What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming An Accountant

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Published 2021-03-07
7 things I wish I knew before becoming an accountant - both studying for the chartered accountancy qualification (CA, CPA, ACA) and my accountancy degree. An accounting career can be quite versatile and there's no set way to have an accounting job and this is basically what I've slowly learned over the last few years!

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00:00 - 00:42 introductioné
00:42 - 2:00 not about the numbers
2:00 - 3:14 people skills matter
3:14 - 4:09 opportunities are endless
4:09 - 5:16 transferable skills
5:16 - 5:57 straighten your back
5:57 - 7:14 mental health should be a priority
7:14 - 9:15 the exams are hard
9:15 - 10:08 thanks for watching!

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All Comments (21)
  • @Devamsha
    Hope you enjoyed today's video guys! Anyone else a bumbers person 🥴 thank the lawd for autocorrect lol
  • @ChristianHada
    Honestly, to hear you say that you weren't "book smart", and you just had to put in the hard work, makes me feel much better about choosing this path. Its relatable for me.
  • @reveryart
    One thing that I'm worried about getting into accounting is attention to detail. Just the feeling of making mistakes by entering the wrong detail or number on someone's tax return.
  • I’m glad people find her content useful. She does get the point across very effectively.
  • @love_anneliese
    I think you really are like my elder sister giving me advice before I start working as an accountant.. I’m going to start my first accounting job two days later, I binge watch a lot of your videos... thank you for sharing
  • @Akta
    Not an accountant but love this video!! The posture one YES OMG- that's something I wish I knew before starting dentistry, the back and shoulder pain after a day at work is unreal!!
  • @shankare2286
    This is so relatable as I've been working for 2 years & recently quit. Accounting is a boring work but it teaches you some real skills which can be used in a different Dept or profession as well, rightly pointed out in the video!
  • @nakia4230
    I just became a junior in College and my first internship was admin role at a PA firm. Very intense from the admin side lol but I would like to learn the other side such as tax intern or audit intern. Hoping to go back to that job at a tax intern. Love your video!!
  • @DripSeason
    Really enjoyed this video, i finished my first year in uni with finance and control and will probably be switching to accountancy which is doable without having to start over. This video gave me a nice insight on the life as an accountant. I dropped a sub and will probably look into your other videos too. Keep up the good work!!
  • @kishkay6376
    Great video. I am starting a new job as an accountant in April after being an administrator for the past 8 years so I am really nervous. But this video helped me a lot, thank you
  • @lushar8233
    Love this video! I recently got an offer from one of the Big 4. Glad that I found this video now! Thanks for the advice! Subscribed to your channel right away!
  • @Pavan-rz9uo
    Hey, I hope you’re well. I love you’re content and you’re outlook on life. A job is a job weather you’re a cleaner or a doctor. You just have to be happy wherever you are and that’s the main thing in life. God bless you ☺️🙏✨
  • Thank you so much for your accounting videos, they’re really helping me!!!!
  • @DreamFirms
    Such inspiring content! You are awesome.
  • @icecream707
    Omg thanks for this vid 🥺 from a struggling year 1 accountancy student
  • @stefcarter5592
    Thank you so much Devamsha. Love your vibe I have subscribed. You have eased my anxiety for starting as a trainee auditor xx
  • @HerulaOlena
    Nice video 🥰🥰🥳your video is so cool, honestly cpa exam is such a difficult test man ,really don’t know what to do but I’m never losing hope
  • @posmindnation
    True but I work virtually and don't care about people much just numbers all day, no team no bullshit best job in the world
  • I don't understand myself at this point, I am math major, I have done entry level graphics design job, data analyst job, teaching, personal trainer and now accounting!