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Accounting and xTREME? Rarely found in the same sentence

02/03/2010 - 12:31 - 727 reads - 1 comment

The xTREME Games include xTAX, short for "Extreme Tax," and xACT, short for “Extreme Accounting.” Both are case competitions that expose students to real tax and accounting situations.

Accounting student scholarship fund receives record-breaking donations

01/27/2010 - 12:02 - 1299 reads

Thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey students interested in accounting can attend college.

Job seekers doom chances through poor networking

01/26/2010 - 13:47 - 1027 reads

Poor networking habits are dooming short-term job prospects for active job seekers, according to new research from Upwardly Mobile, Inc., an online career management service based in Palo Alto, CA.

2010 Accounting Student Scholarship will honor three students

01/26/2010 - 13:10 - 943 reads

AccountingWEB, the Web site dedicated to providing news and resources for members of the accounting profession, is now accepting applications for the 2010 AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship that is offered to undergraduate accounting majors throughout the country.

Beta Alpha Psi kicks off regional competitions for accounting students

01/26/2010 - 12:52 - 720 reads

Beta Alpha Psi is gearing up for their 2010 Regional Meetings where students will be contending in “Best Practices” competitions sponsored by Deloitte.

New tools available for job seekers

01/26/2010 - 12:16 - 1061 reads

Robert Half International has released two new tools for those seeking work in this tight job market: online salary calculators in specialized fields and the 2010 Salary Guide.

Are federal employees twice as good at their jobs as the rest of us?

01/26/2010 - 12:03 - 976 reads

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Not earning enough in your current job? If you can land a job with the federal government, you could possibly double your total compensation.

New Jersey accountants teach financial independence to young people

01/21/2010 - 11:37 - 1394 reads

According to Dawn Schwartz, vice president of development for Junior Achievement of New Jersey, who better to teach financial literacy education and bring financial programs to kids than accountants?

Today's teens will expect access to Facebook and other social media on the job

12/17/2009 - 02:32 - 1889 reads

Online social networks have become so central to teens' lifestyles that they would consider their ability to access them during working hours when weighing a job offer.

Employer-sponsored education options: Formal assistance programs or work-related fringe benefit

12/15/2009 - 12:29 - 1879 reads

Many employers provide their employees with tax-free education assistance through formal Education Assistance programs, while others offer specific work-related training as a tax-free fringe benefit.

State hiring credits on the governor's agenda in Maryland

12/15/2009 - 11:54 - 1850 reads

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is pushing hard for a state tax credit – among other measures – that is intended to help his state get people off the unemployment rolls and back to work.

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