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HOW CAN YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT? --BY: BELLO ABDULLAH (HA)

HOW CAN YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT? Have you always fancy yourself being an accountant? Do you always have a dream of becoming a professional and chartered accountant? Have you heard of the acronym ICAN before and have always wondered what it means? – seek no more, this article is for you. In my last article (Click here to read) , I explained how one can become a professional in any field . Accounting is a highly lucrative profession because it has so many scopes and can be applied to any field or job. It is a very diverse and wide profession with so many opportunities and fortune. It is one of the few professions that can never be made irrelevant – no matter the impact of technology and science. WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT? Chartered accountants are one of the highest paid professionals in Nigeria and all over the world. According to a report by Forbes, financial analysts/accountants fall within the top 50 highest paid jobs in the world in 2021 A chartered

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL (Part two)--- By BELLO ABDULLAH (H.A)

From the first part of this article, I made a promise to answer some questions. I have fulfilled my promises here. Click here to read the first part of this article. (Part two) HOW CAN YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL? In my previous article, I made us understand the concept of professionalism, its numerous advantages and why everyone should strive to become a professional. How, then, can you become a professional? No matter the field or career you find yourself, whether formal or informal, you can as well become a pro in your own field. You can become a professional artisan, footballer, designer, engineer and so on in TWO major interdependent ways: 1. THROUGH YEARS OF HARD WORK AND EXPERIENCE:  There is a general old adage which says “practice makes perfection”. This age-long axiom has always remained true. You can become a pro in your field through hard work and dedication, backed by conscious effort towards growth and development. By spending a number of years in your job and paying close

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL (Part one)--- By BELLO ABDULLAH (H.A)

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL  (Part One) The word “ professional ”, usually shortened as pro, is not an alien word in the world today. It, arguably, is one of the most common and most misused words in our everyday Life. You often hear sentences like “that guy is very good, he’s a professional”, “that doctor is a pro, he’s really sound”. A person who is regarded to be a professional is one who has acquired, accumulated and displayed a sound knowledge, experience and expertise in the discharge of a particular field of work. He is a person with whom a high level of trust and standard is placed upon. A professional is not perfect, neither is he omniscient – he makes mistakes (though very seldom). However, he constantly applies due diligence and avoid negligence and this makes it possible for him to continuously churn out brilliant expertise in the performance of his work. In our world today, we have professionals in various fields and careers – engineers, lawyers, artists, sportsm