Accountant and Bookkeeper Articles

The old adage is true . . . that the only thing constant is change. Times are changing; are you keeping up with the changes or are you becoming obsolete?

Buggy Whips — a Lesson in Obsolescence

At one point in time, selling buggy whips was a lucrative income. Once the automobile came into being, buggy whip industries vanished. Over time, people learn to fix automobiles and even as recently as the late 70’s, a mechanic’s job was no where near as complicated as it is now. The carburetor disappeared and in comes the fuel-injector. What does that mean? It means that the mechanic’s skills became outdated in just a few short years. Today, computers have infiltrated the automobile to the point where auto mechanics needs as much or even more training in electronics and programming than they do in the workings of the mechanical side of things.

Speaking of computers, when’s the last time you found out that your software or operating system needs to be updated? Until recently, on my home computer, I’ve been using Windows Me (Millennium) which came out only five years ago. Already, several of the latest versions of software that I use cannot be used on a Millennium machine. I had to upgrade to Windows XP. Just in the 3 years that I’ve been in school to learn computer programming, my future-scheduled classes have changed 4 or 5 times. Every few months, a new software or programming language becomes the emphasis because it’s gaining market-share. In fact, the information learned in one of my classes is almost obsolete only two years later.

People who work in the call-center industry are having to learn new skills because of the recent laws that impact the way businesses can communicate with customers. The list of changes and updates to the world as we know it is constant and never-ending.

An Industry Where You Don’t Have to Re-Tool Every Few Years

The point is that in most major industries, auto-mechanic, computer programming, business management, technology, etc the industry changes and employees are constantly needing to “re-tool” and learn new skills, and employers are constantly looking for the person with the best skill set. Unfortunately even if you are the best buggy-whip manufacturer and designer in the entire universe as we know it, you are not likely to find employment that will meet your income and lifestyle needs.

So the question you must be asking yourself at this point is “what’s the point of training if I’ll be obsolete by the time I’m done training?” Well the answer is that there is at least one industry out there that hasn’t changed for over 500 years . . . Accounting and Bookkeeping.

If you want a stable job in an industry where you won’t be obsolete in a few years . . . accounting.

If you want a skill that EVERY business not only needs, but must have by law . . . accounting.

If you want a career where your boss can’t afford to lose you . . . accounting.

Accounting Hasn’t Changed Much in Over 500 Years!

The first person to put into print the accounting concepts that are still used today was an Italian monk named Luca Pacioli (pronounced pot-CHEE-oh-lee), in the year 1494. However, the concepts were not even created by him; they were actually a description of a system used by merchants during the Italian Renaissance. He described the same accounting cycle that we used today: journals; ledgers; inventories; assets; liabilities; income; expense accounts; year-end closing, etc. He even made the observation that until the debits equaled the credits, do not go to sleep.

The reason this system has survived for so long is because it works! Because of it’s stability and consistency, according the US Department of Labor, Accounting opportunities will grow by 20% by the year 2014.

So it would seem that it’s clear that accounting is a safe field to go into, but I’m going to guess that you weren’t born knowing how to be a bookkeeper, and like most people would need some training to move into this field. Or you might be lucky enough to already be in the field, but you need to fine tune your skills or have that piece of paper that proves to your boss that you’re worth more than he’s paying you.

Well you basically have two choices; you can either spend four years getting an accounting degree or you can take a condensed accounting course like we offer here at Universal Accounting Center. According to our students, you’ll find that you will learn more in our 60 hour course than you will in a four year degree; plus it’ll only take you four weeks, not four years.

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A good friend of mine who happens to be a business owner and a CPA has a saying that he always used when it came to the training and disciplining of his staff . . . “If you can’t change the people, change the people.” Of course, what he meant by that was that if you couldn’t change the behavior of the people (change the people), then get new people (change the people). Unfortunately some people end up in situations where they can’t upgrade their skill sets fast enough to keep up with the demands of the job market. When that happens, the new guy right out of college with the newer more updated skills get the job when the company “changes the people.”

If you don’t want to be the one being changed by the company, then change yourself. Get into a career that is stable and has proven itself for the past 500 plus years . . . ACCOUNTING. This is what we do best. We help you change, so you don’t have to be changed. We offer the best accounting and bookkeeping training money can buy.

“This economy has a need for well trained accounting personnel and Universal Accounting is supplying just that. The intensive training your graduates receive is a highly marketable asset in today’s market. Dollar for dollar I have found no better educational value than Universal Accounting program.”
—Brett Thompson (AccountTemps Staffing Manager)

Less Expensive Than University Training

Many students in the Professional Bookkeeper program were amazed when they found out how much less expensive that distance training can be compared with traditional university training. For less than you would probably pay for a single semester of college, the Professional Bookkeeper program trains you in the complete range of small to mid-sized business Accounting.

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Now is the time; this is the place. Don’t wait any longer to get into a career that is stable and in high demand.