard. In the UK there seems to be an attitude that stems from centuries of aristocratic rule, that if you do something that involves your hands aswell as your brain then you are second class to bankers, accountants, business owners, lawyers, doctors etc. I'm trying to decide between studying a Mechanical Engineering degree and a Business & Finance degree as I'm a fairly logical, mathematical person. I think Engineers are the most valuable people in society but in the UK they don't get the respect they deserve.
Engineering - 3 Answers
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I think you are right, at least as far as the general public is concerned. Part of the problem is that the word 'engineer' is used loosely in the UK to include technicians, mechanics and the like. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a technician or mechanic - both are essential skilled jobs - but they are not the same as being an engineer. A relative of mine, a graduate electronics engineer, worked in mainland Europe for a number of years and found the title 'Engineer' was respected. In Germany, people would address him as Herr Engineer *Smith* (or whatever the surname happened to be). He was paid more than twice as much as he would have been in the UK and there were more businesses actively involved in engineering activities and run by qualified engineers. At work, his professional judgement carried more weight than he had experienced in the UK. The qualities that make a good engineer are not the same qualities that are required in business and finance so your alternative choices seem strange to me. I wonder if you should find out more about both lines of work paying particular attention to the variety of work, the personal difference you can make to the outcome, the opportunities for creative thinking, the nature and timescale of feedback, the level of autonomy, opportunities to travel and to collaborate with others in your field ... that sort of thing. We need good business people as well as good engineers but some of the best business people I have ever worked with trained as engineers before moving into business. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was capable of moving the other way. Choose wisely, my friend.
Answer 2 :
Pffffftttt!!!! Bwahaaahaaa!!! Who the heck told you that engineers get respect in the USA?! In the USA only the politicians and business celebrities like bill gates get any air time on the media... Yeah, sure they pay lip service to how vitally important it is to have an ample supply of well-educated engineers to keep the US "competitive", but their real agenda is to pump up false claims of engineering shortages in order to push for more H1-B visas and try to dupe more kids into this train-wreck of a profession. Is all about cheap labor and wage busting. Engineers get no real respect from society. BTW, I agree with you that engineers are more valuable than bankers and the like. My suggestion is that if you must get an engineering degree, follow it up with a business degree and start your own company. Here in the US, being just an engineer is a dead end. Real-dollar salaries have been on the downslide for decades and most engineers have their careers cut short by age discrimination.
Answer 3 :
I can't say for the US however in the UK the term Engineer is not a protected term (I believe that in Canada calling yourself an Engineer means you have to meet certain standards). Here an Engineer can be the bloke who fixes your TV, installs your Satellite dish or designs the new football stadium - no wonder people are confused by the term when everyone call call themselves an engineer. There should be a demarcation between the roles, so for example, Technician should be used more often for the people who have the screwdrivers and leave the term Engineer for those of us who use our brains, training, education and experience to design the things that society needs (like the new football stadiums and so on). Nothing wrong with being a technician - they are highly skilled in what they do and deserve the respect that they think the term engineer would give them
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In the US it seems engineers are held in high regard. In the UK there seems to be an attitude that stems from centuries of aristocratic rule, that if you do something that involves your hands aswell as your brain then you are second class to bankers, accountants, business owners, lawyers, doctors etc. I'm trying to decide between studying a Mechanical Engineering degree and a Business & Finance degree as I'm a fairly logical, mathematical person. I think Engineers are the most valuable people in society but in the UK they don't get the respect they deserve.
Engineering - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I think you are right, at least as far as the general public is concerned. Part of the problem is that the word 'engineer' is used loosely in the UK to include technicians, mechanics and the like. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a technician or mechanic - both are essential skilled jobs - but they are not the same as being an engineer. A relative of mine, a graduate electronics engineer, worked in mainland Europe for a number of years and found the title 'Engineer' was respected. In Germany, people would address him as Herr Engineer *Smith* (or whatever the surname happened to be). He was paid more than twice as much as he would have been in the UK and there were more businesses actively involved in engineering activities and run by qualified engineers. At work, his professional judgement carried more weight than he had experienced in the UK. The qualities that make a good engineer are not the same qualities that are required in business and finance so your alternative choices seem strange to me. I wonder if you should find out more about both lines of work paying particular attention to the variety of work, the personal difference you can make to the outcome, the opportunities for creative thinking, the nature and timescale of feedback, the level of autonomy, opportunities to travel and to collaborate with others in your field ... that sort of thing. We need good business people as well as good engineers but some of the best business people I have ever worked with trained as engineers before moving into business. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was capable of moving the other way. Choose wisely, my friend.
Answer 2 :
Pffffftttt!!!! Bwahaaahaaa!!! Who the heck told you that engineers get respect in the USA?! In the USA only the politicians and business celebrities like bill gates get any air time on the media... Yeah, sure they pay lip service to how vitally important it is to have an ample supply of well-educated engineers to keep the US "competitive", but their real agenda is to pump up false claims of engineering shortages in order to push for more H1-B visas and try to dupe more kids into this train-wreck of a profession. Is all about cheap labor and wage busting. Engineers get no real respect from society. BTW, I agree with you that engineers are more valuable than bankers and the like. My suggestion is that if you must get an engineering degree, follow it up with a business degree and start your own company. Here in the US, being just an engineer is a dead end. Real-dollar salaries have been on the downslide for decades and most engineers have their careers cut short by age discrimination.
Answer 3 :
I can't say for the US however in the UK the term Engineer is not a protected term (I believe that in Canada calling yourself an Engineer means you have to meet certain standards). Here an Engineer can be the bloke who fixes your TV, installs your Satellite dish or designs the new football stadium - no wonder people are confused by the term when everyone call call themselves an engineer. There should be a demarcation between the roles, so for example, Technician should be used more often for the people who have the screwdrivers and leave the term Engineer for those of us who use our brains, training, education and experience to design the things that society needs (like the new football stadiums and so on). Nothing wrong with being a technician - they are highly skilled in what they do and deserve the respect that they think the term engineer would give them
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