is 25/26 to old to do CIMA....

is 25/26 to old to do CIMA....

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With the pressures of modern society and commitment in the workforce being so prevelant in companies, i am worried about my career.

I will be 25 soon, i graduated with a degree in pure accoutnancy, and i am an intermediate level candidate for the professional bodies.

I have a years worth of practical experience, and the longest i have been in one job is seven months in that year. Thsi is due to me temping for the other five months.

I basically quit my finance job (which i hated, due to a harline boss and very poor pay), and bought a oneway ticket to thailand. My parents and girlfriend were against it. But i feel as though i need this.

Then why do i feel like i have failed in my career? any advice would be appreciated....

If you were 24, had the funds and the drive, would you do such a thing as i.

And could anyone tell me whether travelling is frowned upon by companies...

anon

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By AnonymousUser
08th Jun 2005 08:15

Is 26 too Old to Train....

Is 26 too old to train?....Not for you Anon. Life expectancy for someone your age is currently in excess of 100 years, and rising. This Government plans on working you until you are 70, although by the time you get there in 2050 retirement age will have increased to 85.

For those feeling a tad depressed now, imagine how seriously hacked off you will be by then!

Your particular life expectancy is currently next Christmas. So why not adopt the following 3 point plan to radicly change your life and bring instant Karma this sunny June morning:

1 Throw a sicky; find the nearest beer garden and drink yourself senseless;

2 You need a break. Book a two week holiday in Teneriffraff like the rest of us have to make do with;

3 On your return, adopt a zero-work policy. It should take at least 12 months for your employer to realise that you are doing nothing.

Hope this helps

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By rc.falconer
07th Jun 2005 10:31

Wish I had had the courage to do this
I am nearly twice your age. I did conform to the dgree to work and study model. I wish that I had had the courage to do this. Go for it and see what the East has to offer. You never know what you will find, or learn.

If anyone is the failure it is those of who did not take the plunge.

Best of luck

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By AnonymousUser
07th Jun 2005 14:41

This sort...

...of self-indulgent escapism is the curse of the present age.

Everyone thinks they can solve their problems by running away from them instead of facing up to them.

They think they can just start a new life and forget about the past but, as the poet said, "the past is never dead, it is not even past".


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By neileg
07th Jun 2005 09:25

Chill
While it's true that some employers expect their new recruits to conform to a standard formula, others value people who have seen a bit of the world. Just remember that your starting salary is likely to reflect your level of training and not your age.

You may find that you change your mind about your career, anyway. If you find the idea of pressures in the workplace too daunting then don't subject yourself to them. Success is no substitute for happiness.

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By listerramjet
09th Jun 2005 13:13

choices
there appears to be more held back than given away in your question.

you quit your job because of pay and your boss - not because you did not like your job?

... and you "bought a oneway ticket to thailand". Why? and is the comment "i felt as though i need this" related to the act of quitting, or is it simply the excuse for quitting?

Some people love to travel, and you have no obvious commitments, but a one way ticket to thailand sounds more like an opportunity to skive, rather than travel - travel implies more than simple a flight to thailand. At least be honest with yourself about your motives.

You imply that you expect to "travel" for around 12 months, and then return to your studies? Have you thought this through, and do you have options when you return, or are you intending to "wing it"?

26 is not too late "to do CIMA", but if you don't "sort your head out" you may find that no one will be willing to offer you the chance, and employers will want to understand your motives for walking out of a job and heading off to thailand on a one way ticket.

You will find people that will tell you that travel is of itself carthartic, and/or therapeutic, but in my opinion (and I have travelled) it is not the travel, but rather what you do with it. Accountancy, on the other hand, can offer you a choice of diverse lifestyles, but you have to qualify first, which will require that you find an employer to support you.

And in response to the "regret it" questions, you have to accept that life is about choices, but they have to be your own choices, which you have to live with, and you should also ask whether your regret might be that you did not pursue accountancy when you had the chance?

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By AnonymousUser
07th Jun 2005 07:50

Mountaineering career is good for health
Hi anon, if you are the same anon who posted here before or the anon which we all knew.

You are still very young, green horn. Perhaps, a half year experience in mountaineering would be good for you too; you enjoy fresh air and cool climate at Mount Kilimanjaro, or Mount Everest competing with Edmund Hillary Clonton, and next try swimming the English Channel for the next 6 months. Bungee jump in the Grand Canyon is also the next best thing to do too considering what you said :

"My parents and girlfriend were against it."

Against your buying a one way ticket to the Moon? Take a ride in voyager 1313 and go to heaven.


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By User deleted
08th Jun 2005 18:56

Go for it!
Life is for living!
If you were killed tomorrow (and it does happen) would you prefer your family and friends to smile and say "well at least he (or she) enjoyed life" or just cry? Better to be able to look back and say "I tried and it didn't quite go according to plan" than "I wish I'd....".
Maybe you'll see things differently and realise that accountancy isn't for you (heaven forbid!).... Who knows....At the very least you'll have learnt a lot about yourself.
It's not running away, it's taking control of your life and changing direction. Enjoy it!!

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By AnonymousUser
10th Jun 2005 19:18

Go for it!
Anon,

you are not too old!! I'm the same age as you and I have only recently begun studying accountancy.

For goodness' sake, if you want to travel then just do it. Life is once, it is for enjoying and living to the full. When I am older I don't want to look back and have any regrets - especially regrets that I didn't do something that I really wanted to do.

Think about how big you are compared with the planet... and then the solar system... and then the galaxy.... so it really doesn't matter if you go crazy or don't conform for a few years (or, dare I say, ever?!).

Just do what you really really want to do. You are living your life, not anyone else.

Enjoy and good luck

Jenni :o)

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By AnonymousUser
08th Jun 2005 08:09

I have...

..never travelled in order to run away from problems and responsibilities.

Problems and responsibilities should be faced up to, not run away from.

That's the point I am making.

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By AnonymousUser
07th Jun 2005 18:20

You have a point

It is just the greedy, vain, bored and ignorant of the present age who engage in this sort of self-indulgent escapism.


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