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Many accounting students seek advanced education after your university experience. The careers section is designed to help you locate information pertinent in making your future educational decisions. The Canadian Academic Accounting Association provides a good resource specifically tailored to Canadian students. To obtain more information on the CA, CMA or CGA programs and services, please select your choice. If you are looking for work with your university degree, there are options available to you.
Check out links about job postings, and job hunting advice by clicking career links to be taken to the relevant section of this page. Professional accounting firms hire many students and provide training and educational opportunities. Check out the article What Corporate America Wants in Entry-Level Accountants to give you insight on what employers value in an accountant. If you are interested in public sector career opportunities, there are many Canadian government departments hiring accounting and business graduates. The CICA, together with the provincial and territorial institutes of chartered accountants, represents a membership of 60,000 professional accountants in Canada and Bermuda. The CICA sets accounting and auditing standards for business, not-for-profit organizations and government. It issues guidance on control and governance, publishes professional literature, develops continuing education programs and represents the CA profession nationally and internationally. CMA - Home Page CGA Canada is the association of 56,500 certified
general accountants and CGA students in Canada, Bermuda, the nations of the Caribbean, and the Pacific Rim. Certified General Accountants (CGAs) are professional accountants working in industry, commerce, finance, government and public practice. Job Bank / Guichet emplois created by Human Resource Development Canada. "JOB BANK on the Internet" is an electronic listing of jobs, work or business opportunities phoned in to Human Resource Centres of Canada by employers around the country.
Net Jobs - Canadian career premier employment site. DirectStaff Inc. is a Search and Contract Staffing firm specializing in, Information Technology, Engineering and Accounting.They provide Direct and Contract Staffing Services to Fortune 100 firms. CareerPark offers employment opportunities with some of the world's most respected and fastest-growing employers. This site allows you to get acquainted with potential Employers and see what they have to offer, or view a variety of job listings, including accounting positions. Accounting Placement Specialists - Childs,
Smith & Associates, USA, are professional recruiting firm that specializes
in the placement of highly qualified professional candidates with progressive,
dynamic client firms in the tax, audit and accounting fields. Westford Group is a professional recruitment firm. We specialize in placing candidates with accounting, auditing, financial analysis, tax, and controllership experience. Career, Employment, & Job Search at
the Westech Virtual Job Fair The Global Virtual Job Fair Links Catalog searches
hundreds of articles - on future trends and career management.
International career openings in high tech and education. Visit CareerMosaic to research employers and opportunities in sales, engineering, high-tech, health care, insurance, finance, software, and other industries. 70,000+ jobs, never more than 30 days old! CareerPath.com has it all online: jobs from newspaper classifieds & employers, career info, resume posting, plus recruitment and employment services. Job categories include finance, accounting, engineering, technical, sales & marketing. Career Web contains thousands of high-paying, interesting jobs with top companies looking for people now. Jobs include technical jobs, professional jobs, managerial jobs. Accounting: A career with no limits
Currently open to all site users. Find out what the No Limits Web pages can offer you as an accounting student or pre-CPA affiliate before these pages are reserved just for student affiliate members of the AICPA. Reality
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The Career Key - A free public service to help people make sound career decisions. CareerMatch is a quick, easy way to get useful, personal vocational guidance. All you need do is fill out a simple form which involves the ranking of various describing words, you submit your form online by simply clicking on a "SUBMIT" button, and within seconds you will receive your personal CareerMatch results. You may decide to save your report or print it out for future reference. It's as easy as that! University of Waterloo Self Assessment of Personality Traits helps you conduct a personal inventory to assess your personality traits, skills, knowledge, interests and values, and achievements. This self assessment will help determine if you have a match with your strengths and the career you are interested in pursuing.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is a site where you can take a Personality: Character and Temperament test. When you are done, you can see a profile that will give you some information about your personality preferences. The Keirsey Character Sorter is designed to identify different kinds of personality. It is similar to other devices derived from Carl Jung's theory of "psychological types," such as the Myers-Briggs, the Singer-Loomis, and the Grey-Wheelright. The questionnaire identifies four temperament types: Guardian ["SJ"], Artisan ["SP"], Idealist ["NF"], and Rational ["NT"].
Youth Resource Network of Canada is a site which has self-assessment questionnaires to provide youth an opportunity to take a closer look at interests, skills and goals.
Accounting Careers
CICA - Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Chartered Accountants by Province
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CMA - Society of Management Accountants of Canada
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This Web site provides information on the CMA designation and management
accounting, how to become a CMA, and features a highly topical management
issue each month in a 'What's New' section. The CMA Library provides a comprehensive
collection of publications dealing with the implementation of leading-edge
management techniques, including CMA magazine, the professional journal
for better management decisions.
CMAs by Province or Territory -
CGA - Certified General Accountants
CGA Canada
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Becoming a Certified General Accountant
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Careers - Private Sector
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Finding the Right Job for You as an Individual
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Public Sector - Government of Canada
The Canadian government.
Canadian Department of Finance
Office of the Auditor General of Canada - Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada
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