Why You Should Consider a Career as a Certified Public Accountant
If you're interested in a career in business, then regardless of your current job, education, or background, you should strongly consider becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA in the United States) or Chartered Accountant (CA in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, etc.). Becoming a CPA (in order to make things more succinct, I'll simply use the acronym "CPA") will give you the business tools, connections, competitive pay, and career certification to have a successful career in business. Numerous factors in the United States and abroad have recently increased the need for competent accountants, and salaries in the industry make it a very desirable career choice. Upon graduating from college, students with an accounting degree are actively recruited by accounting firms. Top students are especially courted by the "Big 4" Accounting Firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Deloitte & Touche). These international firms repres...