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You've finished university, gotten your first job working as an accountant and you've started your CA/CPA professional designation courses. Now, what do you do? There's no time for relaxing because the real work begins now! Remember these 3 important steps to pursue: 1) networking, 2) professional development, and 3)career opportunities. Do NOT hold back. Be fearless and seek out the career that you want. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Beginning your career in public accounting definitely has its advantages. There's a lot on offer that comes with working at a public accounting firm: the prestige, the opportunities, the support and the experience. However, with these advantages, comes a lot of competition for only a limited number of open positions each year. So you'll need to prepare, do research, and practice for your chance to get noticed and ultimately get hired. In this podcast episode, I have a conversation with Muib, in which I break down everything he needs to do to put himself in the best position possible to be successful in fulfilling his career goals - to work at a public accounting firm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Why did I change careers? Why did I choose accounting? How did I know it was the right choice for me? How did I make the decision? Was it the right decision?.. Believe it or not, I get these questions all the time. So if you're thinking about them - it's completely normal - I'm here to help. In this podcast, I chat with my guest, Echo, about the career choices I made that brought me into the accounting profession. I hope that in sharing my experiences, I can help Echo to come to her own career decisions. I think there's value here for lots of people out there thinking about getting their careers started, or re-started. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Omar reached out to me on LinkedIn and asked if I had any advice on whether he should pursue an MBA or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) certificate. So in typical Accounting Coach and Mentor fashion, I invited him to chat on the "Vancouver Accounting Experience" podcast! For all you accounting students and aspiring CPAs, I hope you get a lot of value out of this one. For those of you who are confused as to whether you should take a course, a program or a designation, I hope this conversation will give you some ideas to move forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Are you an accountant or CPA looking for a specialization? The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation could be for you! Steve Wilson, President of the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, joins me on the podcast to discuss the CFE credentials. Who is the designation for? What does it take to succeed? What makes a good fraud examiner? What is the profession like? Whether you're an accountant looking to gain an edge in your career or looking to begin a new career, I think there's a lot of great insights from Steve on what a career as a fraud examiner is like.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

In this episode of the Vancouver Accounting Experience podcast, I'm on a Q&A call with Gaurav, whom I met via LinkedIn. I listened and I offered my two cents -- that's it! I hope it brings some good ideas to all the job seekers out there looking to launch their accounting careers during these tough economic times. I think the core question is this: "How can I stand out from the crowd when there's so much competition for a limited number of public accounting positions?" I think this episode offers a ton of value for those of you looking for an advantage as I'm sure lots of people can relate to Gaurav and have similar questions.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Billie-Ann Woo, President of the Rodde House Museum joins the Vancouver Accounting Experience to talk about the benefits and challenges of serving on a board of an NPO. And there's even an open position (as of recording) on the board of directors at the Roedde House as the position of Treasurer - perfect for a CPA - is available. Serving on an NPO board is a commitment that is as challenging as it is rewarding. There are many opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills from governance to leadership, budgeting to communication and interpersonal skills. Billie-Ann discusses what one can expect from volunteering at the Roedde House and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

This podcast is from a recent Facebook Live event hosted by your very own Adrian Law, Accounting Coach and Mentor and host of the "Vancouver Accounting Experience". I think there's a ton of value here if your an accounting student or aspiring CPA. I get into my past experiences from public practice and the BIG 4, my training, recruitment, why I left to join industry, what you can do to stand apart from the crowd, and much, much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

