Andrew Trudnowski
KPMG
Los Angeles, CA USA
"I am the only one that knows what I am personally capable of and I never have let opinions of others dictate what I try to accomplish."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Palos Verdes High School
Bachelor's Degree
N/A
Los Angeles Harbor College
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
Charleston Southern University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:
Bachelor's Degree: N/A
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Not getting a college football scholarship out of high school, so I attended a junior college - 2007
2.
While still not being sure what I was looking for, I got a scholarship for college, but it was not to the college I was hoping for - 2009
3.
I found accounting and auditing to be extremely interesting, and pursued this in my career - 2010
4.
I got denied my first internship I interviewed for, so I then realized I had work to do - 2010
5.
I started with KPMG in the Los Angeles office upon graduation from college - 2011
6.
I did not get my CPA license in time to get promoted with my start class, and realized I had not only to get my test done within one year, but also take 14 college unit courses - 2016
7.
I obtained my CPA License, got straight A's on my college courses, and was promoted to manager - 2017
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
I was always trying to take on too much and that decisions I made, such as having a family young, would hold me back from accomplishing my goals.
How I responded:
I was late to the game in figuring out my CPA license, I was early to the game with starting my family, and I greatly struggled when initially starting my career. Regardless, I am the only one that knows what I am personally capable of, and I never have let opinions of others dictate what I try to accomplish. If we let others dictate where our limits stood, we would never progress. I didn’t do it to prove them wrong, I did it to show the next person that your only limits should be yourself.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Some of my biggest struggles revolved around being able to comprehend large quantities of information/material, and apply it to my work/tests. With time and much practice, I found the ways I learn most productively for my job and testing application.