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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.
Getting Smart with Charlotte Stallings
Jenna Montroy - Marketing Assistant
At a recent event I attended, Charlotte Stallings was the keynote speaker and if someone in the room left not being motivated to succeed in their careers and life I’d be very surprised.
Charlotte Stallings is a former VP of Investment Strategies and National Spokesperson for American Express, and she’s been showing people how to “get smart” all of her professional life. Stallings gained most of her expertise in business from her years at corporations such as US Banks, Xerox and American Express.
Not only was Charlotte entertaining and fun to listen to, she actually had something of worth to listen to. Just to give you a taste of what you could hear if you hear Charlotte speak, here are her four principles relating to the question: What do you bring to the table?
Principle #1 - Successful people choose to focus on their strengths. Principle #2 - Successful people visualize success. Principle #3 - Successful people choose to be givers. Principle #4 - Successful people choose to live with passion.
Charlotte’s “Getting Smart” series also hits on topics such as “Getting Smart About Money” and “Getting Smart About Selling.” Visit her website here.
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