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?
See your future...
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.
It Takes a Village
Jane Elliott - Principal
The old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I think the same is true for professionals. It takes a “village” to train a professional. Multitudes of people influence and impact your career. Professors provide the educational foundation, families and friends provide the moral base and support, fellow employees provide camaraderie and on the job training, and mentors provide career advice and encouragement. All of these influencers work together to create the well-rounded professional that succeeds in today’s business world.
At PKM, we practice a team-based mentorship approach. Accountability teams, as we call them, are small groups of people who look out for one another personally and professionally. Each PKM accountability team consists of 5 - 6 individuals, including a Partner, a Manager or Principal, one or two seniors or associates, and one staff person. These teams function as a support group for the one another, as well as a sounding board and resource to help the individual member in the area of professional development.
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