A bright, young man and SFU student, named Gurinder, reached out to me on LinkedIn and asked if I had any tips on the Big 4. I invited him to chat on the "Vancouver Accounting Experience" podcast. Why? Because that's what we do here. He took the initiative to reach out, ask and I answered. For all you accounting students and aspiring CPAs, I hope you get a lot of value out of this one. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Simply put, this podcast is a big one! The first-ever two-time guest on the podcast, Christine Woodington, rejoins to share her experiences working in industry and brings a ton of value in the form of tips and advice, from job hunting to jump-starting your accounting career and much, much more. If you're an accounting student and an aspiring CPA, this is an important podcast you do not want to miss!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Happy Canada Day Accounting Nation. If you've ever wanted to know more about I.T. audits and the CISA designation, this is the podcast for you! Jonas Kwong, CPA, CISA, CIA, Senior Internal Auditor at Teck Resources joins me on the podcast to share his valuable insights and experiences. We talk about his career path, IT audits, what it takes to obtain a CISA, spot prawns!! and much, much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Ever wanted to know what I do as Financial Reporting Manager? Whether you're a high school student interested in accounting, an accounting student at university, or already in the CPA program, you'll need to research your career options. I always recommend speaking to as many CPAs as possible to inquire about their work, their likes and dislikes; perhaps ask about job shadowing or performing an informational interview (performed virtually during Covid-19). In order to kick off your research, I thought I'd describe the work that I do and explain what a day in the life of me looks like.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

In this episode of the Vancouver Accounting Experience, Christine Woodington, CPA, CGA and Chair of the CPABC Vancouver chapter joins me to chat about the benefits of volunteering. There are lots of different ways that CPAs (both students and qualified members) can get involved and volunteer. Whether it's through your local chapter, volunteering as a CPA mentor or just representing the designation as an ambassador, there are many rewarding opportunities available. We also talk about Christine's other talents and much, much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

The last two weeks have been a tumultuous time. In fact, the last three months have been tumultuous, but the heartbreaking death of George Floyd and subsequent protest and riots have compelled me to speak out and express my thoughts on everything that's happened. This podcast is just one accountant's thoughts, views and message on what all of us can do to change the world one conversation at a time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

In this episode of the Vancouver Accounting Experience podcast, I answer the number one question that I seem to get: "Should I?" For which, I have a very simple, universal answer. This is a short podcast but an important one I think as there must be a reason this question keeps coming up! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

This is a 2 x Adrian podcast! A long weekend (Victoria Day in Canada) calls for a relaxed "fireside chat' as Adrian Dastur, Vice-Chair of the CPA BC chapter in Tri-Cities/Ridge Medows joins Adrian Law, host of the Vancouver Accounting Podcast. Nothing too serious as Adrian & Adrian talk about tips for aspiring CPAs, speaking foreign languages, growing up in another country, immigrating to Canada, living and working with Covid-19, and much, much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

In this episode of the Vancouver Accounting Experience podcast, I'm on a Q&A call with an Accountant/CPA candidate to listen, answer his questions on careers moves, and offer my two cents. The question of whether someone should leave their current comfortable, well-paying job for better career opportunities comes up all the time! A very common question. So I think this episode offers a bunch of value as I'm sure lots of people can relate and have similar questions. Enjoy! :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

Like many, aspiring accountants can have a lot to worry about. Balancing school, exams, work, and family is tough. Managing expectations and pressure from our parents, peers, and managers is even tougher. This is exactly why we need to slow things down and talk about mental wellbeing. What is mental well-being? What should we be aware of? What are some indicators of potential imbalance? In this podcast, I chat with Anita Van Rooyen, Chief Confidence Hacker from ConfidenceHackers.com and Sam Chor of UJ Hostels (Uncle James Hostels) to talk about confidence and mental wellbeing awareness. This is an important episode, so please join me in learning from Anita and Sam's experiences and expertise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

I'm sick! Don't worry it's not that virus - just a bad cough -- but enough to make me contemplate our life and times living with the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis that is affecting everything and everyone. I get into talking about working from home, getting the munchies, the rise of Zoom, social distancing, poor public behaviour, the lack of sport and most importantly, having the proper perspective during these challenging times.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message

With the global lockdown, a lot of you will have extra time on your hands. What better way to spend the time than to start thinking about the upcoming CFE! With this year's CFE (Common Final Examination) just over five months away, I thought I'd share with you my tips on study prep for the CFE and case writing based on my own UFE (CA legacy exam) experiences.  I even give a quick tip on what you can get started working on right now. Hint hint: it's got nothing to do with accounting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrianlaw/message