Joyce Stein ⋅ Santa Clarita , CA Bank of America ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi David,
I work for Bank of America. I have 2 suggestions. 1) Check LinkedIn - and create an account if you have not established one; 2) http://militarytransition..bankofamerica.com
Both good resources.

David Wilson ⋅ Colorado Springs , CO U.S. Air Force, Technical Sergeant ⋅ 14 years served

First I want to thank everyone for all the advice. I will be sending my resume to each of you to look over as soon as I have an opportunity to work on it a little bit more. Patrick do you have an email address for contact? I would like to talk offline more about becoming a CPA. Thanks again for all the information.

Patrick Hollis ⋅ Hudson , OH Horizons Incorporated ⋅ 46 years experience

David, I'm very impressed you're already researching career opportunities, given you may still have significant time remaining in the military.
My professional career spanned 46 years in finance, the first 8 of which were as an auditor with large CPA firms and the last 38 were as the CFO for a Midwest manufacturing firm. Personally, I found that those initial years in audit opened my eyes to a variety of financial career opportunities and helped me focus on exactly where my skills and interests would be ideally matched. In addition, and maybe most importantly, the exposure to different accounting and IT systems and interacting with a variety of clients' executive teams truly prepared me for that job in industrial accounting. I can assure you that beginning with a large CPA firm also puts you on a fast career track that will absolutely astound you.
Believe me, David, my intention is not to channel you into a career direction you may not enjoy, but to offer a suggestion of a solid career choice for someone who's expressed a broad interest in the financial field.
I'd be more than glad to review your resume, as another of my CFO responsibilities was HR and I've read many of them. Please feel free to shoot me a copy at your convenience.
Best regards,
Pat Hollis

Joe Floyd ⋅ Norfolk , VA U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman ⋅ 4 years served

David:

My name is Joe Floyd and I was in the Air Force, also Security Police. My suggestion is that you start small and look for new companies forming and start there. It would be helpful if you know what area you want to study. I would suggest some courses in accounting, especially taxation as this area will be the most profitable. The Tax Code is getting and more complicated and experts are needed in this area. Small business really needs the help. You got to get out there and Market yourself and your skills. Besides no
one can market you like YOU.

Hope this helps. I was in small business for thirty years and have sine retired. If I help let me know.

Joe Floyd

Anthony Cortazzo ⋅ King Of Prussia , PA Lockheed Martin ⋅ 8 years experience

David,

Figuring out which area of finance is certainly the most important first step. I have worked in both trading and corporate finance, let me know if you have any questions and feel free to send your résumé over.

Thanks,
AC

Eric Fiterman ⋅ Crownsville , MD Exelon Corporation ⋅ 12 years experience

Hi, David --

I don't work in Finance, but I would be happy to review your resume and offer my feedback, if interested. Also please let me know what area(s) you're focusing on in terms of industries, companies, etc.

Best,

-Eric