Happy International Women’s Day! This week, the ACFE is proud to recognize more than 35,000 female anti-fraud professionals in honor of International Women's Day. Throughout the week, we’ve shared blog posts, resources and exclusive profiles of the women who dedicate their time to fighting fraud. And today, Sunday, March 8, we have a special announcement to make.

Building a long-lasting, meaningful career takes effort, determination and perseverance. There are bumps and challenges, and often, many unexpected twists and turns. It never hurts to ask for a little help along the way. Here’s some excellent career advice from fellow fraud fighters.

Members often ask for advice on how to break into the anti-fraud field, so in honor of International Women’s Day, we asked a few of our members, “What was your first job as an anti-fraud professional and what did you learn from it?” Here’s what these fraud fighters had to say.