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Happy Independence Day!

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Accounting Salaries Hold Steady Despite Economy

Young professionals who have earned the Certified Management Accountant designation earn more than their non-certified peers, according to a new salary study released by the Institute of Management Accountants.

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E&Y Helps Universities Gear Up for IFRS

Ernst & Young LLP has released the second phase of International Financial Reporting Standards curriculum and teaching materials, as well as a national training for professors through its Academic Resource Center, in an effort to help universities prepare for IFRS adoption.

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Tiptoeing Into Twitter

I’m not a fan of Twitter. And, I have been secretly rebelling against it since we were told we needed to start tweeting.

Owning Your Career from the Start

You made it. After the grueling pressure of finals, all-nighters, working several jobs, and extra-curricular activities, you have graduated from college and landed the job that made it all worthwhile.

The Business Discipline of Practice Growth: Foundations of a Professional Web site

Don’t pretend that your practice’s Web site is a minor obligation to be thrown together and slapped up on the Internet never to be dealt with again. As the populous becomes increasingly internet savvy, so too does the accounting profession. Proper website design does not require a lot of money, but it does require smart construction.

Top Five Reasons Why Now Could Be the Best Time to Consider a Sabbatical

As we continue to be immersed in an economic downturn, business leaders are struggling with concerns about talent recruitment and retention, motivating employees with dwindling resources, and bolstering productivity and innovation. But are granting sabbaticals a viable answer?

Second Chance For Second Life

How virtual can accountants actually become?

From the Mouths of Young CPAs

Think you know what young CPAs want from their firms? Think again. In November 2008, a group of 15 young staff from Chicago area firms got together for the Fourth Annual Rosenberg Associates Staff Forum to get candid about what it’s really like to be young and just starting out in an accounting firm.

Making A Personal Commitment to Mentoring

What could be more gratifying than helping someone reach their personal best? Don't underestimate the power of mentoring a young professional and the effect a single conversation can have that person's life.

Onboarding New Staff

Young ambassadors, buddies, social networks, Wii games, and iPods: The tools to attract and integrate new staffers are changing.

The ROI of Social Networking

People are jumping on the social networking bandwagon left and right in hopes of drumming up more business. But is it working?

The Tech Question in Recruitment

Aggressive use of technology, including social networks, in recruiting no longer begins and ends with a firm’s Web site. But it sure plays a major role.

Profession, academia join in effort to boost ranks of Ph.Ds

Each year, approximately 140 students graduate with a Ph.D in accounting - not nearly enough to sustain the demand estimated at 500, according to research by David Leslie, chancellor professor of education at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

Tomorrow's Look Today

Accounting Tomorrow needs you.

A New Generation of Web Tools

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier – that is if we know what we’re using. With a variety of free tools on the market, it’s hard to decipher or find the time to investigate the best of the best. Nicholas Gaffney, a partner at Infinite Public Relations in San Francisco, offers a list of his firm’s top choices of collaboration and productivity tools for all generations.

Follow Along With Texas Young CPAs

Texas Society of CPAs is gearing up for its second Young CPAs and Emerging Professionals Conference and even if you're not going, you can read all about the happenings - before and after - on a recently launched blog.

Buddy Systems Created By Youth

Like many good ideas, Weiser's Buddy System started over drinks.

Mark Your Calendars

Young CPAs in the Cincinnati area who haven't acquainted themselves with The Ohio State Society of CPAs could do so on May 7- especially if you're looking for a brush up on personal financial planning.

Advising Younger Generations About Investing

Gen X and Y may reap some big benefits from the bear market, and advisors who target those generations could profit from helping them.

Beware the Taxman (or Student)

Tax evaders beware. Pittsburg State University students are coming to get you.

Young Adults "A Little Flabby" When it Comes to Financial Fitness

Did you know that two-thirds of young adults between the ages of 23 and 28 consider financial fitness more important than physical fitness? At least, according to a new survey released by Schwab.

New Survey Says Firms Need to Step It Up

Think your firm is meeting the needs of your younger staff? In the words of rapper Ice Cube, you might want to "check yourself before you wreck yourself" with that assumption.

Why I'm Not on Facebook (Personally)

My colleague and co-editor, Liz Gold, asked me why I'm one of the only Gen Xers in the world who doesn't have a personal Facebook page.

Employee Energy Fuels Profession's "Green" Initiatives

"Going green" has evolved beyond a trendy catchphrase -- it has paid financial dividends and has often helped bridge the generational gap at CPA firms.

Long Island's College Accounting Showdown

It was a nailbiter until the end at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University during Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP's first annual College Accounting Challenge, but it's the students from the College at Old Westbury who will be bringing home a glass award to display in their accounting department.

Why Young Staffers Leave

Reasons vary why professional Gen Y or new-to-the-firm Gen X staff might leave a firm, but that some reasons stand out, according to firms recently surveyed.

Asian Accountancy Students Already Have Job Offers

Some Asian accountancy students are landing jobs way before they graduate, especially if they had been interns in the firm in their earlier undergraduate years and deemed good enough to be offered a permanent place, according to a Singapore publication.

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