BEYOND BOOK SMARTS
How prepared were you for your first accounting or finance job out of college?*
| 56% Somewhat prepared |
| 14% Not at all prepared |
| 29% Very prepared |
In what ways were you unprepared for your first accounting or finance job?**
| 49% Knowledge gained in classroom didn’t translate to the job |
| 33% Didn’t know how to handle office politics |
| 23% Lacked technology skills or software knowledge |
| 20% Had inadequate functional accounting skills |
| 15% Had inadequate soft skills |
| 11% Other |
Source: Accountemps online survey of more than 2,400 accounting and finance professionals in the United States.
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
**Respondents who said they were somewhat or not at all prepared. Multiple responses were allowed.
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