Assignment -Careers Spring 2023

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ACC207- Spring 2023 Isidore Assignment: Careers (15 points) Individual assignment Due Monday, January 30 at 11:55 pm Student Name: Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn about accountants and accounting careers Guidance for completion: -Using the template below , indicate your answers in the spaces provided beneath each question. You may need to expand the answer boxes to answer each question fully. Use complete sentences where applicable. -Point values for each question are indicated in the right column of the template. -This is an individual assignment. Ensure all work is your own, as software will be used to look for plagiarism. Submission Instructions: points Indicate your full name in the space at the top of this page. 0.5 Save your completed document as a Word document with the following file name: YourLastName Career Assignment.doc 0.5 You must submit BOTH of the following to receive credit for this assignment : -An electronic attachment via Isidore Assignments (due Monday, January 30 at 11:55 pm) AND -A hard copy printout, to be submitted at the beginning of our next class meeting after the due date To complete this assignment, go to www.StartHereGoPlaces.com , select the Student option, and click on the Why Accounting? tab at the top of the page. Question and response points 1. In the Career Options section, watch the “Let’s Talk Business” video, and answer the following questions: a. Ming Lu is the host of this video. Identify his job title(s), and employer(s) 1 b . Ming Lu states “whatever you want to do, and wherever you want to go, a career in accounting can take you there.” Based on what he says about accountants, why does that seem to be the case? 1 c. Ming Lu identifies several industries/ types of businesses that accountants work in, and types of clients that they work for. Which of these would be the most interesting to you as a career choice. Explain why. 2 1
Question and response points d . Ming Lu discusses six “big benefits” to entering the accounting profession. Identify three of these benefits that you personally find most appealing. Rank them with the one that is most appealing to you listed first. 2 e. Ming Lu refers to accounting as “the profession on which all other professions rely.” Why does he refer to accounting in that way? 1 2. Ming Lu introduces us to three accountants who have followed different career paths. After watching all three interviews, choose the person whose story is most interesting to you, or resonates with you the most. a. For the accountant you chose, indicate the following information in the blank spaces to the right of the item. 2 Full name Employer Job title Brief description of job duties b . What was it about this person’s career or personal story or advice that you found interesting or appealing? (answer in the blank space below) 2 Question and response points 3. On the Salary and Demand tab, from the list of twelve job titles, locate the one that most closely matches the accountant that you identified in question #2. Indicate that title and the salary range for a junior level (0-3 years) accountant in that position. 1 Title Salary range 2
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