Job notice
A regional CPA firm seeks entry-level professional staff. Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, a regional CPA firm with offices in Hagerstown and Chambersburg, Carlisle and Hanover, Pa., seeks entry-level professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for career growth and advancement. Send your resume with salary requirements to Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, 498 North Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD 21740, or to resume@sek.com. For more job and internship listings, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/
internship.html
Extreme makeover
How CFO Robert Blakely and an army of accountants turned fraud-ridden WorldCom into squeaky-clean MCI.
www.cfo.com/article/
1,5309,14368,00.html?f=home_magazine
Don't feel locked in by your chosen major
Schwarzenegger majored in economics. Lisa Kudrow majored in biology. You don't have to pursue a career based on your area of concentration. Learn how to find the job of your dreams, no matter what you studied in school.
www.collegejournal.com/careerpaths/
findcareerpath/20040713-
asher.html
Campus representatives 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.
Yet another reason to go into accounting
A widow leaves $1.1 billion to her accountant. But who will win in court?
www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/
item.cgi?id=99491&d=815&h=817&f=
816&dateformat=%B%20%e,%20%Y.
Personal finance
What is a grace period? A period of time when you're not charged interest for purchases you've made. For example, if the billing date on your credit card bill is May 1, you may have until May 25 to pay your balance in full. If you do, you will not be charged interest. If your payment arrives after May 25 — or if you don't pay the entire balance — you may be charged interest from the date of purchase as posted. Some accounts have no grace period, which means interest is charged on purchases from the date they are posted. For more information personal finance, go to:
www.credittalk.com/glossary/
glossary.html
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Becoming a CPA in Maryland: the experience requirement
To be a CPA in Maryland, you must have some "real world," practical work experience. You have several options in the type of accounting duties you perform and where you choose to work, but remember that an actively licensed CPA must verify the work experience. For more information, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/CANDIDATES/
exam/experience.html
Career question
"I graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting and did quite well in my classes. ... Although I do have some experience in basic bookkeeping and general-ledger postings, it doesn't seem like that is enough. In all of my interviews I do fine when it comes to transferable skills, as I am an assistant bank manager and have leadership and organizational skills. However, when it comes to the question, 'Name some areas in which you used analytical skills,' I seem to come to a halt and start stumbling. I have been to seven interviews this summer and have heard nothing, not even a letter of denial." See the response at:
www.quintcareers.com/career_doctor/
current_column.html#question3
TCPA member profile
Meet Ramiro R. Lindado Jr., of Reznick Fedder & Silverman, CPAs.
Hobbies: Golf, working out, listening to music
Favorite movie: "Scarface" or "The Godfather"
Why I want to be a CPA: To further my career
Favorite course: Individual taxation
Least favorite course: Macroeconomics
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Isn't that boring?" or, "You must make a lot of money."
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