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  • because: too time-consuming to become a professional
    • because: takes more than ten years to become a CPA
      • because: 3-6 years of being a senior auditor
      • because: at least 6 years as an audit manager
      • because: 1 - 3 years as staff auditor
      • because: over 10 years to become a partner
    • because: spend several years on passing CPA exams
  • but: it is easiest for business graduates
    • because: business graduates have advantages
      • because: business graduates have more exposures
    • because: business graduates learn the necessary knowledge
      • because: Recruiting business graduates saves employers $$$
    • because: needs university-level professional education
      • because: definition of professional
        • but: the definition says nothing about a degree
          • but: professionals need specific knowledge
  • because: working is more useful than university study
    • because: spending years in university lets chance slip away
      • because: e.g. Bill Gates and Microsoft
        • but: Gates not a business student or a professional
It is difficult for a business graduate to become a successful professional
  • because: successful professionals have large networks
    • because: fresh graduates no time to build large network
      • but: have networks already from mentorship programs
  • because: need difficult further qualifications eg MBA
  • because: being professional is more than having a degree
    • because: no time for professionals to update knowledge
  • because: no advantage for business graduates
    • but: fresh grads more passionate & accept challenges
      • because: passion and energy make fresh graduates stand out
    • because: fierce competition, too many graduates
    • but: degree to overcome barrier to professional entry
      • because: big firm recruiters look at academic history on CV
    • because: university degree is not sufficient
      • but: Li Ka Shing does not have a first degree
      • but: Bill Gates does not have a first degree
  • because: business graduates lack experience, so untrusted
  • because: because they do not have good interpersonal skills
    • but: business students do interpersonal skills courses
      • because: e.g. Personal Skills Development courses at HKPU