New college grads seeking employers with integrity
Perhaps due to the many corporate scandals recently in the news, integrity tops the list of college students' criteria for choosing an employer. In a recent survey, students ranked "integrity of organization in its dealings with its employees" as the quality they believe is most important in an employer.
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The new CPA exam: Employers and candidates can benefit from getting ready
A panel of accounting professionals offers advice to employers on how to prepare themselves and their CPA candidates for the new, computerized CPA exam. Now you can listen in.
www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/
mar2004/cpaexam.htm
Accounting professionalism: They just don't get it!
The focus on ethical behavior needs to be incorporated throughout the accounting curriculum and not left to be dealt with as an appendage to an auditing course.
www.accountantsworld.com/news/
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Grammar lessons for pop stars
While the entertainers get rich, their bad rhymes, vapid lyrics and outright inexcusable grammar assault our eardrums and get stuck in our heads like so many wads of gum under the study hall desk.
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Columns/?Article=grammarpopmain
Take the CPA exam sample test
Try your hand at the new computerized CPA Exam. Sample tests, available at no cost at www.cpa-exam.org/lrc/exam_tutorial.html, allow candidates to download and answer a sample set of multiple-choice questions and a case-study simulation for appropriate sections of the CPA exam. Since the sample tests use the same software as the actual computer-based CPA exam, candidates can have an interactive experience and become familiar with the test’s new format before they take the live exam.
Recruiters hunting for MBA grads in finance, accounting
Improvement in the economy has allowed more companies to hire new MBAs, especially in finance and accounting, according to the 2004 Corporate Recruiters Survey just released by the Graduate Management Admission Council.
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A CPA's primer on reading the financial pages
Consult any major daily newspaper and you'll find a wealth of information on the stocks, bonds and mutual funds that are traded on American stock exchanges. Although the listings may look confusing at first, this primer will help you understand what all those numbers mean.
www.macpa.org/services/pressrel/
2003/Nov/Nov10.htm
MACPA's Business and Industry Essentials: The Conference
TCPA members pay only $50 to attend a full-day conference on Wednesday, May 19 at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City. Conference topics include business planning, internal control compliance issues, ethics, lean accounting and management issues. It's a great networking opportunity. For agenda and registration, visit www.macpa.org/conferences/Biz04.htm or call our Member Service Center at (800) 782-2036.
Run a little, help a lot
Run with CPAs! Register now for the annual Maryland Association of CPAs 1040K Run and 1040EZ Fun Walk on Saturday, May 1. This is a 5-kilometer run and 1-mile fun walk at Rash Field in Baltimore. Registration is only $20 before April 15. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. For more information, or to register, go to www.macpa.org/race/index.htm.
And hey, need community service hours? Then lend MACPA a hand the morning of the race. Contact Laura Dorsey at laura@macpa.org or (410) 296-6255, ext. 240 for more information.
TCPA member profile
Meet Sara Pappas of Reznick, Fedder & Silverman.
Hobbies: Running, skiing, spending time with friends
Favorite movie: "Chicago"
Why I want to be a CPA: To further my career and develop employment opportunities in the future.
Favorite course: Myth, Religion & Art
Least favorite course: Intermediate Accounting
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "It's more the face they make that says it all!"
RSVP now!
You're invited to the second annual bash for TCPA members. "Tomorrow's CPA Tonight" will take place at Jillian's (Arundel Mills) in Hanover on Thursday, May 27, from 6-8 p.m. This reception and awards ceremony is for TCPA members, faculty members and CPA speakers. It is absolutely free, but space is limited. RSVP to Richard Rabicoff at publicrelations@macpa.org.
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