http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/ Your Guide To A Successful Accounting Career Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.34 http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/#comment-875 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.thebeancounter.com/?p=3658#comment-875 I am 37 and have accepted internships at a Big 4 firm and a Mid Tier. I also got internship offers from a couple other firms, so it is never too late. I’m pretty young at heart and found that my personality helped me through the recruiting process. I also have a 4.0 gpa and several years of work experience in the financial services industry. I did get asked the question about how I would feel working for someone younger than me and basically said that could happen anywhere. My current boss is younger than me! I got asked that in my first two interviews and then I started to ask the question myself, when asked for questions – What challenges do you see for a career changer such as myself?? I was surprised to find that they valued older candidates for the very reasons listed in this article. Its never too late. Don’t be afraid to network and leverage your life/work experience and get
involved in any accounting clubs, BAP or other programs available at your
university no matter how old you are.

]]> http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/#comment-266 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.thebeancounter.com/?p=3658#comment-266 Glad to know I’m on point, thanks for the comment!

]]> http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/#comment-265 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.thebeancounter.com/?p=3658#comment-265 Glad I could help Jazzy! Would love to hear your full story if you want to email me at andrew@thebeancountercom!

]]> http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/#comment-256 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 04:41:00 +0000 http://www.thebeancounter.com/?p=3658#comment-256 Thanks for this advice. I turned 50 in December, and I’ll graduate with my degree in May. Now I have better arguments for overcoming objections to my age.

]]> http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/im-39-years-old-can-i-still-get-a-job-in-accounting/#comment-255 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.thebeancounter.com/?p=3658#comment-255 spot on advice

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