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August 29, 2007

Student Zone Supplement


Introducing the Student Zone! Back to school with AccountingWEB


AccountingWEB is pleased to present a new area of our web site, designed with the accounting student and recent graduate in mind. We want you to have a place where you can find news, tools, tips, and resources that will help you with your classes, finding jobs and internships, and getting settled into a new workplace.

Bulking up your resume - what do the firms want to see?


As you get older and gain work experience, the things you did during your college years will become a less-relevant part of your resume, and your experience and accomplishments will take on a higher priority. But for the student who has more education than experience, here are some tips from accounting firm recruiters on what your resume should include.

Accounting specialists a hot commodity, but generalists in demand too


Graduates with an accounting degree are better poised than most of their peers to land a rewarding, well-paying job, whether they have developed a specialized niche or not. Specialized CPAs - those who went into compliance and auditing work sparked by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for example - have also been snapped up in recent years. There are generalists and there are specialists; each opens different types of doors.

Finding resources to pay for graduate school


For many recent graduates and young professionals, the prospect of paying for the graduate degree they are eager to pursue can be daunting, especially if they incurred large debts as undergraduates. But a surprising number of resources are available to help pay for graduate school education for the student who analyzes the costs carefully and does a thorough search of financial aid options.

Killer cover letters - how to get noticed


As you sit down to write your cover letter, do you ever stop and think, "Who the heck is going to read this?" You may believe that just because employers get hundreds of resumes per job posting that they tend to skip the cover letter part. That is simply not true.

Distance learning: The world of online training for accountants


There was a time, not very long ago, when distance learning for accountants was limited to self-study books, take-home exams, and the occasional closed-circuit broadcast. In fact, the do-it-yourself training was seen by many as a last resort, when all other avenues for getting required training had been exhausted.