Recruiting

Thanks to the Uniform Accountancy Act, beginning in 2010 in New York and 2012 in Pennsylvania, undergraduate accounting students will be required to complete 150 hours of related course work before sitting for the CPA exam.

Young employees will take a marshmallow today vs. a package of marshmallows tomorrow.

Got a new marketing superstar in your firm you want to recognize? Are they the type to push up their sleeves and get down in the trenches? Have their achievements caused heads to turn? If so, he/she could be the next Association for Accounting Marketing’s Annual Rookie of the Year.

The American Institute of CPAs is launching a new series of ads for its "Feed the Pig" financial literacy campaign targeted at adults in the 25-to-34 age group.

It’s always nice to see an accounting firm put their money where their mouth is when it comes to the younger generation – and Goodman & Company has set a fine example.

What does Nina Smith, president of Sage's business management division, think the new generation's major challenge in the workplace will be?

The American Institute of CPAs has enhanced its CPE Online Grading Site with improved navigation, new exam features and a simplified log-in process.

Accounting students said career opportunities would be their primary consideration when choosing an employer, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Looking for an intergenerational mix of news and opinion? Look no further.

Accounting schools are scrambling to stay ahead of the IFRS curve.

"Women have been in the profession in equal numbers to men for more than 20 years, yet women represent just 19 percent of the U.S. public accounting shareholder/partner population."

The American Institute of CPAs will be one of the sponsors of CollegeWeekLive, a virtual job fair for college students scheduled for November 12-13.

The American Accounting Association has launched AAACommons, an online social network and member community.

The College for Financial Planning plans to significantly expand its scholarship program to further support financial professionals facing the turbulent economic market.

Despite the financial crisis that has engulfed both Wall Street and Main Street, the demand for skilled accountants during tax season remains as strong as ever."Firms continue to hire skilled accountants and they continue to be in short supply," explained Jon Zion, president of eastern U.S. operations for Robert Half Finance & Accounting. "The unemployment rate for highly skilled finance and accounting professionals is 2.5 percent, while the overall unemployment rate is over 6 percent."

The Deloitte Foundation has announced the regional winners of the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition, an interscholastic competition that brought together nearly 60 teams from colleges and universities in 11 cities across the country in October to tackle complex tax case studies.

Bankers and mortgage brokers may be facing slimmer pay packages, but accountants can expect something of a boost next year, according to a recent report on salaries.

Finance and accounting staff will receive an average salary boost of 3.4 percent next year despite the economic downturn, predicts recruiting company Robert Half International.

The confidence of accounting and finance workers has plunged to a new low, according to a new survey.

The American Institute of CPAs is mulling the idea of internationalizing the CPA designation.