Asking for my Sister, what should she do? She is about to graduate undergrad with a major in Accounting (has taken all the CPA requirements) and now wants to be a Financial Analyst. Should she take the CPA? If so, why? Does it give advantages when applying? Anyone know salary expectations with or without the CPA?

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Take the CPA. Great fallback that opens a lot of doors regardless of ultimate career trajectory.

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CPA is an insurance policy. Some things only cpas can do so if you have one you can always find a job. Probably won’t ever use it but I have found doing things early and not being lazy usually comes back to help

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Yea, take the CPA. Gives you bona fides as you move up the ladder and is a fallback.

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Now is the best time to take it! Nowhere to go bc of covid and since she’s about to graduate, she probably still decent studying/test taking habits. I’m 1 year out of college taking the CPA and those skills fade unbelievably fast

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Yes, def get the CPA. A lot of finance jobs look for CPAs so more doors will be opened.

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