i am 19 and want to become a charted accountant. somebody says that its very hard.please tell tell me is it so?
please help me that my decision is good or not. please also tell me that is it very very hard?????
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Answer 1 :
It can be a rewarding profession so the decision is good. It is not easy to qualify as a CA, but how hard it is depends on how capable you are of doing the study and the work. The best advice I can give is to go an see an accountant and discuss it with him or her face to face. Professional accountants will usually be more than delighted to discuss their vocation with young people wanting to enter the profession.
Answer 2 :
Routes to any profession are hard. The studying is very hard but once you're qualified the work is easier as you'll have staff to do most generic tasks. @19 you are in a good position to pursue a career in accountancy however take a look at the state of the global economy, will you be able to find training and work? If you don't have A-levels then you can still pursue a career in accountancy through The AAT (thats in the UK, not sure if they operate outside of this country). Advantage of doing AAT is that you can work and study at the same time, sort of like an apprenticeship. AAT is very good and will give you all the right knowledge and skills to succeed in this field. Seeing as you're 19, i'll give you a little push. Once you've qualified with one of the Accounting bodies (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW etc) then you can earn loads of money. London is full of Financial jobs. If i were you, i'd study my buttt off and go and apply for a job at somewhere like Goldman Sachs or Barclays in the city. You'll be set for life, financially and the quality of life you will be able to have will be amazing. Just imagine.... £1m bonus on christmas? wouldn't you like that? But you're going to have to work very hard for it, you won't get a job with second rate grades, you'll need to be a consistent high performer.
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