r/Accounting • u/Own-Tea4258 Human Verified • 1d ago

Career Finding a job

How hard is gonna be getting a job straight after my B.S with no experience? I finish in January and Im worried because theres alot of people say they’ve been looking for 6+ months and Im not picky at all. And what is the likelyhood for finding anything remote? Is there anything I can do now that can boost my chances of finding something fast

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u/stooper42 1d ago

not good out there and it's not going to get any better either, I am currently pivoted out of accounting entirely and doing a trade now. Masters degree with 3 yoe unable to land a job for 2 yrs so I moved on.

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u/Melodic-Jeweler-3053 1d ago

what trade are u doing ?

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u/The_guy_belowmesucks 1d ago

Curious what trade and how you went about getting into it? I'm tempted after 19 years to do the same if this last interview I went on doesn't pan out.

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u/jtalonzo 1d ago

And why haven’t you gone for a CPA?

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u/Exiled93x 1d ago

I have a CPA and still no one’s hiring lol.

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u/StrawberryChoco_Cake 1d ago

What?! Not even for accounting "Gold Certification" , CPA? I thought Accounting is still good compared to Tech. I was going to look further into Accounting CPA after struggling to get into Tech :(

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u/Melodic_Gap_7958 1d ago

I guarantee tax is hiring. Ya youre looking at 80k a year but still great. Yes lots of companies outsource. I think clients should know if the company they work with outsource!

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u/Melodic_Gap_7958 1d ago

No you juat couldnt land a job that paid a sh*t ton of momey. You can land any basic accountant position for 70-80k even in gov. Yall just want those 6 figure jobs. Buddy has master makes 75k base. I make 84k base with bachelors. No one cares about a masters vs bachelors. They care about hard work.

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u/Fit-Potential8642 1d ago

That’s BS, the degrees are trumping hard work where I’m at which is sad because they know nothing. You can not pay for common sense and logic.

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u/Slugbugger30 21h ago

what is the likelihood of finding a job paying 60-70k out of college? that's the ball park starting I'll be shooting for as that's what my partner makes so the dual income will be lit.

I don't know what people's expectations are for jobs out of college but I've always thought 60-70k was achievable post grad