| The Pros: | | | | degree graduates. You will be up against some |
| - You are almost guaranteed to find a job | | | | tough competition for entry level jobs. |
| somewhere as there is always a need for | | | | - Using your accounting degree to go and work |
| accountants. Especially with the clamping down on | | | | within a big firm, you will usually be assigned to |
| financial legislation, professional management | | | | many different operations for many different |
| reports and annual financial statements need to | | | | businesses. This means you will be answering to a |
| be submitted in order to stay in business, so in | | | | number of different "bosses" which can be |
| house accountants are always on board, if not | | | | stressful and require a lot of management on |
| the people with accounting degrees are | | | | your part. |
| outsourced. | | | | - On the whole, the accounting world is relatively |
| - Unless you work for yourself, you will more | | | | conservative. But perhaps that will suit you? |
| than likely be offered work within a large firm | | | | - Your work is generally billed per hour which |
| allowing you to interact with many like minded | | | | means you need to stay on top of every single |
| people on a day to day basis. | | | | hour that has been worked. All work needs to be |
| - Your degree can be utilized within many fields of | | | | documented, so an extensive record of hours |
| accounting, adding diversity and growth to your | | | | worked and to be billed needs to be kept. |
| qualifications. | | | | - All graduates will soon find out that you will be |
| - Through the use of your studies, you can | | | | required to work long hours. Sometimes all night |
| become exposed to many different types of | | | | or all weekend if it means that the job gets done |
| business when you do their books or their tax. | | | | on time. That impressive salary does have it's |
| Whatever work you do for clients will be an | | | | hitches! |
| education in the operating of their business. | | | | All in all, opting to study for an accounting degree |
| - Impressive salaries and opportunity for growth | | | | is a positive choice that will offer you many |
| with any of these degrees. | | | | rewards in the long run. But maybe after perusing |
| The Cons | | | | these few pros and cons, you will feel differently |
| - Although there is a lot of job availability within | | | | about this. |
| this field, so too are there a lot of accounting | | | | |