What does a career in accountancy involve?

Question

I'm considering a career in accountancy and would like to know the pros and cons of having a career in accountancy and generally what the job involves?

Answer 1

The Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides an in depth look at Accounting and Auditing careers at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm that you may find very helpful.

Areas covered include:

# Nature of the Work

# Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement

# Employment

# Job Outlook

# Projections Data

# Earnings

# OES Data

# Related Occupations

# Sources of Additional Information

If you would like to better ascertain how close of a match you are for this career you may be interested in obtaining a motivational appraisal of personal potential (MAPP).  Free access to a personalized MAPP is available courtesy of JobForge.com by clicking the career assessment link on the index page or by visiting http://tinyurl.com/career-test .