Seth Green on high school ...
"All of high school was funny and embarrassing. I think I was humiliated on a daily basis until I decided to stop trying to fit in and start concentrating on my grades. I almost failed ninth grade, but my vice principal gave me a second shot. From the 10th-12th grade, I made the honor roll." For more celebrity views on school, click here.
Fewer teens expecting to work this summer: Junior Achievement poll
Eighty-one percent of teens plan to work this summer, down from 85 percent in 2002 and 86 percent in 2001, according to the 2003 Junior Achievement Interprise Poll on Summer Jobs. Additionally, 30 percent of teens who held a job last summer are somewhat pessimistic about finding a job this summer, while 45 percent are somewhat optimistic. Read more here.
Hey, TCPA members: Did you graduate from high school? Going to college?
If so ...
- Congratulations!
- You can continue your FREE TCPA membership all through college! Just let us know your college, your new address, and e-mail address. We will update our files and shift you to our CPA Candidate list.
- As a CPA candidate, you can:
- receive TCPA News (CPA candidate version) online every week;
- access Members Only resources;
- post your resume and locate internships;
- exchange ideas in the Chat Room;
- find a mentor in the "Mentor Center";
- use tips and tricks to focus on your career goals;
- network with peers, future employers and other CPAs; and
- take advantage of MACPA discounts on seminars and other resources.
Summer job hunt
Fast food, bank teller, camp counselor, government clerk ... Use these sites to help you find what you are looking for.
Networking tip No. 12: What goes 'round, comes 'round
You may not always make direct connections through networking, but the people you meet may refer to you during their interactions with others. Your investments in networking sometimes return to you in very unusual ways and often years down the road. Try this: Locate and get the e-mail address of someone who has never had a speeding ticket.
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Why, you son — I mean daughter — of a CPA!
This Washington Post article tells the story of how one woman came to renounce a stereotype and appreciate her father. Read the complete article here.
What do Jodie Foster and Johnny Bench have in common?
Hint: They did their homework. Are you part of their club? Click here to find out.
The CPA career
Accountants Need to Know IT, Say CFOs: The accounting profession is one of many professions dramatically altered by the technology revolution. So it should come as no surprise that chief financial officers expect accounting job candidates to have technical expertise in addition to a gift for numbers. Read more here.
Accounting word of the week: K
Keogh Plan: A tax-deferred, qualified retirement plan for self-employed individuals and unincorporated businesses. Also call "self-employed pension."
Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, click here.
Got a question only a CPA can answer?
More than 100 TCPA members venture into the Mentor Center each month, to pose questions about the CPA career, the educational requirements, the exam, or what it's like to be a CPA. Visit the Mentor Center here. Remember, it's e-mail only!
Pop Parodies
Hear Eminem's "The Weight I Am" or Fifty Cent's "In the Tub." Click here for details.
Wanna go out?
Sports, music, events all over Maryland. Click here for details.
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