A Career in Accounting As a field of study and work, accounting is expanding throughout the world. A job in accounting promises good (1) ______ and excellent promotion opportunities, yet suffers (1) ______ only slightly from changes in business cycles or from (2) ______ variations in employment. (2) ______ Bookkeeping is a starting point for a career in private accounting. It is essential for an (3) ______. The financial (3) ______ records of an organizations are the (4) ______ on which (4) ______ accounting is based. One can attend business or commercial schools to learn the (5) ______ of accounting practices, which include typing, (5) ______ shorthand, bookkeeping and, more recently, accounting and computer programming. As the principles and (6) ______ of (6) ______ accounting have grown more complex, the training now lasts (7) ______ years. (7) ______ There are some alternatives to commercial schools such as home-study or (8) ______ schools. What’s more, education in (8) ______ accounting has become a (9) ______ function of the (9) ______ universities, incorporating business administration, business law, etc. To sum up, there are two paths towards a career in accounting. One is through employment and the other through (10) ______ examinations. (10) ______