<p>" im just so sick and tired of everyone exaggerating and lying to the children, seriously."</p>
<p>How old are you? YOU sound like a child. First off not many adults would be arrogant enough to call college or graduate aged students CHILDREN. Or like someone said earlier you were someone laid off by an accounting firm. Probably because you lacked sufficient skills to continue. I mean your arguing skills certainly are lacking. You presented one source, a foreign journalist who (based on another quick search) isn’t someone with a great reputation.</p>
<p>First, in the thread,“Everything that you should know or wanted to know about accounting,” I NEVER said that accounting is recession proof! I did say that it is a better field than other professions because accountants are needed " in both normal times and in recessions." </p>
<p>Moreover, in post number 546 of that thread , I note that you need to be a “special person” to be able to make it in accounting, and I have outlined the skill set needed for success. I don’t think that I or anyone else exaggerated anything.</p>
<p>taxguy has it right - to make it in accounting you need to have an edge over your competition, or as he says, be a special person. Having people skills and being able to effectively communicate are essential. For new graduates in accounting, doors will open up for you if you are a well rounded individual and possess these skill sets that were described in his thread. I speak for personal experience, and from the experience of close friends and business associates.</p>
<p>I looked that the thread that you provided and didn’t see any statement by me.</p>
<p>However, if I ever said that accounting is, “recession proof” then I was wrong. I should have said, “More recession proof than that of most of other professions.” I still stand by this statement notwithstanding that there has been layoffs in the industry.</p>
<p>taxguy, rheidzan was refering “HE” as the OP of this thread. The OP has been posting in pre-med & environmental engineening thread claiming “accounting is recession proof” and “accounting is god” at the same time while starting this thread.</p>
<p>CPA firms only hires Senior Accountants and above. No one would hire Entry-Level nowadays. I see accounting positions open everywhere, and then all require minimum 3 years of full-time accounting experience, which most recent grads lack.</p>
<p>A_mom notes,"taxguy, rheidzan was refering “HE” as the OP of this thread. The OP has been posting in pre-med & environmental engineening thread claiming “accounting is recession proof” and “accounting is god” at the same time while starting this thread. </p>
<p>By the Way, Rheidzan, in the thread , Everything your wanted to know or should know about accounting, " I specifically said that accounting is not recession proof in post 469. Read over that thread.</p>
<p>Sure, they don’t post entry level positions on the internet, but I’d be surprised if they don’t keep some sort of pipeline open from schools they regularly recruit.</p>
<p>This is true - While some accounting firms do post entry level positions, many do not and rather seek out entry level staff from recruiting events. Two to four months before busy season is a great time to get in touch with CPA firms to see if they have a need for entry level staff. Some firms will beef up staff during the busy season, and it is a great way to get experience and get your foot in the door.</p>
<p>^^Yep. I am actually doing a spring internship with a smaller regional firm as a part of my schools program which allow half the semester to intern during busy season and the other half to take two accelerated classes. Because the internship counts as 6 credits you are able to remain a full time student. I believe many other schools in big city areas offer this type of program?</p>