{"product_id":"advice-for-a-successful-career-in-the-accounting-profession-9781119855286","title":"Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractical guidance to optimize the benefits of your accounting degreeno matter what stage of your career! Originally conceived and designed to provide helpful advice to college and university accounting majors and early-career professionals, this book evolved into a valuable resource for those groups as well as others who may be further along in their accounting careers. It contains many practical examples and real-life experiences from a long and successful career in the profession that you won't find in any accounting, auditing, or tax textbook. And it is written in a fun and engaging style with a simple goal in mind: to share lessons learned and insights that will help accountants of all ages optimize their career opportunities! Jerry Maginnis, CPA, the former Office Managing Partner for the Philadelphia office of KPMG, one of the Big Four Accounting Firms, currently serves as the Accounting Executive in Residence at Rowan University in Southern New Jersey. In this role, he has counseled and mentored dozens of students and early career professionals. The book leverages Jerry's real-world experience and his advice and counsel is delivered in a fashion that will make you feel like you are having a one on one conversation with him! Readers will also enjoy: Advice delivered concisely: each chapter is succinct and provides essential takeaways and action plans for all points in a careerA guidebook that is efficiently organized into three sectionsfor college and university students, for early-career professionals, for accountants of all ages and experience levelsallowing the reader to focus on the sections that are most applicable to themAn excellent refresher or reminder of concepts or principles that are important to even the most successful and experienced accountants Loaded with real world tips and techniques, Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession is an ideal resource for accountants and auditors, tax and advisory professionals, and University professors and high school instructors teaching Accounting, undeclared business majors, underrepresented populations, and students aspiring to become CPAs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy I Wrote This Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(And How to Get the Most Out of It) x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One—Navigating Your Route to a Rewarding Accounting Career\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1—Why Accounting Is a Great Profession 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2—Is Becoming a CPA the Right Path for You? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3—How Accounting Majors Can Optimize the College Experience 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4—Career Paths 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5—What About Work–Life Balance? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6—The Profession’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Journey 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two—Growing in Your Early Career Years by Mastering Important Fundamentals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7—Core Values Every Accountant 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShould Embrace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8—Developing and Enhancing Your Technical Skills 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9—Working Effectively with Others 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10—Developing Your Communication Skills 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11—Blocking and Tackling: The Importance of Being Organized and Nailing Both Big and Small Tasks 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12—Have a Value-Creation Mindset 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13—Embrace Change—Technology Is Your Friend! 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14—Relationships, Relationships, Relationships 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15—Character Traits that Can Help You Succeed 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three—Building on Your Success as Your Career Advances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16—How to Avoid Burnout 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17—Career Transitions: How to Make Good Decisions 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18—The Importance of Giving Back 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Website 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 153\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407175000407,"sku":"9781119855286","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119855286.jpg?v=1730498432","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/advice-for-a-successful-career-in-the-accounting-profession-9781119855286","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}