CFO Series: Re-invigorating Your Career: Planning Your Path

Overview

A career is a long time and yet looking back it appears to have been in the blink of an eye. If you have ever engaged in discussions with mentors or peer groups you may have heard the, "I wish I had ". This course is a review of keeping you individually prepared and ready for all the various changes that will make your career. We start with where you are today and where you want to be? We discuss practical tips for professionals to be more prepared for changes that will certainly come over the course of your career. What are my career possibilities? The goal is that some of these ideas discussed will avoid more of the "I wish I had _", and will convert them to, "I'm so glad I ____". We all have heard the maxim, "Failure to plan is planning to fail." We are planners by nature, let's plan our career and the career of those who report to us.

Prerequisites

Preferably at least six (6) months of professional financial statement analysis experience.

Objectives

• Determine best practices to keep your career path vibrant.
• Apply principles to be ready for change.
• Use effective tactics to prepare for new opportunities.

Highlights

• What is a career as a professional and as a CPA?
• Changing technology, changes in required skills, and changing industries.
  • What are the possibilities?
• Personal performance evaluations for your continuous growth.
  • What do you want to achieve? How and when?
• What is your brand, and do you need one?
• I'm living longer; do I want to work longer?
• Following your career plan.