Education & Careers news August 2006

Education & Careers

Going Once, Going Twice: A New Paradigm for Accounting Professionals

A new company is trying to change the way businesses find and hire accounting, auditing and information technology services.Advertisement
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Technology

Top Laptops for Back-to-School

LAPTOP Magazine has completed its top 10 back-to-school notebooks list, just in time for back-to-school purchases. The magazine delivers hands-on reviews of products for every need and every budget. The reviews consider multiple categories and takes into account tastes, whether it be for the gamer, the chic minded or those with limited budgets.
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Education & Careers

A Conversation with the Next Generation of Accounting Professionals

Laura Holmes was so sure she wanted to emulate her father and be an accountant when she grew up that she donned one of his suits and identification badge to go trick-or-treating.She was just 10 years old then. These days, the accounting major at California State University in Sacramento, remains true to her aspirations. But what is less certain is the career path Holmes will take following graduation in December.
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Education & Careers

Accounting & Finance Worker Confidence Hits Summer Doldrums

Worker confidence among accounting and finance professionals fell 3.4 points, to 106.6 in July, according to the latest Hudson Employment Index. This level is lower than July 2005 when the confidence level among accounting and finance workers was 110.
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Voice of the Editor

What would you do if one of your clients won the lottery? We asked several accountants to weigh in with their advice for the lucky Powerball winner, and the tips we received are useful for anyone who receives a windfall, whether it's a lottery win, an inheritance, a big bonus on the job, or a killing in the stock market.
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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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This Week on AccountingWEB

CPAs Mira Finé, Scott Hitchcock, Rob Keasal, Kathy Scorcio, and Ken Travis offer ten pieces of financial advice for the newest Powerball winner.
Hang Bower of BDO USA and Dan Black of Ernst & Young share their perspectives on why their firms made the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads 2013 list.
Herbein + Company, Inc. firm members talked with AccountingWEB about their year-round employee wellness program.
Bill Walter of Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates and Harold Gaar of TravisWolff LLP weigh in on mobile technology use while employees are at work.
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