Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Portfolio
K e lb y L e o n a rd
Table of Contents
1 . Electronic Career Portfolio 23 . Beta Club Award
2 . Table of Contents 24 . Student Council Awards
3 . Nature of Work 25 . Quiz Bowl Awards
4 . Training and Qualifications for an 26 . NLHSR and Character
Accountant Counts Awards
5 . Employment 27 . Perseverance - Practice
6 . Job Outlook Makes Perfect
7 . Salary for an Accountant 28 . Pursuit of Goals - Being
8 . Goals and Objectives Responsible
9 . Resume 29 . Credits
1 0 . Personal Data Sheet
1 1 . Recommendation
1 2 . Pursuit of Goals : Achieve Results
1 3 . Cont . Maintained Honor Roll
1 4 . Pursuit of Goals : Receive Award in
Accounting
1 5 . Pursuit of Goals : Obtain
Leadership Skills
1 6 . Pursuit of Goals : Activities and
Citizenship
1 7 . Pursuit of Goals : Receiving Awards
for Hard Work
1 8 . Pursuit of Goals : Attend College
1 9 . Renaissance Society and National
Beta Club
2 0 . Science Award and Honesty and
Integrity Award
Nature of Work
Accountants help to ensure firms are run
efficiently , public records are kept
accurately , and taxes are paid properly
and on time .
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Specific job duties vary widely among the
four major fields of accounting and
auditing .
§Public Accounting
§Management Accounting
§Government Accounting
§Internal Accounting
Training and Qualifications
for an Accountant
§Most accountants and auditors need at
least a bachelor ’ s degree in accounting or
a related field
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§Many accountants choose to obtain
certification to help advance their
careers , such as becoming a Certified
Public Accountant ( CPA )
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§Accounting degrees require 4 years of
college for a bachelor degree and a extra
year for a master degree to become a CPA
Employment
§Accountants and auditors held about 1 . 3
million jobs in 2008
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§Twenty - four percent of accountants and
auditors worked for accounting , tax
preparation , bookkeeping , and payroll
service firms
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§Around eight percent were self - employed
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§Some accountants are full - time college
and university faculty
Job Outlook
§Accountants are expected to experience
much faster than average employment
growth from 2008 - 2018
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§Accountants who have a professional
certification , especially CPA ’ s , should
have the best prospects
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GO COWBOYS !
Pursuit of
Goals :
Being
Recognized
for hard
work and
consistency
Renaissanc
e Society
&
National
Beta Club
Awards
Pursuit of
Goals :
Being
recognized
for being
Honest ,
Loyal , and
Achievement Science
Award &
Honesty
and
Integrity
Awards
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Pursuit of Goals : Developing
Leadership and Business Skills
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Pursuit of Goals :
Developing
Technology Skills
and Familiarity
with latest
software
applications such
as Excel
Intro to
IBCA
& BCA
Awards
Pursuit of
Goals :
Recognized
for Local
Level
Achievements
Beta Club
Awards
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Pursuit of
Goals :
Gain
Academic
Knowledge
Quiz Bowl
Awards
Pursuit of
Goals :
Being
Responsible
and Gaining
Knowledge
North
Louisiana
High School
Rally &
Character
Counts Award
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Pursuit of Goals :
Achieving in Extra
Curricular Activities
Pursuit of Goals :
Being Responsible
Participating in 4 - H
projects with Pigs
References
1.http://www.bls.gov/
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3.http .careers
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in-accounting /acsal .htm.htm
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5.http://www.collegegrad.com/career/accountingcareer.shtml
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7.http://www.startheregoplaces.com/getting-there/in-high-school
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