Off the Ledger
Your days as a college student are almost numbered. The working world is calling. As you get ready to embark on your career, you have to be thinking, “What am I going to do when I graduate?” “Is a job in public accounting right for me?”
Where do you want to go?
You have so many options. Big firm or small? How do you decide? Where can you go to get the real, honest look at a career in public accounting? What is it REALLY like to be an intern? What will my life be like as a staff accountant?
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At Porter Keadle Moore, LLP (PKM) we’re here to help. We’ve created this blog site just for you! To help you find answers to these and other questions about working in a public accounting firm. Real interns and brand new staff accountants chronicle their experiences with our firm. Read what they have to say. Ask questions, share your opinions and we’ll respond.
The Importance of Work/Life Balance
Laura Snyder - Director of Marketing
PKM’s very own, Debbie Sessions, is featured predominently throughout an article in the current issue of Accounting Today entitled, “Look Out Below! Taking a Hammer to the Glass Ceiling.” Debbie, in her role as Partner and Chief Operating Officer, helps the firm to develop internal programs that enable women (and men) to better manage work and personal responsiblities. Through flexible work schedules, teleworking and reduced schedules, PKM demonstrates its understanding of the importance of maintaining healty work/life balance.
Debbie is well versed in the field of work/life balance and has been involved on state and national levels with gender and work/life balance initiatives within the CPA community. Through a series of workshops, she consults with other firms on the issue of work/life balance and helps professionals:
- Understand and value gender differences
- Utilize gender-based strengths to embrace new challenges and opportunities
- Build a business case for alternative work patterns
- Achieve a healthier, long-term work/life balance
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