Jobs & Internships
Do something useful this summer
Why an internship is triple important for CPA hopefuls
You have to start somewhere in your path to career satisfaction. Fortunately, a well-chosen internship provides the perfect place to get underway. Here’s why an internship is more valuable than... Read >
Opening the floor to closing the deal
Internship Q+A with a leading campus recruiter
While finding a real accounting job once you’ve crossed the educational finish line isn’t as difficult as you might think, the traditional accounting internships that tend to pave the way can be. Read >
Bridging the Gap: Possible Stressors from Generational Differences
By Curtis Beasley and Cody Williams, University of Central Missouri
There are many potential stressors of new hires joining a firm, ranging from performing competently to mastering company software. For Millennials, initial job stress can increase due to generational factors at play of which new employees may not even be aware. Read >
5 Tips for Transforming a Temp Job into a Full-Time Gig
By Lauren Coker, senior regional vice president, Robert Half International
Short-term assignments like accounting internships and contract work can be one of the best ways for an aspiring CPA to uncover that coveted job opportunity upon graduation. Read >
What They Didn’t Tell Me In College About Finding A Job
Essential Wisdom for Your Job Search
Most people know that they want to get a job after they graduate, but there aren’t really classes that teach you how to get that post-college dream job. Lucky for you, Lisa Wicker is happy to share all of the wisdom she acquired when she went through the job hunt. Read >
Distinguishing Yourself in a Tough Economic Environment
By E. Bernard Goodrich II
Today’s hiring environment? Tough, may be an understatement. However, the fact remains that there are still a great deal of employment opportunities available to highly qualified candidates. The exciting news is that as a student pursuing a degree in accounting, you are well on your way to fitting into that category of desirable candidates. Read >
Peon no more
How to go from intern to insider
There are two kinds of interns: the ones companies want to keep, and the ones they kinda wish they never hired. Hopefully, you want to be the former. You can... Read >
What accounting employers want
Stock up on awesomeness in advance
It’s impossible to check all the boxes on a potential employer’s wish list if you don’t know what those boxes are. Aside from passing the CPA exam beforehand, which is... Read >
From gown to suit
Walking off campus and into a job
Every year, hundreds, if not thousands of students get the call from a recruiter or an interviewer: "You’ve got the job." Here’s how you, too, can wind up picking up... Read >
Work. Life. Balance?
How to find the best of both worlds as a CPA
It’s no secret that CPAs can work some crazy hours sometimes. It’s a client-service business after all, and if the client needs you to work—you work. But as with any... Read >
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