Bridging the Gap: Joni Fisher on Preparing Accountants for the Real World - Episode 49

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Bridging the Gap: Joni Fisher on Preparing Accountants for the Real World - Episode 49

Tim sits down with Joni Fisher of EY, who leads the EY Academic Resource Center (EYARC), to discuss one of accounting education’s persistent challenges: how to prepare students not just to understand accounting concepts, but to apply them in real-world situations. Drawing on her own early experiences in audit, Joni explains why technically strong new professionals can still struggle when they first encounter clients, ambiguity, judgment, communication, and unfamiliar…