To all my Accounting people & community, what advice can you give a young graduate with a Master's degree in Accounting and some relevant entry level experience? I am not a Public Accounting person, but should I continue this path or pivot to a data analytics career; It, Finance, Health Care or something different? (I Would love to work remote if possible).

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Tough question so I’ll just share my journey

I did not graduate with enough college credit hours to take the cpa so got on with a well known financial service firm > they paid paid for my ms in tax (wish I had done data science ) > I worked public accounting (hated it ) > eventually got on at the big four (which did pay $$$ nicely) > now I’m at the IRS worried about getting RIFed

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What is RIFed?

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Yes I'm a Accounting Masters Degree holder. If you appoint me above post I'll agree. Thank you so much.

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