Thanks to a steadily growing economy, changes in tax and business law (thanks to a spat of corporate scandals), accountants are in higher demand than ever! According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the growth and demand for accountants will increase over 10% in the next decade—with some specialized areas of accounting growing as fast as 25%!
So what are these five hot accounting careers?
1. Internal auditor
For some people, a day’s work does not count for much if it doesn’t involve getting their hands dirty or breaking a sweat. To these achievers, work means a lot more than wearing a suit and shuffling papers at a desk. If you are a “get-down-to-the-nitty-gritty” kind of person, you might consider a career in auto mechanics, electrical work, carpentry, or law enforcement. Nearly 6,000 vocational school programs are available to give you the information and training you need to break into these and other related fields.
Do you have a great idea to can raise the bottom line of the company you work for? Such an idea could be to raise productivity, lower the cost of production or a clever idea to raise staff morale. In the past, you may have a frustrating experience when your idea was rejected or ignored. The reason could be that nobody told you “the secret“. When a great idea pops into our head, the next step is to sell your idea so that others will buy into it. Here are seven important steps that you can take in that process;
Step 1: Pre-appointment preparation
The work you do before you ever go to the property will set the tone for how you are perceived by the seller. Let me explain. You want to be able to show the seller (not tell them) that you are professional and organized. This will allow you to exhibit leadership and authority People like to be led down the path to a decision, if they value what you say and how you act. This will lay the foundation for the trust relationship to begin. People will do business with people they like and respect, but they have to trust you first. So how do we do this? When you first make the appointment, ask lots of intelligent questions. Questions help build rapport and show the client that you are caring enough to ask about their needs and their particular situation. Here are some examples:
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