{"id":3519,"date":"2017-04-26T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=3519"},"modified":"2017-04-26T11:35:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:35:46","slug":"6-things-an-accounting-firm-ceo-wishes-he-knew-at-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/6-things-an-accounting-firm-ceo-wishes-he-knew-at-22\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things an Accounting Firm CEO Wishes He Knew at 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Matt Snow | April 17, 2017<br \/>\nRe-posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\">Vault<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we say farewell to our spring interns and plan for our summer interns, I think back to the time when I was in their shoes. Nearing the end of college and in the process of figuring out my career path, I had no idea I would one day be a partner in an accounting firm; I never imagined that as a long-term goal. However, I knew I wanted to be in the accounting profession, and I aspired for upward mobility. Around this time, while being recruited, a partner at the firm I ended up working for told me he believed I could one day become a partner. That was the first time I ever thought of myself as more than an accounting student. I could see the end game of where my career could take me, and that encouragement really motivated me.<\/p>\n<p>No two career paths are exactly the same. And certainly, the world today is quite different than it was when I began my career. If I could go back in time, these are the things I would tell my 22-year-old self about building a valuable career. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/blog\/workplace-issues\/6-things-an-accounting-firm-ceo-wishes-he-knew-at-22\/?utm_source=UndergradNewsletter&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=04_24_2017_UG&amp;referer_ID=7778\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Matt Snow | April 17, 2017 Re-posted from Vault As we say farewell to our spring interns and plan for our summer interns, I think back to the time when I was in their shoes. 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