Immediate job opportunity: Staff accountant
Assist with bookkeeping and payroll services for multitude of clients along with participation in compilation, audit and tax services. Duties include assistance with client billing and record retention compliance. You should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with accounting software such as QuickBooks and / or Peachtree. However, on-the-job training will be provided. Excellent opportunity for someone interested in the accounting profession to get real work experience in public accounting. Job tasks will provide an invaluable illustration of the reality of the profession. Flexible work hours requiring 8 - 12 hours per week. Salary range: $10 - $12 per hour based on experience and qualifications. Contact: James E. Kerich, CPA, 24421 Welsh Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20882, (301) 253-3700.
Find an internship or entry-level position at:
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Some CPAs find new home in a courtroom
While most people shy away from court, to a forensic accountant, a court appearance can mark the end of a successful engagement.
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Top 10 jobs for grads
The National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) Winter 2004 Salary Survey report ranks these as the best salaries for the first year on the job:
- Project engineering: $46,241
- Consulting: $44,071
- Design / Construction engineering: $44,015
- Financial / Treasury analysis $42,476
- Accounting (public): $40,701
- Accounting (private): $40,271
- Nursing: $38,987
- Sales: $35,118
- Management Trainee / Entry-level management: $34,709
- Teaching $29,266
College packing list
When it's time to say goodbye to the life you know now and pack up your things, you may be met with a formidable enemy: your suitcase. In those few bags you must cram all the necessary tools to ensure your success. Whether you travel far or stay at home, your adventure will require the right attitude and accessories.
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04may/colg_caitlinmay.htm
Accounting word of the week: F
Fraud: The use of one's occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of employing an organization's resources or assets. This can include the fraudulent conversion and obtaining of money or property by false pretenses.
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Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/
college.html
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The curious-minded can look here for more than 2,100 clichés, euphemisms and figures of speech and find their explanations. Users can search by keyword to find related phrases. For example, searching on the term "stocks" in the business category returned results including "catch a falling knife," which means buying a stock as its price falls in the hope it'll rise again, only to have it continue to decline.
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Play Bizzfun
Try the virtual business simulation game — it's your chance to be in charge. You call the shots running your company in movies, fashion or sports. Now, you can even bring a few friends along and set up your own league. Compete with your friends and see who gets the highest score. What are you waiting for?
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For class of 2006, multiple choice on the SAT
As they look for a college admissions edge, soon-to-be high school juniors face a unique dilemma: Should they take the old SAT in the fall or wait for the new version, with a timed essay, in the spring of 2005?
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TCPA member profile
Meet Michelle Denhardt, a student at UMUC and an employee at Wells Fargo Bank-Corporate Trust.
Graduation date: Spring 2005
Hobbies: Reading, singing
Favorite movie: "Shine"
Why I want to be a CPA: I've wanted to be a CPA since first grade. I love accounting.
Favorite course: Auditing
Least favorite course: Income Tax
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Aren't accountants supposed to be dorks?"
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