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 Get Ready: Four Trends to Watch | 08/14/07 | | Just as CPAs have caught up with the changes wrought by Sarbanes-Oxley, a whole new set of dynamics is coming down the pike. The time to prepare is now. |
| CareerWire: Tips for Career Changers | 12/17/07 | | Thinking of changing careers? When it comes to making a plan, you've got to sweat the details. That and more in this week's CareerWire. |
| The View From Over 50 | 01/24/08 | | Twenty one percent of the U.S. workforce will be 55 or older by 2014, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. So if you feel superannuated among your Gen X and Y colleagues, you've got age-appropriate company. And the good news is: Employers will value your experience. |
 Calif. Program Targets Industry CPAs | 08/16/07 | | An increasing number of CPAs have been filling leadership roles in California's non-accounting firms. Yet traditionally, most programming from the state's leading accounting organization has targeted CPAs at public accounting firms. Now, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants thinks it's fixed that. |
| CareerWire: Stand Up, Get Up, Network | 08/06/07 | | Networking is really pretty simple. But you have to get up out of your chair to do it - Facebook or not. This and other highlights from our blog are here. |
| Employers Open to Jobless CPAs | 10/24/07 | | With a dearth of talent on the market, companies in the New York metro area are considering candidates they might not have looked at before. That's good news for CPAs who got pushed out of large firms for growing too old, and for mass-layoff victims. |
| Accounting, Job Security, and You | 10/19/07 | | Pretend you're a techie: Someone offers you a raise or even just an opportunity to work with a product that's new and cool. You'll probably happily leap to the new job. But you're an accountant. Someone offers you $10,000 more a year, and maybe - maybe - you'll consider their offer. What's up with that? |
| Accounting Workers' Confidence Slides | 11/01/07 | | Accounting and finance workers' confidence appears to be swinging downward more steeply than among the U.S. adult population as a whole, new surveys show. |
| Getting Credit When Credit is Due | 11/21/07 | | You're doing all the work and someone else is taking all the credit. It's not only unfair, but it may affect your career. Handling the situation requires tact, diplomacy and a plan. |
| Conflict Resolution Skills Can Boost Careers | 11/09/07 | | While accountants are used to helping clients solve difficult problems, they're often less adept at resolving issues within their own firms. Reserved by nature, they tend to shy away from conflict and let situations fester. What they may not realize is the ability to resolve disagreements can be a great tool in developing their careers. |
| How to Stand Out, Make Friends, and Influence People | 07/25/07 | | We all want to be the whiz kid, the one whose brilliance makes us stand out. Ironically, deep down inside, we resent the very type of person we aspire to be. In other words, standing out has its dangers. Here's how to deal with them. |
| It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time… | 10/26/07 | | The new job sounded perfect: a great working environment, the right amount of travel and an exciting accounting challenge. But a month after you started, you realize the working environment is toxic, the travel is non-stop and your biggest challenge is figuring out what to do about it.
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| It's Not About Balance - It's About Reality | 11/30/07 | | Notoriously long hours, detail-oriented work, and considerable face time are parts and parcels of the CPA's working life. For accounting firms, changing this kind of culture may be even more important than money in the quest for new hires. |
| What Mid-Size Firms Seek in California | 01/25/08 | | Despite the slump in real estate and worries about the economy, the market for accountants in Los Angeles and Orange County shows few signs of tailing off. Several small- and mid-sized firms will be adding employees in upcoming months, and even beyond.
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| Breaking Through the Wall | 04/30/08 | | The ability to reach a prospective employer directly can be vital to your job-hunting efforts. Your prospects increase dramatically if you can talk to a person, instead of "Human Resources." |
 In Job-Hunting, Subtle is Best | 09/05/07 | | Of course, you want to stand out. But when you're trying to convince a firm you're the solution to their problems, there's a fine line between creative and weird. |
| Do Minority Women Have a Reason to Stay? | 09/19/07 | | For many minority women, cultural challenges and a feeling of exclusion make it easy to leave their current firms. They can empower themselves to succeed, but many are asking if it's worth it. |
| Higher Profile Seen For Internal Auditors | 07/16/07 | | Internal auditors believe they are gaining influence and visibility with senior corporate managements, a broad-based international survey suggests. The sector "is predicted to expand its role in organizational governance and risk management," according to the Institute of Internal Auditors, which released the survey last week. |
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