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Hey, I am just wondering if someone can help me out here. I am in the middle of filling out the online application for the CA Achiever Work Experience Program and it has a question that asks for your average grade. So my question is, should I put my WAM grade or GPA, because they give me different grades:confused:.
 
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Ah, also, what are some areas of Accounting? I know there is taxation, what else is there:confused:?
 
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how do u work out ur wam?? I wanted to go in this program but it says u need a credit average and going by my gpa im just short of this :( so perhaps using wam i am a credit avergae bcoz my passes were really close to credits and a had a distinction or two. How does WAM work???
 
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Dave85 said:
how do u work out ur wam?? I wanted to go in this program but it says u need a credit average and going by my gpa im just short of this :( so perhaps using wam i am a credit avergae bcoz my passes were really close to credits and a had a distinction or two. How does WAM work???
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Have a look at this thread for an explanation of what your WAM is and how to calculate it:).

So can someone please help me out:)?
 
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doesn't the application say grade point average or your subjects? so that GPA isn't it?
 
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pigs_can_fly said:
doesn't the application say grade point average or your subjects? so that GPA isn't it?
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yeah ur right. now that a look @ the application form it does say gpa. o well! not 2 worry... i didnt wana be an achiever newayz :)
 
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pigs_can_fly said:
doesn't the application say grade point average or your subjects? so that GPA isn't it?
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Yeah, it says "Average grade over all subjects completed". So you think that is GPA:)?


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yeah ur right. now that a look @ the application form it does say gpa. o well! not 2 worry... i didnt wana be an achiever newayz :)
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Haha, yeah I don't want to be an Accountant either. I am just doing it to get a bit of work experience. It wouldn't hurt to have it on your CV either:).
 
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Merethrond said:
Yeah, it says "Average grade over all subjects completed". So you think that is GPA:)?
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ur right, but if u hav a look @ the "Downloadable summary of questions" part instead of the actual online application it states u need it to be a credit "grade point average for your subjects". For wateva reason it doesnt state it on the online pllication itself.

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Haha, yeah I don't want to be an Accountant either. I am just doing it to get a bit of work experience. It wouldn't hurt to have it on your CV either:).
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i do wana be one tho! hahahahah. o well.
 
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Dave85 said:
ur right, but if u hav a look @ the "Downloadable summary of questions" part instead of the actual online application it states u need it to be a credit "grade point average for your subjects". For wateva reason it doesnt state it on the online pllication itself.
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OK, thanks dude:). Now all I have to find out are what some areas of Accounting are:rolleyes:.

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i do wana be one tho! hahahahah. o well.
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You just said you didn't want to be an "achiever" though, and that is what this Accounting program is called:p.
 
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Merethrond said:
Ah, also, what are some areas of Accounting? I know there is taxation, what else is there:confused:?
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taxation yes
also auditing and assurance, financial consultancy, management consultant etc
 
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theone123 said:
its not very easy to get in this program
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I'm not really worried if I don't get in. As I said above, I don't even want to be an Accountant, I am just doing it to get a bit of work experience and to put on my CV:).


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taxation yes
also auditing and assurance, financial consultancy, management consultant etc
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Oh, of course, Auditing. I can't believe I didn't think of that. Auditing and Assurance are different things aren't they? I didn't know about the other two options though. Thanks again Minai:).
 
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hmmm...there's also international areas which you can try out i think. ie. international tax, auditing. etc. :)
 
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Yeah, I think I will put down Assurance, Financial Consultancy and Management Consultancy (or I might just put down Consultancy in general). That way I won't have too many possibilities down, otherwise they will think I don't know what I am doing (which is true by the way:p):).
 
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For anyone who wants some more examples of Accounting jobs, have a look at this site and search for "Accounting". It gives you a list of jobs:).
 
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Specialised Areas of Accounting...

guys if you have a look at the sites of the participating employers, under a heading like 'services', you'll find descriptions of what they do and see if it interests you. here are some examples:

http://pwcglobal.com/Extweb/service.nsf/docid/87737D18D5E2913885256E6D0062A0F6
http://pwcglobal.com/Extweb/service.nsf/docid/3EC79B0CC612B1D485256E6D00507050
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Australia/Home
http://www.deloitte.com.au
http://www.kpmg.com.au
http://www.allworths.com.au/services/index.html
http://www1.bdo.com.au/insidepage.asp?SectionID=18
http://www.walterturnbull.com.au/accounting_main.html
http://www.bergerpiepers.com.au/services.htm

(NB: KPMG website doesn't seem to like my firefox browser)

on another note, i found this on the CA Achiever webpage
CA ACHIEVER APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:

Due to an IT infrastructure failure the CA Achiever applications submitted between Wednesday 14 July and Friday 16 July were lost. If you or a friend submitted your application during this time you will need to submit it again.

PLEASE – ONLY re-submit your application if you originally sent it during the above time-period. If you have any questions please contact careers_nsw@icaa.org.au
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and,
KEY DATES

* Applications close - 11.59pm EST Friday 20 August 2004.
* News on shortlisting of applications – sent to email address nominated on application form by 6pm EST Friday 10 September
* Interviewing of short-listed candidates – from 13 September to 1 October 2004
* Notification of winners - 14 October 2004
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