8 stories about "Adaptability" found in our online archive

Harriet Tinka stands with her hands crossed in front of her. She is smiling off camera.
Profiles

Unchartered direction

Harriet Tinka empowers the next generation through purpose and passion

by Courtney Mvula

As the daughter of African immigrants, Harriet Tinka CPA, CMA felt pressured to join one of a few acceptable careers: medicine, law, or engineering. ...As the daughter of African immigrants, Harriet Tinka CPA, CMA felt pressured to join one of a few acceptable careers: medicine, law, or engineering. She chose medicine. While studying for her entrance exams, Harriet was approached by a modelling ...

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Two people in futuristic clothing pose.
Features

Straight out of science fiction

Technology may be moving at a breakneck speed, but these CPAs have figured out how to stay ahead in this cutting-edge world

by Labonneau Dey

Many of the futures imaged by sci-fi writers and film creators from the ’80s may have seemed outlandish and impossible 40 years ago. But ...Many of the futures imaged by sci-fi writers and film creators from the ’80s may have seemed outlandish and impossible 40 years ago. But now we’re living in the age of self-driving cars, influencers making bank from online content ...

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Hayat Kirameddine CPA, CA is holding a travel coffee cup and cell phone. Around her are video game symbols and skills bars. The skills are 10/10 for adaptability, creativity, drive, professionalism, and strategic thinking.
Features

Levelling up with the CPA designation

Three past CPA Alberta Achievement Award recipients share how their CPA designation helped them reach the next level

by Sarah Maludzinski

Choose your player! Will it be the tax expert with a passion for volunteering? The post-secondary instructor who realized her love of being on ...Choose your player! Will it be the tax expert with a passion for volunteering? The post-secondary instructor who realized her love of being on campus? Or the CEO with extensive international experience? Alberta CPAs take many different career paths ...

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Selina Gray CPA, CA walks toward the camera with one hand in the pocket of her bright pink coat.
Profiles

Money as a tool for empowerment

Selina Gray helps clients approach financial management holistically

by Caitlin Crawshaw

On a high school trip to Paris, Selina Gray CPA, CA looked up at the Eiffel Tower and had an epiphany. “I knew I ...On a high school trip to Paris, Selina Gray CPA, CA looked up at the Eiffel Tower and had an epiphany. “I knew I wanted to continue to travel and would need a career that would make it possible,” ...

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Maryna and colleagues
Internationally Trained Professionals

Settling in Canada

Maryna Bityutsky discusses the importance of setting professional goals to help with the settlement process

by Quinta Iticka

Typically, internationally trained professionals go through an adjustment period—also known as a settlement curve—when they arrive in Canada. The curve is sometimes characterized by ...Typically, internationally trained professionals go through an adjustment period—also known as a settlement curve—when they arrive in Canada. The curve is sometimes characterized by three Fs—fun, fright, and fit. Maryna Bityutsky CPA, CGA, CFO of the Centre for Newcomers ...

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Photographs of the three women featured in the article are spliced together.
Features

Six ways to succeed as an international student

Diversity is our strength, but it can be challenging to navigate Canada’s universities as an international student

by Andrew Moore

Starting university is both an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You’re embarking on a new journey, meeting new people, learning new things. That alone is ...Starting university is both an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You’re embarking on a new journey, meeting new people, learning new things. That alone is stressful enough. But when you throw in the potential for language barriers, cultural differences, and ...

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Paul Groch, Vartika Satija, Darryl Delwo, Colleen Dickson, Jason Wong, Janice Anderson
Features

The big picture

CPAs share their insight on how the designation provides the soft skills to help you see the big picture

by Andrew Moore

Soft skills can prove to be invaluable when it comes to success in the professional world. They are the non-technical competencies related to how ...Soft skills can prove to be invaluable when it comes to success in the professional world. They are the non-technical competencies related to how employees work, such as customer service, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork. Some of these skills might ...

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Internationally Trained Professionals

Being in the middle of two cultures

How do you find your place when you feel like you don’t belong to your new—or old—home?

by Sarah Maludzinski

When Carlos Bautista CPA, CA, CPC (MEXICO), and Silvia Perez CPA, CA, CPC (MEXICO) moved to Edmonton in 2006, they knew exactly one person ...When Carlos Bautista CPA, CA, CPC (MEXICO), and Silvia Perez CPA, CA, CPC (MEXICO) moved to Edmonton in 2006, they knew exactly one person in this city of approximately then-730,000—an old co-worker from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Mexico City. After ...

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