Job market
Regional CPA firm seeks entry-level professional staff. Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, a regional CPA firm with offices in Hagerstown, MD; Chambersburg, Carlisle and Hanover, PA, seeks entry-level professionals. Excellent opportunity for career growth and advancement. Send resume with salary requirements to Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, 498 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD 21740; or send your resume to resume@sek.com. For more job and internship listings, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/
internship.html
Working with colleges
Finding qualified staff remains the No. 1 problem for most CPA firms, and more are turning to colleges. This article is directed at CPAs, but there are some good ideas here for students and faculty members.
www.cpa2biz.com/News/Selected+Features/
Working+with+Colleges.htm
A new regard for ethics on the job
The high-profile legal entanglements of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Kenneth L. Lay, style guru Martha Stewart and other executives are prompting a major transformation in the way companies and schools regard ethics.
www.baltimoresun.com/business/
bal-bz.ethics09jul09,0,5772927.story?
coll=bal-business-headlines
Publications / newsletters of interest to future CPAs
One very important aspect of being a CPA is the need to stay informed of key business and accounting issues and concerns. The following publications and newspapers are recommended reading for potential CPAs.
aicpa.org/nolimits/resource/
pubs/index.htm
Personal finance: California CPAs attack financial illiteracy
CPAs have a thorough understanding of the advantages of 401(k)s, how to maximize tax deductions and the importance of a budget. But did they learn about any of this stuff in high school?
www.webcpa.com/AccountingToday/index.cfm
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For new graduates, 'soft skills' are the secret weapon in job hunt
Surveys of employers put work ethic, communications, information-gathering and people skills at the top of the list, followed by analytical and problem-solving skills.
story.news.yahoo.com/
Campus reps needed!
Attention, all accounting majors: Yaeger CPA Review is looking for new campus representatives throughout all Maryland colleges. If you are interested in the opportunity, please contact John Pelicano at (800) 824-2811 or pyaeger801@aol.com.
Exam site updated
The AICPA has reorganized the www.cpa-exam.org Web site to make it easier for candidates to find CPA exam-related information. The site now has buttons on How To Apply, Registration & Scheduling and Tutorial & Sample Tests, and documents / links are now organized under headings such as Getting Started, Prepare for the Exam and Take the Exam. An updated PowerPoint presentation about the computerized CPA examination (with speaker notes) is available on the site under Educator Resources:
www.cpa-exam.org/cpa/
exampresentation.html
Women's pay: why the gap remains a chasm
A new study spells out the costly impact of family obligations.
www.businessweek.com/magazine/
content/04_24/b3887065.htm
TCPA member profile
Meet Jay Klein of the University of Maryland, College Park
Graduation date: May 2005
Hobbies: Soccer, traveling, reading
Favorite movie: “The Shawshank Redemption"
Why I want to be a CPA: Because the skills I will gain will be invaluable in so many facets of business
Favorite course: Microeconomics
Least favorite course: Poetry
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Wow, I could never do that." Or, "Eww, why don't you go to law school?"
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