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Accounting Career Research Paper

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From communicating with former accounting students at North Carolina A & T who obtained his or her Master of Science in Accounting degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and have become successful professionals, I am interested in knowing how I will fit in as a graduate student and how well I will be prepared to enter into the workforce upon graduation. In my research for a graduate program for accounting students, the Master of Science in Accounting degree at UNC-G sparked my interest because the program is “designed to provide students with the necessary technical knowledge, communication skills, and critical thinking abilities for successful careers in public accounting, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations. The program also satisfies the 150-hour educational requirement for certification and licensure as a CPA.” I want to be in a program that I know will provide me with the skills and knowledge on how to prepare for the CPA exam and prepare me for my ideal career of working in the state or Federal government. …show more content…

My mother is the AIG facilitator/Testing Coordinator at the School for Creative Studies in Durham. For the first two years in my college career, I was denied internship offers and I was getting discouraged. My mom allowed me to volunteer at her school and I was volunteering almost 40 hours a week, so it was like I was working a full-time job. This act of volunteerism prepared for me what it takes to work a standard work week and also how to take advantage of opportunities in the workplace, like asking to complete more tasks when it wasn’t required. I can truly say volunteering shaped me to be a patient, hard-working, dedicated individual. If I was willing to work without pay for 40 hours a week during my summer vacation, I know that I was capable of completing a paid

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