global careers - accounting & china
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• What financial goals do you need to reach before you can attain your personal or professional goals?
Follow the Heart –My Accounting Road
from China to New York
Xiaochen (Lily) Li
CUNY-Baruch College
Global Careers
What continent is my country on?
Spring Festival
Spring Festival
Life at Home
Travelling with my family
My School Experience
How is going to high school in China different from the US?
Sun Yat-sen University
Graduation!
How did I decide what to do next?
My Career Path, so far…Studied in Paris for a semester, and took a course in Negotiation –I discovered I was really good at it!
Passed a really big test!
Got a good internship.
Came to the US to go to graduate school .
What is Accounting? Why is it important?
• At work: calculate and keep track of a company’s income and expenses
• In your personal life:calculate and keep track of your income and expenses
• Good for: planning big purchases, setting goals, getting financial independence from your parents
Activity: Accounting for Your Life
• You are going to create a personal budget (either for your current situation or for next year in college).
• What to consider:– Costs of living (what you need to survive)
– School costs (books, materials, etc.)
– Additional expenses? Income?
– Personal goals (big purchase, financial independence, student loans, etc.)
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