by Joshua Jackson
This week at school I had 3 guest speakers. We interviewed the speakers and asked questions from the same University,and out of the three we had a college student who came and shared with the class his experience being an accountant and what accountants do. Two of the visitors were teachers at a University. The first guest speaker was an accountant who told us what it was like being an accountant and told the class the requirements and qualifications to get there. The second guest speaker taught business and finance. The third guest speaker was a college student from a University whose major was in accounting.
Accounting: The first guest speaker highlighted the different fields of accounting. He said accounting would be a good paying job right after college. He took four to five years of College and took Business in highschool. After those four to five years of college he said he took the CPA which is a big test for accountants. The CPA is a big test which opens you up to many people and bigger opportunities and a better career position. He also talked about how he knew it was the right career path for him. He said during his entire life he had always been into puzzles which is something similar that all the speakers had in common.
Business and Finance: When he was younger he said when he was fifteen he got into business and finance whenever he saw a person he knew with a really nice car that he thought was cool. He asked the person how he was able to afford it and said he worked in finance. The speaker said this motivated him because he wanted really nice things,a family,and having more freedom than being an accountant.
Personal Experience: When. The third guest speaker, a college student majoring in accounting. During COVID -19 pandemic, he said when he started college it was hard during Covid and he was a senior in highschool going into college not knowing anybody there and how it wasn’t the best experience he would have hoped for. Similar to the first guest speaker he talked about the same things when it came to accounting. But how they got there and what inspired each individual speaker for their career path was different.
Before the speakers came in to visit we had to write what careers we would want to have and told us to write how we would get there. Those are the small steps to figuring out how to start figuring out what you have to do to get to where you want to be.
You guys can do whatever you put your mind to and it takes a lot of hard work and effort. Well,I hope you guys enjoyed me sharing, staying safe,and most of all staying positive.