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Nov. 5, 2003
Volume 2, No. 43


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Good luck on the exam!

Good luck to the 100 TCPA members taking the CPA exam Nov. 5 and 6. This is the last ever pencil-and-paper exam before the computerized version debuts in April 2004. Best of luck to these future CPAs.


Accounting starting salaries stable in 2004

The corporate sector shows the most salary growth, while health care and real estate pace industries, according to the 2004 Salary Guide from Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Accountemps.
www.macpa.org/headlines/2003/half102703.htm



Employment opportunities for future CPAs!

See our new listings of internships and job openings on the TCPA Web site.
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/internship.html



Ten atypical lessons for landing your first job

A May 2003 graduate reflects on how difficult his job search was and offers 10 pieces of advice you won't find in standard career-advice books.
www.collegejournal.com/columnists/
myopinion/20031029-marlin.html



Accounting professor sees uptick in interest

Corporate scandal has been good for America's accounting schools.
www.smartpros.com/x41098.xml



The SATs: marked for life?

The test takes on renewed relevance as a tool for screening job candidates, but the practice is getting mixed reviews.
www.sunspot.net/business/bal-sat110303,0,786089.
story?coll=bal-business-headlines


  The curtain is rising on computer revolution

Futurist and author David Pearce Snyder says the influence computers have on the workplace has only just started. He thinks 90 percent of Internet access will be through wireless technologies by the end of the decade, and he expects instant messaging to replace e-mail and cell phones for business communications.
www.sun-sentinel.com)



Want a good list of Maryland CPA firms?

Find Web addresses and contact information for some 100 firms in Maryland.
www.cpafirms.com/Firmlist/usa.cfm?
RequestTimeout=300



Free to TCPA members

The impact of the year-old Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other issues of importance to the profession will take center stage during a series of MACPA town hall meetings throughout Maryland ... and all TCPA members are invited! It's a great opportunity to learn and network with real CPAs. Visit the MACPA Web site for the meeting nearest you.
www.macpa.org/headlines/2003/
meetings81403.htm



Not for women only

Come to the annual Student Night of the American Society of Women Accountants' Baltimore chapter on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Towson. Enjoy dinner, hear Genny Roanhouse of American Express speak on "Everything You Should Know About Internships," and help honor ASWA 2003 scholarship winners Stacey Collura (Loyola) and Jung Son (Villa Julie) — all for only $15. Contact Susan Brookman, CPA, at (410) 472-9969.


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