Pathfinder Profiles: Questions for Pathfinder Individuals

Pathfinder Profiles: Questions for Pathfinder Individuals

Some questions that may be asked of Pathfinder individuals include:

- Obtain background on individual (who, what, where, why, when...etc.).
- Do you consider yourself a specialist or a generalist? How has this approach assisted in your professional success?
- What is the most exciting aspect of the services you provide to employers or clients?
- What was the most difficult professional challenge you have faced?
- What is the most effective professional development tip you've discovered for this type of work?
- What is the single skill or attribute you feel is most critical to the work that you are doing?
- What type of capital investment or professional development have you found it necessary to make in order to provide added-value to your clients or employer?
- What do you expect the product life cycle to be of the services or skills you are providing clients or employers?
- What professional development path do you expect to follow to enhance your success within the firm or company? What core skill set will you need in the future? Where will you obtain it?
- Do you find most of your client growth from referrals or other marketing sources?
- How do your skills and/or training as a CPA assist you in adding value to your employer?
- What is the most significant challenge you believe the profession faces in the future?
- How do you use technology?
- How do you identify opportunities?
- What do clients or employers most value in you?
- Do you consider yourself a risk-taker? How has your approach to risk affected your professional life?
- Do you think your academic background prepared you for the type of work you are doing today?
- Do you think new entrants into the profession are bringing the right skill sets?
- How would you rate your mastery of common desktop software applications?
- What outside activities (professional or personal) do you engage in?
- What do you find within the profession that might limit your ability to provide these services? Do you think there is too much regulation within the profession? If yes, how has it impacted your ability to provide certain services?
- What does the CPA designation bring to this new area of development/client service?
- What is the purpose of the profession?
- What is the one aspect or characteristic associated with the CPA designation you would not change, even if it meant loss of revenue or market opportunities?
- What are the two or three biggest challenges or opportunities you think CPAs will face in the next five years?

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