Jodi Rosario
Accounting 2010
Joshua Cieslewicz
21 March 2013
Accounting: The Language of Business When I first started taking this class, I had absolutely no intention of even thinking about making accounting a major or minor for my education. Having gone through the Accounting 2010 class and seeing the way that I am able to grasp onto the concepts; making accounting my major or even a minor to accompany a major in general business has weighed on my mind heavily. While researching whether or not Accounting should be that prominent in my life, I had a few questions. What would I be doing on a daily basis? Would I be forced to work alone or would I be forced to work in a team setting? Is this a career that would support my children now and in the future? Would I be happy doing it? Most of all I found myself asking if I would even be good at accounting. Researching at www.startheregoplaces.com I found an interesting section on the skills necessary to be a CPA. Strong leadership, business savvy, communication skills, and tech know-how are the four things that this sight suggests any CPA must have a healthy balance of. When I talked with Eric Shaucer, a CPA of seven years at local Credit Union, he agreed that these four things were essential in his job. Eric also let me know that “This is a left-brain position that requires attention to detail, as well as a passion for numbers and their practical application.” He also told me that the more I get involved in the accounting community, the more likely I will be to get that magical phone call come time for graduation and submitting my resume. However, my interview with Eric wasn’t all cookies and ice cream. He did enlighten me to the fact that sometimes situations can get sticky; but admitting the mistake, fixing it, and moving on will help get me through. At the end of my interview/visit with Eric, he said one final thing that really seemed to stick. He said that he couldn’t stress to me enough how important and invaluable getting my Certification is. Stating that “it’s like the gold star on the resume.”
After meeting with Eric I went right home and started researching on obtaining a career in accounting and how much longer I would have in school if I switched my major over to accounting. Overall, this paper has been a real blessing in disguise. It has opened me up to the possibility of doing math for the rest of my life. This paper has illuminated so many more options going forward with my life. My ultimate goal is to make a better life for my children; and with an Accounting Degree, I feel that I may just be able to accomplish that goal much sooner. Accounting truly is my “fun” class right now, and if it is this much fun now, I can’t see myself being unhappy in the profession for the rest of my life.