7. Technical skills' and 'soft skills' and related knowledge and experience (TSKE and SSKE) are important for career success as a professional. Identify which one of the following statements/views in relation to TSKE, SSKE and professional success is NOT CORRECT A Susan (CPA) was seeking promotion to become a partner in her firm She told her friends that 'if I am going to be successful then I really need to prove I have great interpersonal skilis and leadership skills. It is not so important at this time to prove my technical skilis as an accountant" B. In her interview for her promotion to partner Susan was asked to state her views on when a person can be regarded as professional. She answered: "qualifications aione are not enough... an individual can be regarded as professional when that individual is sufficiently capable of making complex and difficult professional judgments and advising others in respect of those judgments effectively" C Assertiveness is a skill which enhances the ability to handle confrontation and is therefore, valuable to employees. It is highly valuable as a transferable skill to any organisation or role D Influencing people is important in negotiations. In order to influence successfully it is necessary to understand and to employ manipulation concepts. The concepts of trust and mutual respect are not important when successfully influencing people 8. From the following statements identify the statement that is NOT CORRECT A. Research shows that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), despite trying to succeed, unfortunately do not rely on valuable business advice from external accounting practitioners B. It is argued that even perceptions about accounting can create significant social impact so communications regarding accounting need to be professional and balanced C. Some accountants provide financial advice to individuals as clients. This is a valuable role for accountants to pursue as it is potentially lucrative. As accountants are highly skilled this work can be undertaken with limited risks compared with the risk exposure normally experienced by accountants D. As Andre Rieu's new CFO, Roel van Veggel as an accountant taking management responsibilities had first to establish credibility in order to help Andre Rieu to focus more successfully on strategic decision-making and less on detailed administrative burdens