Professional Associations

Ingredients for aHearty, Healthy Career

Presented by the Texas Society of CPAs

RECIPE FOR ARECIPE FOR ASUCCESSFUL CAREERSUCCESSFUL CAREER

Personal directionPersonal direction Quality educationQuality education DegreeDegree LicenseLicense

RECIPE FOR ARECIPE FOR ASUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL LIFESUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL LIFE

EmploymentEmployment Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Strong Work EnvironmentStrong Work Environment

INGREDIENT: EMPLOYMENTINGREDIENT: EMPLOYMENT

Discovering what’s out Discovering what’s out therethere

Finding opportunitiesFinding opportunities NetworkingNetworking

ReferralsReferrals ReferencesReferences ResearchResearch

INGREDIENT: PROFESSIONAL INGREDIENT: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Technical: continuous Technical: continuous learninglearning

ManagementManagement Supervision and leadership Supervision and leadership

skillsskills CommunicationCommunication

INGREDIENT:INGREDIENT:STRONG WORK ENVIRONMENTSTRONG WORK ENVIRONMENT

The CPA license is highly The CPA license is highly regulated regulated

Public attitudes are Public attitudes are important—the important—the imageimage of of your professionyour profession

RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL LIFEPROFESSIONAL LIFE

Employment—you need Employment—you need NETWORKSNETWORKS

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development—you need —you need RESOURCESRESOURCES

Work Environment—you Work Environment—you need need INFLUENCEINFLUENCE

THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

NETWORKS = EmploymentNETWORKS = Employment Fellow professionalsFellow professionals Broader business communityBroader business community Contacts outside your immediate Contacts outside your immediate

communitycommunity

RESOURCES = Professional RESOURCES = Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

CPE programsCPE programs Opportunities to hone writing, Opportunities to hone writing,

speaking, leadership skillsspeaking, leadership skills Broaden your base of experiencesBroaden your base of experiences

THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

INFLUENCE = Control of the INFLUENCE = Control of the Work EnvironmentWork Environment

Protecting your licenseProtecting your license Input into the regulatory processInput into the regulatory process Staying current on what’s Staying current on what’s

happening in the professionhappening in the profession

THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: THE ULTIMATE INGREDIENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

ICING ON THE CAKEICING ON THE CAKE

National survey data:National survey data: Association members more Association members more

successful than non-memberssuccessful than non-members Earn moreEarn more Like their jobs betterLike their jobs better Are happier peopleAre happier people

ICING ON THE CAKEICING ON THE CAKE

Associations provide the opportunity for Associations provide the opportunity for successful people in a profession to:successful people in a profession to:Access information and resourcesAccess information and resourcesNetwork with their peersNetwork with their peersObtain continuing education Obtain continuing education opportunitiesopportunitiesForm contacts and communities with Form contacts and communities with others from whom they can learnothers from whom they can learn

STATE CPA SOCIETIESSTATE CPA SOCIETIES

Who is TSCPA?Who is TSCPA? What do we do?What do we do? Where do we work?Where do we work? Why should you care?Why should you care? How can you get involved?How can you get involved?

WHO IS TSCPA?WHO IS TSCPA?

The voluntary professional The voluntary professional organization for CPAs in Texas.organization for CPAs in Texas.

Created in 1915.Created in 1915. Over 29,000 members.Over 29,000 members. We started welcoming students as We started welcoming students as

members in 2000.members in 2000.

WHAT DO WE DO?WHAT DO WE DO?

Provide personal and career Provide personal and career development.development.

Provide information and solutions.Provide information and solutions. Enhance the image of the Enhance the image of the

profession.profession. Recruit new individuals to the Recruit new individuals to the

profession.profession. Protect the CPA certificate.Protect the CPA certificate.

WHERE DO WE WORK?WHERE DO WE WORK?

State society offices in Dallas and State society offices in Dallas and Austin.Austin.

20 chapters across the state.20 chapters across the state.

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

Now more than ever, being a part Now more than ever, being a part of a collective voice gives you of a collective voice gives you power.power.

You can make connections that You can make connections that last a lifetime.last a lifetime.

TSCPA: Connecting. Protecting. TSCPA: Connecting. Protecting. Advancing.Advancing.

HOW CAN YOU GET HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?INVOLVED?

Join as a student member…Join as a student member… Receive publications and student e-Receive publications and student e-

communications.communications. $300 discount on Becker Review Courses $300 discount on Becker Review Courses

and other review provider discountsand other review provider discounts Access to members-only sections on Web.Access to members-only sections on Web. Networking opportunities.Networking opportunities. Benefit from Regulatory and Legislative Benefit from Regulatory and Legislative

efforts, as well as image campaign.efforts, as well as image campaign. Only $35 per year, includes chapter Only $35 per year, includes chapter

membership.membership.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

CALL ON US!CALL ON US!

Texas Society of CPAsTexas Society of CPAswww.tscpa.org

Destination CPADestination CPAhttp://go.tscpa.org