Accounting

  Are you thinking about switching up your professional life? Starting a new career or changing from a current one can be a d aunting and overwhelming task. Often an individual does not know exactly where to start when making this jump, especially if you have just immigrated to Canada. If you are thinking about going back to school, it is easy to get lost in course catalogues . A terrific way of choosing a new career or upgrading in your current one is to start thinking about your current skill set, particularly   your transferable skills. What are transferable skills? These are those skills that are practiced in a multitude of occupations as well as in everyday life. In fact, you most likely have many of them.    These key skills are critical to all professionals, and certain ones can help an individual thrive in an accounting career. This fantastic field has a high demand in Canada and is an excellent choice for those seeking job stability and competitive wages. ...

We know that Hollywood takes quite a creative license when portraying characters and what different careers are  like.  Take, for instance,  doctors and nurses in tv shows, from the  melodramatic  lives in  Grey’s Anat om y  to the comedic and  potential malpractice in  Scrubs ,  most of us  know that is not real life. But,  have they ever got it right when portraying a job?  Depending on who m you ask,  but I think,  yes. For example,  the  way algorithms and coding are talked about in  Th e Social Network  is quite accurate  and how they explore the legal battle Zuckerberg has to  go through is pretty spot  on .  An d , in the movies  End of Watch  and  Hot Fuzz,  the main actors accurately portray  the  slow and boring ride-a-longs  all  officers experience. But,  o ne career that almost never seems to be the main character ’s...