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  • #1305366
    Me
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    I recently passed all 4 parts of the CPA exams and just waiting for my license number and trying to edit my resume so what would be a really good “summary” that I can use in my resume. Any help would be appreciated.

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  • #1305375
    letsrun4it
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    My fiance told me about someone recently that was in the same position as you and the first item on their resume was “Certifications: Certified Public Accountant
    AUD: PASS
    FAR: PASS
    REG: PASS
    BEC: PASS
    (awaiting license from the state…)

    So that's an idea of how to show it.

    BEC: 85
    REG: 74, 78
    AUD: 86
    FAR: October?

    #1305381
    Me
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    @letsrun4it — I do have certifications as my first category listed as successfully passed the CPA exams, so do i need to include a summary as my second category or no because I heard lots of people saying it is essential to include a “summary”.
    Please any recommendations what would be a good summary to use if applying for a tax position at a CPA firm

    #1305417
    Anonymous
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    If you're using a Summary, it would be the first category, not the second. It's like an introduction.

    Beyond that, I'd have to know you to know what your summary would be. You want it to be something that briefly states your strengths and qualifications, without being a repeat of everything below. So, “Mel is a tax accountant who excels at tax research. Mel has strong communication skills and attention to detail which enables her [him?] to efficiently interact with clients and complete tax returns.” Just a random example using a couple things which are often asked for in job listings – communication skills and attention to detail – and crafting them in with tax accounting. You'd want to add more of *you* to this, though. What makes *you* a good employee? If you were the manager, why would you hire *you* specifically? Add that in to the summary.

    If you have a cover letter, too, then I'm not sold on the idea of a summary. I see a cover letter as a place to highlight your special abilities and skills, and a resume as a place to list what you've done – work, education, etc. However, if no cover letter is used, then the summary can fill some of the same purposes as the cover letter, by highlighting those job-posting-specific skills. The first time I used a summary was for a job that allowed upload of a resume but not a cover letter and seemed like one of those companies that would be picky about not wanting a cover letter/resume combo uploaded as resume, so I basically took my cover letter and turned it into my summary (without the “Dear ___,” etc, just the important content). I think that since then I've had one job that I submitted both cover letter and summary version of resume, but generally I'd see them as a “one or the other” thing, and the cover letter as the better option.

    #1305489
    Missy
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    letsrun, just a tip, the person who put that in their resume as such was very mistaken to do so, that is holding themselves out as a CPA when they've not been issued a license, big no no.

    When I was waiting for my license I put passed 4 sections under education. The place to highlight that you've submitted the application is in the cover letter, anyway.

    Licensed Massachusetts Non Reporting CPA since 2012
    Finance/Admin/HR Manager

    #1305525
    Me
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    @mla11692 — so is it possible to put successfully passed 4 parts of the exam and expected to receive my license in xxx date under certification as my first category since I want them to know that I passed and the best place to put it i heard is all the way at the top. Please let me know. Thank you

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