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September 1, 2017

One way CPAs give back: The Career Fair Skills Workshop at North Carolina A&T

CPAs volunteer to help students develop the interviewing and résumé-writing skills they need to apply for accounting jobs.

August 30, 2017

New scams target accounting job seekers

Scammers are trying to obtain the job seekers’ personal and banking information, and in some cases, a cash payment.

August 21, 2017

7 tips for managing sideways

CPAs need to focus more on connecting with and influencing their management peers, not just the people above and below them.

August 1, 2017

From ‘wallflower’ to confident leader

Kimberly Hardy, CPA/CFF, designed a mentoring program at Matthews, Cutrer & Lindsay and provides tips for helping firm veterans teach newcomers.

August 1, 2017

Award recognizes 2016 CPA Exam’s top scorers

Fifty-eight CPA candidates qualified to receive the 2016 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which recognizes outstanding performance on the CPA Examination.

July 31, 2017

Make sure your CPA traits are assets and not liabilities

This column discusses how CPAs can let certain characteristics shine to their greatest advantage.

July 20, 2017

Quiz: English expressions that trip up writers

This quiz will give you practice in understanding and using some words or phrases that cause speakers and writers to stumble.

July 17, 2017

How to encourage candor in your office

This column offers tips for creating an atmosphere where everyone feels free to speak up and criticism is delivered in respectful ways.

July 1, 2017

How CFOs can reach CEO

Building the right relationships and gaining deep understanding of operations can help finance chiefs move up.

June 26, 2017

Which superheroes would make the best CPAs?

CPAs offer their take on which superheroes would make great accountants and why.

June 19, 2017

5 books for CPAs to read on summer vacation

Several CPAs offer their top picks for the best vacation reads.

June 12, 2017

5 tips for handling gossip in the workplace

This column offers ways for employees, managers, and firms to deal with gossip.

June 12, 2017

How to get the most out of conferences

This article looks at ways to make conference attendance pay off by building connections and expanding your network.

June 1, 2017

To my mentors and mentees: Thank you

A top consultant to the accounting profession offers her view on how mentors have helped her career and the key traits great mentors share.

June 1, 2017

Expectations and paths don’t always align for controllers

Seizing a more strategic role can be a challenge.

June 1, 2017

Memories of the CPA Exam

Every CPA has a story about taking the exam. These are some of the best.

May 25, 2017

How a CPA overcame her fear of public speaking

Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, accounting and compliance director at ArrowStream, discusses how her experience with Toastmasters turned her from someone who avoided public speaking to someone who’s made it a key part of her career.

May 22, 2017

What you need to know as Gen Z enters the workforce

The first members of Generation Z are graduating from college and entering the workforce. And it would be a big mistake to expect them to behave like Millennials.

May 22, 2017

6 professional pitfalls of unhealthy living

This column takes a look at the impact not investing in your health and well-being can have on your professional life.

May 1, 2017

What they’re reading

Business and leadership books recommended by this issue’s guest editors can inform and inspire their fellow CPAs.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

Build reusable Skills in Anthropic’s Claude AI

Instead of rewriting prompts each time, CPAs can turn routine tasks into reusable AI Skills. This Technology Q&A walks through how to build Claude Skills that process files, ask setup questions, and export clean Excel outputs.