Career Paths

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Career Paths
Career Paths
Occupation Path A Occupation Path B
Identified Profession Path
The first profession path is a Certified Public Accountant. CPA The second career path is Forensic Accounting
Starting Job
The job begins at the lowest level depending on the qualification, mostly at entry level as a staff accountant. The job begins at the lowest level depending on the qualification, mostly at entry level as a staff accountant.
What does a person in this job do? The task in this job is to analyze financial information, prepare and maintain assets record, profit and loss accounts, debt and tax liability. The task in this job is to analyze financial information, prepare and maintain assets record, profit and loss accounts and debt and tax liability.
Long-term job goal
The long-term job goal is to become a CPA specialist. The long-term job goal is to become a Forensic Accounting specialist.
What does a person in this job do?
In this job, one may from time to time have to travel to different firms to audit. Here, one does the job by investigating from its beginning.
Expected working conditions
The person is expected to work either at home, in an office or travel to different firms. The working conditions here are expected to be more sensitive and deal with a lot of sittings and use of creativity and analysis. (CVTips, 2018)
Why do the long term and short term job fit you?
The job fits me because it goes hand in hand with what I like most. Dealing and working with data, it follows set schedules and routine.

The position also has a lot of demand, and I love to work independently. Forensic Accounting would be my dream job because it deals with the tracing of money, which is one of my characteristics. I can quickly identify embezzlement and have an analytical mind that helps me make the right decisions.
What salary benefits can you expect from starting to ending job?
For a private company, I would expect a beginning salary of about $45k and $46k for a public company. Then end the job when I am earning $100k (Robert, 2018) I plan to have a beginning salary of about $45k and $46k for a public company.
What is the job market outlook now and in the future?
From the job market outlook in the next decade jobs in this path are expected to rise by 17.6 percent. Analyzing Forensic accounting from the job market outlook view, it is one of the world’s most prominent professions.
How do I qualify for this career path?
To qualify for this, you must have passed all the CPA examinations, have a degree in any CPA related course and must have passed the ethics course. (EDD, 2018) Qualifications are a degree in accounting and CPA certificate which are mandatory.
Do I need more education and experience?
This career path requires one to keep the CPA active and must pass all the career credential requirements. Having a certificate in; Certified Fraud Examiner or Certified Forensic accountant.
What kind of organizations do I expect to work in.?
The career gives you options to work in various fields such as government, public and private fields. The career gives you options to work in various fields such as government, public and private fields. (Robert, 2018)
Rate your job satisfaction and why
The job gives me the chance to get good money, it is a stable job, it has a high job demand, I get to become my boss, and there is the chance always to learn new types of businesses. From the above reasons, I would rate my job to be the best, perfectly fit for me. The job is good. It comes with several advantages including the fact that it gives me good money, gives me the opportunity to catch bad guys and become fraud expertise.

References
EDD, (2018) Accountants and Auditors in California, EDD State of California. Retrieved from
https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Detail.aspx?Soccode=132011&Geography=0601000000CVTips, (2018) Forensic Accountant Profile, CVtips. Retrieved from http://www.cvtips.com/career-choice/forensic-accountant-career-profile.htmlRobert H., (2018) Public vs. Private Choose your Accounting Career Path. Robert Half International Inc. Retrieved from https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/job-market/private-vs-public-choose-your-accounting-career-path