By, Deborah Walker, CCMC In many cities and local communities, spring is career fair season. While these events often prove disappointing, job-seekers who understand how “work” career fairs use these events as powerful networking sessions leading to interviews with future employers. If you are considering attending a job fair soon, you’ll get more out of the event by following these three rules.Rule #1: Plan ahead.Know ahead of time which companies will attend the event. Decide which employers you are interested in contacting.

By Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International Inc.A number of important developments will affect accounting professionals in 2003. New regulations, changing job responsibilities, emerging technologies and specialties, and a more moderate hiring climate are a few of the key issues. Individuals who adapt quickly to these trends will be in the strongest position for career advancement this year. WANTED: A DIVERSIFIED SKILL SET Accountants continue to assume broader responsibilities, undertaking more of an advisory role with their clients.

By, FeatureSourceStudents who fill out financial aid forms - a frustrating and disappointing undertaking - know all too well that loan options and financial aid packages still result in unmet need. Books, tuition, and living expenses add up quickly and using a credit card as a life preserver can be a recipe for long-term trouble. An alarmingly high number of students use, and max out, the credit limit on multiple, high-interest credit cards.

By Christopher KnightCATCH them doing something right, and immediately praise them. Because they look up to you, you need to set the example, and set the standards in the organization. Confidence happens when folks feel good about themselves. Make sure that you hire a team, free of drugs, such as alcohol, crack, or any other mind-controlling negative drug. BEGIN each morning with physiology exercises, to get everyone's heart pumping, which will raise their self esteem. Guard your discussions.

The dot-com boom may be over but the entrepreneurial zeal that fueled it is alive and well on college campuses across the country. With the country in a hiring slump, a growing number of students are preparing to be employers rather than employees.About 1,500 colleges offer some form of entrepreneurship training, up from a handful in the mid-1980s, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, an organization that works in partnership with colleges and universities to promote entrepreneurial studies.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MSCPA) has launched its newest student recruitment initiative, CPATrack.com.

Cheating on exams is nothing new, but the tools that students are using are much more sophisticated. Instead of writing answers on their palms, today’s students employ an arsenal of state-of-the-art gadgetry. On January 25, the Washington Post reported that 12 University of Maryland students had been caught cheating on exams when friends relayed the correct answers using the text messaging system on cell phones.

Resume writing is an art as well as a skill. It has the right balance of information, marketing and persuasion to get the reader to say "Yes, this could work for us." To achieve a "good" resume you must keep in mind all of the rules about resume writing.To help understand "the rules," Resumedoctor.com recently surveyed 2,500 recruiters and headhunters across North America to uncover their "pet peeves" about resumes they receive.

Fortune magazine has once again published its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and a number of CPA firms, banks and financial services companies are on the list.Michigan-based CPA firm Plante & Moran took top honors for a CPA firm coming in at #11. At 1,180 employees, Plante & Moran was the third smallest organization named to the Top 100 list, and one of only three CPA firms recognized by Fortune.