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 Implementation
Laura Snyder - Director of Marketing
Accounting marketing veteran, Jean Caragher, wrote an article recently about “implementation.” I was drawn into the article because of its US Open tennis hook (both Jean and I are big tennis fans!), but continued reading because she is dead on about the importance of implementation. What differentiates great firms from mediocer firms is the ability to implment. Having an innovative idea is just one step in the process. Without the abilty to implement the idea, it is nothing more than an idea. Among other things, Jean encourages firms to implement by:
- Holding each other accountable.
- Rewarding efforts and results.
- Providing training to raise the confidence level of your team.
- Making the commitment to not be average.
So, in Jean’s words (taken from IBM’s new ad campgaign), “Stop talking. Start doing.”
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