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  • Social Media and Your Career

    May 2, 2012
    Can your involvement with social media have a negative impact on your career? Should you delete your Facebook account when you start a job search? Hear what several NJSCPA members have to say.
  • The Road Less Traveled: Alternative to a Summer Internship

    April 4, 2012
    When most students think of internships, they generally assume it would entail a summer internship. However, winter internships provide you a realistic look at “busy season,” in what will likely be the most difficult three to four months of your job.
  • Technological Impact: The New Wave of Auditing

    March 5, 2012
    A nerdy middle-aged man sits squinting at his roll of tape, glasses perched high on his nose, pencil behind his ear, calculator in his hands. This is the stereotypical accountant. However, with technology comes a new image of accountants. Hauling laptops, emailing on smart phones and performing Excel calculations, accountants today can’t relate to those old, dated images.
  • Do You Know What the Top Interview Mistakes Are?

    February 24, 2012
    How to avoid stumbling on these five interview hurdles.
  • Don't Fall for 'Em: Ten Tricky Job Interview Questions to Watch Out For

    February 13, 2012
    No matter who you are, in order to land your dream job, you'll have to undergo a job interview. To guarantee you get hired, author Joyce Lain Kennedy advises that you take some time to prepare for these ten tricky questions.
  • Accounting Firms Are Hiring

    February 9, 2012
    Amid the detritus of layoffs and slashed bonuses in banking and finance, there's one profession still actively looking for talent: the vocation of accountancy.
  • From Camp Counselor to Future CPA: What to Expect When You’re Starting Out

    February 1, 2012
    I used to get through the hardest times in school by reminding myself that “this will all be worth it someday.” Well, “someday” has arrived! All the homework, studying, papers, projects, all-nighters, presentations, midterms and finals were all for this moment that I am living right now. At last, I've started my career!
  • Inside the Recruiter’s Head: What He’s Really Asking You During the Interview

    January 16, 2012
    You applied for a new job, and you’ve been called in for an interview. During the interview process, there are three main questions that need to be answered to help the HR person determine if you’re the right fit for the job.
  • My First “Real” Job

    January 4, 2012
    Just before beginning our first "real" job, many of us reflect on the milestones we've passed: senior prom, 21st birthdays and now college graduation and the start of our careers. I found myself in this very position when I began as a staff auditor at WeiserMazars in September 2011. Here's what I learned is essential to ensure a smooth transition from the classroom to the work place.
  • It’s OK for CPAs to ‘Get a Life’

    January 4, 2012
    Perhaps you've heard the CPA facts of life, as passed through generations of CPAs working in public accounting: Expect to work from dawn to dusk, miss family events and skimp on vacations. Be prepared to work, work, work. Sure, life in public accounting is rewarding, but outside interests - even family life - probably have to take a back seat. That was then. The truth is, it might just be the best time ever to be a young CPA working in a public accounting firm.
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