Annual Deloitte collegiate tax competition kicks off
More than 230 students from 44 colleges and universities gathered at 11 regional sites across the country on October 18, 2008 to tackle real world tax...
Four tips for jumpstarting your career during harsh economic times
With recent shortages in employment and with unemployment agencies in most states reportedly running out of funds, American workers are taking charge ...
Big accounting firm or small? Choosing the right size work environment
Candidates for positions at CPA firms may decide to join a large firm or a small- to mid-size firm for individual reasons, but "Each firm offers somet...
Public accounting or private industry: Both offer great career potential
Choosing between public accounting and private industry means learning about a wide range of choices and career paths that each area of the field offe...
A Conversation With... Valerie Wendt: Trends in accounting education
AccountingWEB asked Valerie Wendt, product manager for Bisk Education, Inc., to discuss trends in accounting education. Bisk offers online CPE courses...
Students help non-profits during intense BAP competition
Take 50 college students who don't know each other, add several complicated business challenges, give them 12 hours, and what do you get at the end?
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Accounting foundation announces 2008 scholarship winners
Like all professions, the accounting profession is continually working to ensure a steady flow of qualified young people into its ranks.Since 1969, th...
Financial meltdown a learning tool for many students
The traders look panicked by the crisis. Congress - torn as to how to fix it. Finance, business and accounting students, however, are transfixed as th...
Demand for forensic CPAs increases
Demand for CPAs providing forensic accounting services has accelerated, according to a survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant...
400 colleges get letters from IRS
Approximately four hundred U.S. colleges and universities will begin receiving compliance questionnaires from the Internal Revenue Service in the next...
Can we talk? Surveying your prospects and clients
By Angi FisherToday more and more companies around the world understand the importance of really knowing how their customers and prospects view their ...
Job fairs are so last century
Accounting firms that want to recruit college students for internships and post-graduate positions are finding that, in a buyer's market, the firms th...
AICPA and Ad Council launch Feed the Pig for Tweens
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Advertising Council are seeking to create a nation of young savers with Feed the Pig fo...
Senator proposes new tax form for universities
Colleges and universities may need to use a new tax form as part of a broad examination of how universities manage their money.Senator Charles Grassle...
Dollar Wi$e Week focuses on saving for kids and families
Approximately 43 percent of American households spend more than they earn each year, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the U...
Becker CPE announces new Web-based CPE product
Becker Professional Review, a provider of professional education serving the accounting and finance professions, announced the launch of its new web-b...
Win your next job with three essential interview skills
With competition for good jobs at an all-time high, candidates who conduct their job search as a sales campaign consistently win out over those who do...
KPMG to hold 48-hour virtual 'World Jobs Fair'
Experienced professionals, recent and prospective college graduates, and others interested in career opportunities with the KPMG network of profession...
Professor wins Outstanding Accounting Professor award
University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management Accounting Professor Joni Young has been awarded the 2008 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award...
Employers use social networking sites to research employee candidates
Could your future boss be perusing your profile? Twenty-two percent of hiring managers said they use social networking sites to research job candidate...
