For this interview, pose the following questions to your interviewee: - How has

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For this interview, pose the following questions to your interviewee:

- How has having a CPA certification or consulting with a CPA helped you do your job?
- Has having a CPA helped you to obtain a job or have you thought about obtaining a CPA to enhance your skill set?
- Do you belong to any local or national professional organizations for CPA's or business professionals?

Before you contact a CPA OR a business professional that utilizes accounting frequently for your information interview, however, you should first visit the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' website at http://www.aicpa.org.

Explore the site and see what it has to offer. You should pay particular attention to the information regarding CPA Candidates and the related to the AICPA's mission statement, code of professional conduct and bylaws.

Explanation / Answer

CPA certification to remain active requires 40 hours of continuing education each year that includes 8 hours of accounting and auditing education and 8 hours of ethics. The training keeps me up on current events in taxes, accounting and ethics and also provides networking opportunities as much of the education is provided by professional organizations such as the American Bankers Association and the Tax Executives Institute. The information keeps me up-to-date on all of the newest developments to ensure that I can properly do my job. having a cpa has helped obtain respect from outside sources and has helped frame how you analyze a business and communicate financial information. in the competitive world, the cpa makes it easier to get in the door for the interview. the cpa will help measure you against other unknown candidates. a definite and must in todays competitive world. yes (state society and roundtables) and it is well advised to network and keep in the network of professionals in the same field. this is sometimes hard to find in accounting field.

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