Why did I choose Accounting Technology:
I started studying BS in Accountancy because many believes that this course is fit to my skills and attitude. My Auntie suggested to take BS in Accountancy because she is a Certified Public Accountant. She said it is a good course with many opportunities and high-paid salary. With no hesitation, I take her advice and get the course. But unfortunately, I didn't pass the qualifying exam in my higher years in college so I took BS in Accounting Technology. It's the same as BSA but with no board exam.
About my college education:
I learned how to make financial statements and computations of it. I know how a business would run, how it is built and how to develop it.
Make reading as your habit and do not always rely on your calculator. Learn to calculate things in your mind or manually and practice it to save some time in clicking your calculator. It will make your mind think faster and you will finish your exam before time. You will then have time to review your answers. I admit the course is very difficult. Discipline, hard-work and willingness to learn are some of the required skills to succeed in this course.
My current job:
I am now a teller in One Network Bank.
I am responsible in the counter transactions of the bank.
Am I using what I learned in college:
Yes, several subjects in college were about banking. I used my knowledge in Financing, some basic accounting, reconciliations and other skills like sorting, editing, recording and counting. I learned how to handle people's questions and complaints. I used interpersonal skills that I acquired from college to my past and current job.
How long did it take to find a job:
It took me less than one month after I graduated to find a job.
VCDU Realty Corporation was hiring at that time and my boyfriend is also in that company. So I was hired in the main office in Villanueva St, Butuan City. I resigned after almost half a year because their rate was too low and there was another opportunity came to me. So I grabbed that opportunity and here I am in this bank.
Do I recommend studying Accounting Technology:
Yes. I highly recommend this course to any person who is very willing to learn and ready to torture your brain by stuffing many information. I guarantee you that this course have a lot of opportunity because this is an all around job.
About the salary level, since our city have a small minimum rate, I can't say that fresh graduates' expected salary will be high. It's lucky if you end up in a good company with high beginning rate, but I suggest to apply in other cities with higher minimum rate with low cost of living. For me, It's fine to have a lower salary because I am into experience. Longer experience will have a higher chance to be hired in higher position.
Advice to people who are thinking of studying this course:
I bet no one would say that Accounting Technology is easy but if you have determination to reach your goal, any barricade wouldn't keep you from getting it. As what the magic ball said to Eddie Murphy in The Haunted Mansion "You try, you fail. You try, You fail. But the only true failure is when you stop trying."
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