In this episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast, we follow Deborah Beams, CPA through her professional journey from job shadowing with Kathy Kapka, to being a practice fellow, to being a two-time winner on the game show Jeopardy!!
The Variety of Audit
Deborah has always specialized in audit. She enjoys and has learned a great deal by going into the field to visit clients, which allows her to see what different companies are like. Auditors get to observe many different corporate environments and cultures.
Her inventory stories are priceless! From diapers to slot machines to frozen goods, she’s counted them all!
Jeopardy!
The process for qualifying for the game show “Jeopardy” begins with an online test. Based on your score, you will be invited to then audition. The audition consists of another written test and a practice game where you show off your sparkling personality. Deborah had to get through five auditions in order to land a spot on the show.
To be successful, you must be smart, charismatic, and to be honest… a little bit lucky.
Some non-disclosure agreements are required by the game show as well as you would expect. You can tell friends that you will be on Jeopardy, and you can tell them the date of your initial game, but you absolutely cannot discuss your level of success on the show. It’s important to the producers of Jeopardy that the final results are kept secret until the show has a chance to air.
Being on Jeopardy was the fulfillment of one of Deborah’s life-long dreams. It’s really a great story… and she won twice!
(Other podcasts mentioned in this interview: 015: TSCPA Chair Kathy Kapka – Finding What You Truly Enjoy.)
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