The reasons that someone becomes a CPA run the gamut from the financial -- good starting salary and long-term earnings potential -- to the practical -- job security -- to the familial -- my mom or dad was a CPA.
But BestCollegesOnline.net decided to explore how someone's personal characteristics and preferences contribute to the decision to pursue a career in accounting.
Take a look at "
10 Ways to Know You Were Born to Be an Accountant" and
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