April 26, 2011

Sponsored Links: Gear Up Spring/Summer CPE Conferences Sharpen Your Skills w/ an MST From NU Bisk CPA Review, Pass the CPA Exam Guaranteed! Favorite interview questions of potential employers The resume helps land the interview, but when it comes to making hiring decisions, employers are looking for less-obvious clues that an applicant is right for the job. Forty-two percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) polled cited their "go-to" interview questions as those related to personal attributes. Read On... Is this dress code professionalism overkill? If you are thinking about branding or flexibility for your firm's people, the 43-page new dress code from Swiss bank UBS AG should get your attention. Read On... Allan Boress: Let's kill tax season before it kills us Jackie walked into the partner's office and handed her the keys. "I just can't take it any more. My family and husband need and miss me. I don't know how you have done it all these years and still stayed married." Read On... Jason Blumer: How to leave your firm I had an innovative younger CPA come to meet with me earlier this year with the question of how to leave his firm. Read On... Accountants as business advisors Many accountancy practices claim to be both accountants and business advisers. Is this borne out by the way they operate? And do they take their own advice? Read On... More bad news for job searchers Chief financial officers are markedly shifting their focus from cost cutting to revenue growth, but they remain wary of increased hiring at home, according to the results of the Deloitte CFO Signals quarterly survey for the first quarter of 2011. Read On...   Be prepared for some interesting off-the-wall questions when you head into an interview. That's the latest advice from our friends at Accountemps. And, if Swiss Bank UBS AG is any kind of a trendsetter, you might want to consider asking some pointed questions about dress code when you're applying for a new job. Meanwhile, we've got some shaky news about hiring statistics, but overall we think that accountants are well situated to find work. Let us know if you're having successes or problems with your job search. Best wishes, Gail Perry, CPA Editor-in-Chief editor@accountingweb.com Gear Up Spring/Summer CPE Conferences Jackpot, May 16-21, Las Vegas: 48 credits, only $899! Citrus Week, June 13-16, Orlando: 32 credits, early bird through 5/13 plus hotel discount Windy City Week, July 25-30, Chicago: 44 credits, early bird through 6/24 plus hotel discount cl.thomsonreuters.com/G or 800.231.1860 Sharpen Your Skills w/ an MST From NU The ability to do your job efficiently, effectively, and strategically is critical. Northeastern's online Master of Science in Taxation program can help you refine your skills and learn new methods for researching, analyzing, writing, and complying with ever-changing tax legislation. Earn your MST online from prestigious, accredited Northeastern University in as little as 16 months. Pass the CPA Exam Guaranteed! Bisk CPA Review is The Most Trusted Name in CPA Exam Review Since 1971! Guaranteed Success the First Time You Take the Exam. Choose Your Format, Ensure Your Success. Online, Software and Books with Thousands of Review Questions and Task-Based Simulations. Visit or call 800-404-7231 to get started. Unsubscribe from the monthly AccountingWEB: Education and Careers newsletter Copyright © 2011, Sift Media US, Inc. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252 The Sift Media Portfolio includes: AccountingWEB.com |  USBusinessForums.com |  GoingConcern.com