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.
Calling the Geek Squad!
Randall Cabezas- IT Network Administrator
When I was younger I remember my sister and I used to call ourselves “Nerds” all the time. “Hey Nerd!” is what I would hear every time I answered my sister’s phone calls, and this was almost 20 years after we started this ritual. One day, I was helping a younger friend fix a computer problem and suddenly I became the “Computer Nerd” to him. I was amused and felt honored by the nickname he had given me.
Now why is it that I love being called a “Nerd” or even a “Geek?”
First, it’s because I just love calling myself by those names. Those who know me can confirm I call myself a “Geek” at heart, a “Nerd” by trade and a “caffeine-addict” for sure. It’s also because when someone calls me a “Nerd” or a “Geek” I know it’s because I put a smile on their face or because I did something they considered extraordinary. My “Geek” side comes from all the computer and electronic projects that I get into. I just love what I do so much that I am a “Geek” at it.
Out of all the things that keep me happy at PKM, one of them is knowing that at least someone thinks I am a Nerd. If there is one thing to remember it is “always have fun with who you are, what you do and with those who surround you.”
So, never be offended if someone calls you a Geek- it just may mean they think you’re smart!
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