Hello to everyone,
I' ve recently graduated from my university studying Maritime in Greece. Having fullfilled my milatary service obligations since Augoust of 2013, i had some time to rethink about my future. Accounting has arouzed my interest (at least in theory through the courses i had in my university). Hence, i made my decision to concern myself with this particular field and maybe in the future i could combine both. Going for a master degree (related in accounting & finance) after my studies was the first I was thinking but the military service was an obstacle. If I had to start a postgraduate degree I should had already run my english and maths certifications (IELTS or TOEFL, GMAT) along with all the application procedure during my service, which was really difficult. However, I believe all this made more good than bad in my carreer because I started to search in the job market and I saw the situation of nowadays. Especially in Greece where unemployment rate rises up to 25% the opportunities are a few and everybody is seeking for previous experience. Consequently, taking into account that I am already 23 and with no past experience neither in maritime nor in accounting i should seek for an accounting assistant position to see how is the work in practice. In the meantime I am thinking of starting ACCA from the beggining without any exceptions because I advocate it is a highly recognised certification which is being acknowledged everywhere in the world. That's how I am thinking right now: firstly, to gain some job experience in the field i would like to work, then starting ACCA certification and in the future maybe something more general like an MBA.
I am looking forward to any thoughts, advices or even judges in my plan. I would be very grateful if someone would spend his time responding to that thread.
Thanks in advance.
I' ve recently graduated from my university studying Maritime in Greece. Having fullfilled my milatary service obligations since Augoust of 2013, i had some time to rethink about my future. Accounting has arouzed my interest (at least in theory through the courses i had in my university). Hence, i made my decision to concern myself with this particular field and maybe in the future i could combine both. Going for a master degree (related in accounting & finance) after my studies was the first I was thinking but the military service was an obstacle. If I had to start a postgraduate degree I should had already run my english and maths certifications (IELTS or TOEFL, GMAT) along with all the application procedure during my service, which was really difficult. However, I believe all this made more good than bad in my carreer because I started to search in the job market and I saw the situation of nowadays. Especially in Greece where unemployment rate rises up to 25% the opportunities are a few and everybody is seeking for previous experience. Consequently, taking into account that I am already 23 and with no past experience neither in maritime nor in accounting i should seek for an accounting assistant position to see how is the work in practice. In the meantime I am thinking of starting ACCA from the beggining without any exceptions because I advocate it is a highly recognised certification which is being acknowledged everywhere in the world. That's how I am thinking right now: firstly, to gain some job experience in the field i would like to work, then starting ACCA certification and in the future maybe something more general like an MBA.
I am looking forward to any thoughts, advices or even judges in my plan. I would be very grateful if someone would spend his time responding to that thread.
Thanks in advance.
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