Why Choose a Career in Accounting?

Here are 10 reasons you might choose a career in accounting:
#1: Job security
#2: Opportunities for advancement
#3: Multiple paths
#4: Good wages
#5: Prestige
#6: Work life balance
#7: Working into old age
#8: Improve your finances
#9: Insight for starting a business
#10: You get to help people

Some drawbacks to a career in accounting are that:
(a) You'll need a bachelor's degree
(b) You career options will be somewhat limited if you don't obtain a professional certification (e.g., the CPA if you're in the U.S.)
(c) You'll have to deal with the stress of busy season if you go into public accounting
(d) Accounting might not be a good fit for your personality and skillset

0:00 Introduction
0:23 #1: Job security
0:49 #2: Opportunities for advancement
1:06 #3: Multiple paths
1:29 #4: Good wages
1:59 #5: Prestige
2:16 #6: Work life balance
2:42 #7: Working into old age
3:04 #8: Improve your finances
3:23 #9 Insight for starting a business
3:41 #10 You get to help people
4:02 Drawbacks to a career in accounting
4:31 How to know if accounting is right for you
4:48 People who should avoid accounting
5:05 Accounting profession is changing
5:24 Ways to test accounting as a career
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