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“I never thought that being a minority was an obstacle in becoming a CPA,” said George Willie CPA, MBA and managing partner of Bert Smith & Co. in Washington D.C. “I believe if one continually strives to be technically good, there can be no obstacle in the pursuit of one’s profession.”

So far, just a few universities have been educating students in IFRS, which poses a potential problem – if colleges and universities don’t modify their curriculum it could impair the value of these students when they reach the job market, according to “Bridging the GAAP:

Is the term “Young Professionals” just another buzzworthy catchphrase? One twenty-something blogger asks this question and addresses whether it’s valuable for those in the same age bracket to network together at all.

How virtual can accountants actually become?

Some accounting grads may leave school knowing they want to be accountants, but there is a growing percentage that aspires to leadership positions, using accounting as a platform for other roles.

Even if jobs are available to recent accounting grads, just holding a diploma might not be enough.

A recent survey reveals something most of us probably already know – using social networking sites at work drum up privacy and ethics issues and that many organizations don’t have it figured out yet.

IMGCAP(1)] Think you know what young CPAs want from their firms? Think again. In November 2008, a group of 15 young staff from Chicago area firms got together for the Fourth Annual Rosenberg Associates Staff Forum to get candid about what it’s really like to be young and just starting out in an accounting firm. Here are some of the key realizations from that meeting:

Ever have a Boomer in your firm ask a younger worker a verbal question only to have that younger worker respond via email or instant message—even when they sit in the same room?

Not all Millennials are Millennials.