Soft skills for professional success
Success in the accounting profession is about more than simply applying accounting and auditing standards or knowing how to minimize a client's income tax liability.
You can gain an understanding of behaviors that will prepare you for success in your new career, including how to:
- Interact with your coworkers in various capacities
- Present yourself as a member of the public accounting profession
- Represent yourself and your firm professionally
Navigating the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
You will also explore the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and examine key areas that relate to integrity, including:
- Conflicts of interest
- Client Advocacy
- The use of third-party service providers
Who Will Benefit
- Recently onboarded staff
- First-year staff
- Firms that want consistent training and level setting
Topics
- Professionalism
- AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
- Professional relationships with clients
- Time and stress management
- Coaching and being coached
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize the importance of professional relationships and of behaving professionally.
- Recognize the relationship between select principles of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the concept of integrity.
- Identify appropriate behavioral concepts and other nontechnical skills that will benefit new staff looking to succeed in public accounting.