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Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

Going Concern

But experts say one thing that young professionals can do, including young accountants, is to be more patient. That kind of ambition is not necessarily a negative, but Maginnis said it can get in the way of a successful career if they change jobs or switch departments every time they hit a few bumps in the road.

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Profession Must Strategize for AI, Other Technology Advances and Disruptions

CPA Practice

[These are quotes from several attendees of the 2023 Accounting Think Tank.] Participants of the 2023 Accounting Think Tank were purposed with engaging with their colleagues and openly discuss issues that may have significant benefit, detriment or other effects on professionals. But steps must be made to anonymize the information.

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What to look for in a career change from accounting

ThomsonReuters

If you are an accounting professional who has been contemplating a change in career path, you’re not alone. Accountants have the knowledge and experience necessary to work as trusted advisors to the public or within a company, so your certification qualifies you for a variety of career paths. But where do you start?

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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. Transaction implications are wide-reaching.

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The Dancing Accountant on Canopy’s “Practice Success Podcast”

Nancy McClelland, LLC

Three Main Themes , as outlined by the producers: Integrating passions and work: The importance of integrating passion and personal interests into professional work, as seen through Nancy McClelland’s incorporation of dancing into her accounting career. We fit a lot into 20 minutes.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. He will be starting as an investment-banking analyst for the technology, media and communications team in New York City at Lincoln International this summer. Fired: job search or CPA exam?

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Shocking News: 82.4% of Hiring Managers Are Struggling to Find Accounting and Finance Talent

Going Concern

of hiring managers for accounting and financial positions at public companies said talent retention is a big challenge, compared to 68.9% Obtaining talent with technological skills (23.4% I don’t think it’s a decline of interest in finance and accounting,” he explains. of public company hiring managers and 14.8% public; 38.6%