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.
Accountants, Athletes or Both?
Adam Polakov- Tax Manager
Back in my college days my friends would make fun of me for choosing the boring profession of accountancy as my career. Boring Accountants, eh? Yes, some of us can be seen with blue, red and black pens in our shirt pockets at any given time, but PKM isn’t made up of the stereotypical boring accountant! Nor is our Firm just about auditing and taxes. Life at PKM is also about football, 10-k’s, softball, basketball, and most importantly post-game celebratory drinks at Mellow Mushroom! When our workday is over you will regularly find the athletes at PKM exercising their athletic prowess throughout Atlanta.
Basketball - If you are tall and can dunk the ball then we definitely need you on the basketball team! Our CPA’s can shoot the lights out, but jumping high is not one of our strengths.
Football - We have a quarterback on the football team that can throw the ball 80 yards down the field, however, his accuracy on short passes has been regularly called into question. Unfortunately for our football team, our backup quarterback is better known for his interceptions rather than for his completions. With that said, the PKM flag football team has won 2 city championships in the last 3 years and are a force to be reckoned with!
10-k’s and Half Marathons - Many of the ladies at PKM are as swift on their feet as cheetahs hunting prey on the grassy plains of the Serengeti. I, on the other hand, discovered that Publix caters cookies and donuts after most 10-k’s. So, whether you are swift as a cheetah or you enjoy gorging on donuts from Publix, running 10-k’s and half-marathons with your PKM friends might be for you!
Softball - Who doesn’t enjoy kicking a little dirt on an umpire after a long day in the office?!
So, if you enjoy athletics and comraderie with your friends at work, PKM might be the place for you.
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