Developing good habits in CPA PEP

If you're balancing other responsibilities while completing your CPA PEP modules, these blog posts will reassure you that you CAN succeed, despite any challenges. Find out:

• How Josh Hewitt CPA prioritized studying and spending time with his son.
• How Jessica Kester CPA wrote and passed the CFE just before giving birth.

Throughout CPA PEP, candidates will be required to write many, many, many cases. But equally important to writing is debriefing the feedback they’re receiving.

• How I debrief a case blog series: Josh Hewitt CPA shares his methods in a two-part blog series. Take a look at part 1 and part 2.
• Tips for debriefing a case: In this blog post, Adrian Serban CPA provides candidates with suggestions to help them debrief.

Even if you find you’re a slow reader or your typing speed isn’t quite as fast as you’d like, you can still succeed in CPA PEP and on the CFE.

Vicky Cato CPA provides her tips if you’re a slow reader, and Diane Ngomsi shares what you can do if your typing is on the slower side.

Properly planning a case will put candidates more firmly on the path to success in CPA PEP and on the CFE.

• Planning a case: In this webinar, Allen Manuel CPA provides his approach to case planning and responding to case requirements. Allen’s tips are also available as a blog post.
• CPA case prep & outlines webinar: Chelsey Craig CPA planned her cases using pencil crayons. Learn her methods by watching the webinar or reading the blog post.
• Approaching your quantitative response: In her blog post, Vicky Cato CPA shares how having a solid approach to responding to quantitative questions contributed to her success.
• How to include (almost) everything in your case response: Jeff Herzog CPA outlines his tips for including as much information as possible in your case response within the time allocation.

It’s important that candidates build time management habits early in Core 1 and refine their techniques as they progress toward the CFE. Good time management can have a significant impact on how they do in CPA PEP and on their CFE outcome. Jeff Herzog CPA has written a four-part blog series on time management.

Check out:

• Part 1: budget your time
• Part 2: stick to your time budget,
• Part 3: develop shortcuts, and
• Part 4: practice, practice, practice.

You can also find Jeff’s tips in a webinar format.

Both CPA PEP modules and the CFE test candidates’ technical knowledge.

• Mastering key technical topics before the CFE: In this blog post, Adrian Serban CPA covers how he became confident in his technical knowledge.

• Make the most of your relationship with your mentor. This mentor/mentee resource outlines your responsibilities as a mentee and provides tips on how to learn from the best.
• Find out why mentoring is integral to a CPA candidate's development.