Professional Background and Motivation for ACCA
📌 Shif is a Lead Accountant at KMG Kashagan BV, an oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, specializing in corporate and international taxation.
💡 Initially perceived ACCA as "unachievable" as a student, but was motivated upon seeing ACCA members at a Big Four firm who were smart, positive, and highly skilled.
🌍 Recognized ACCA's global recognition in over 100 countries as a key benefit for future international career opportunities and travel.

Challenges and Strategies in Pursuing ACCA
🥵 The biggest challenge was time management, balancing work, personal life, family, and ACCA preparation simultaneously.
🤯 Decided to pass the professional level exams in a self-described "crazy decision" of six months, which required intense focus to avoid burnout.
⏱️ Utilized planning skills to estimate needing approximately 1,000 hours total preparation time (about 1 hour per day over three years) and overcame distractions by decreasing time spent on social media and TV series.

Impact and Benefits of ACCA Membership
📈 ACCA provided crucial knowledge, particularly citing Performance Management (SBL), which is actively used in the current role.
🚀 Directly influenced career progression; managers noticed the number of papers passed, leading to promotions at the previous job.
💼 Secured a new job because the future employer noted the progress on the CV, viewing the near-completion of ACCA exams as a "very good sign".
🤝 Benefits include access to the ACCA network for sharing experiences, news, and job opportunities, as well as attending annual ACCA meetings.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ If the goal is to stand out from the crowd, secure job offers from top employers, or gain skills for entrepreneurship, ACCA should be the number one priority.
➡️ For affiliates, carefully define objectives and consistently discuss them with a supervisor, ideally one who is also an ACCA member for faster goal achievement.
➡️ For current students facing setbacks, maintain perseverance; even after failure, there is always a path forward.

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