| Topic Name: |
Career Advice |
| Message Name: |
accounting |
| Date Posted: |
04/26/2006 |
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I graduated with a B.A. in Political Science in 1999, I graduated law
>school in May 2002 and became licensed to practice law in Florida in
April
>2003. From April 2003 until December, 2005, I worked for a solo
>practioner and learned complex real estate transactions and
negotiations.
>I resigned in December 2005 due to a hostile work envionment. I
have
>been searching for an attorney position at various corporations and
large
>law firms but have not recieved any response to my
>resumes. My experience with the legal profession's hiring process is that the process is hyper-political and byzantine.
I am
>considering enrolling in courses at the local university in one of the
>following career paths: (1) accounting, or (2) management information
>systems/computer information systems. I do not want to enroll in
classes
>only to discover, as I know now with my law degree, that it is
difficult
>to find employment. I am interested in mergers and acquisitions and
tax,
>but I am under the impression that I could more easily land at least an interview with an CIS/MIS degree than with a degree in accounting or finance.
If anyone out there can give me any comments or suggestions I would be most appreciative.
>
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| Message: |
Krislaw,
I completely understand your situation. I went to law school as well. I worked for a solo for about 2 weeks. The guy was awful. Probably the worst boss I ever had. No mentoring, fired the previous associate without cause. So I totally understand what you are saying. I got a semi-legal job at a corporation after the solo and said forget law. I am now enrolled in an accounting program and it is a lot more humane environment. Obviously grades matter but grades and school rank are not the end all be all. Hiring is based on personality as well and accountants unlike lawyers are in demand. If you want to do accounting you may think about working in tax. As for the MIS I'm not sure. Also www.taxtalent.com is a great site to check out. Good luck.
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