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Did you know Millennials, or 20 something staffers, grew up with overprotective and involved parents who offered their opinions on everything?

If you’re any type of news junkie, most likely you’ve heard the story regarding the unemployed investment banker with the MIT degree who flanked himself in a sandwich board, parading on New York’s Park Avenue this summer, bearing his credentials.

Did you know Millennials, or 20 something staffers, grew up with over protective and involved parents who offered their opinions on everything? This is a good thing, employers! It means they cope well with honest and direct feedback from their Boomer parents. This is just one of the nuggets revealed in a new report from St. Paul, Minn.-based Ingenuity Marketing.

My editor, Bob Scott, called me from an Information Technology Alliance conference this week to report some seemingly unbelievable news: Several attendees were complaining about candidates who didn’t show up for job interviews.

My editor, Bob Scott, called me from an Information Technology Alliance conference this week to report some seemingly unbelievable news: Several attendees were complaining about candidates who didn't show up for job interviews.

Has your firm recently lost accountants to retirement? Maybe it’s time to tap into those firm alumni for extra help during busy season.

Has your firm recently lost accountants to retirement?

At the risk of sounding like a public service announcement for the AICPA, the PCPS [Private Companies Practice Section] member area of their site, http://pcps.aicpa.org/, has a plethora of information for firms scratching their heads about practice management strategies – including intergenerational and diversity issues. Think of it as sort of S.O.S.

If you are interested in how the accounting profession is evolving, you might want to keep Mark Koziel on speed dial.

A century-old association with roots in Britain is setting up shop in the United States, trying to give the American Institute of CPAs a run for its money.