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Hello All,
A little about me: I graduated with bachelors in accounting(3.1gpa) a little over 2.5 years ago and have been working in industry as an accountant full time. My goal is to pass the exams and land a job into a small to mid-size firm.
(A little more about my situation)
My parents and I have partnered and bought a small retail shop back in December. It was a bit hectic going through the business purchase and becoming an owner but things have smoothened out. I usually work there to close the shop at 9-10:30pm(M-F) and Sautdays&Sundays 6hours each. Once I clear my exams and find work at an accounting firm my hours at the shop will have to stop as the public accounting is very demanding.
My plan that I’ve come up with is to commit to studying for the cpa and leave my full time accounting position and try to knock out some of the exam parts by this summer. Personally I do not see much growth at my current company. I do live in a CA region which there is good number of accounting firms of different size.
So my question is could this plan work? I do realize that just passing the cpa exams isn’t enough, it also requires a lot of networking and strong interview skills. At this point I really don’t want to go back to school for a masters yet.
Your advice would be very much appreciated
Thanks
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