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untitled / Career / 7:45 AM - Wednesday September 13, 2006
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A Thinker (Female, Johannesburg, 18-21, Student) asked:


i need advice about the career im about to persue,im doing banking as a course& i wanna be a accountant (i also do financial accounting) is it possible to become a accountant? if not what career can i take course i dont want to work at the bank!HELP


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A Thinker (Female, Atlanta, 26-28, Student) answered:

Screenname: sweetgirl23


Its your personal choice. You should always pursue whatever is of interest to you.
I am currently getting a double degree in accounting and finance. And from what i have heard from people is that, accounting gets boring after a while. If you like doing routine works, and to play with numbers, you will enjoy accounting. And with accounting you will have to stick to similar job, its a narrow field, but there is a lot of demand for it, so you are guranteed a job once you graduate. I am doing finance along with it, so if i ever want to do something else, i have an option. And trust me, when you take classes, you will know if this is something you like. I am not sure what degree you already have, or how many year of college you have done.
Hope this helps
goodluck..:)

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A Rebel (Male, 22-25) answered:

Screenname: chilledoutboy


of course u can
but u need to do the CFA exam (certificed financial accounts) or something exam ...i know ppl who did geography/philosophy/hi story as a course and are acountants..
just do the professional qualification for 3 years whilst u work with a firm

chilled ;)

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A Hippie Chick (Female, London, 29-35, Other Profession) answered:

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Here in the UK you just need good Maths qualifications and then you take exams while you're in a trainee job. The exams go on for years and years...

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A Player (Male, Boston, 29-35, Technical) answered:

Screenname: thomasd


is it possible to become a accountant? why would it not be possible?

Anyways it is not as narrow as someone mentioned. You can also go into Audit or Finance. You don't have to work at a bank. You could work at a brokerage house. More $$$$. You don't have to be a math genious either.

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A Sweet Sarah (Female, 36-45, Financial / Banking) answered:

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I believe it takes from 2 to 4 years to get your accounting degree. Most community colleges offer programs in accounting. After that I know that in my state which is North Carolina, you work as an apprentice under a CPA before getting your full license. I am not sure about other states. Have you considered getting your mortgage license? I got mine a year ago, you have to take a 8 hour class and then take the state licensing exam. After that you can work at any financial institution as a loan officer or you can work for lending companies that will let you work from home which is what I do. Pay is based mainly on commission but some do pay a salary and a commission. If you build up a good clientel base with repeat customers who refinance, the pay is outstanding. An average $200,000.00 mortgage the pay is roughly about $4000.00 for just one loan closed so if you were to close 2 to 3 loans a month you pay would be about 8 to 12,000.00 per month.

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A Career Woman (Female, 36-45, Medical / Dental) answered:

Screenname: crawfishgirl


Hi! Yes you can become an accountant you can be anything you want .If you decide not to be an accountant think about the medical field it's booming im an c.n.a. it's great work or you can be an R.n or L.P.N and there is so much more hope this helps tske care.

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