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February 1, 2016

How to ace the most challenging job interview questions

Learn how to answer tricky questions about salary requirements, your greatest weakness, and why you’re leaving your current job—and find out what to do if you get stumped.

February 1, 2016

2015 Leadership Academy graduates discuss important issues facing the profession

The AICPA’s 2015 Leadership Academy graduating class featured 37 future accounting-profession leaders who participated in an intensive four-day program in Durham, N.C., in October.

January 25, 2016

Trends that will shape the CPA profession in 2016

This column highlights some of the top economic trends to be mindful of in 2016, and ways they will affect CPAs.

January 21, 2016

Finding a mentor

Mentors can not only show you the ropes but also help guide you to your next role.

January 11, 2016

These steps can help you embrace an exciting retirement

This column seeks to dispel four fears that retirees have and share a six-step strategy for creating a life after work.

January 11, 2016

How to manage underperformers

In order to ensure that you are engaging the best and the brightest employees in the firm, you must learn to handle and manage the underperformer.

January 4, 2016

7 communication tips for new tax managers

These tips can help managers provide effective coaching and feedback to less-experienced tax preparers during busy season.

January 1, 2016

How to encourage career development discussions

Two CPAs explain why it is important for finance professionals to get regular feedback from their bosses about career development.

January 1, 2016

Proposal would create new status for retired CPAs

Revised rules would allow volunteer, uncompensated service.

December 7, 2015

Manager Survival Series: The chronically late or absent employee

This article offers tips on to how to handle the chronically late or absent professional employee in the typical workplace.

December 1, 2015

SEC seeks applications for accounting fellow positions

Opportunities will begin in the summer of 2016.

November 30, 2015

Essential questions new partners need to ask themselves

What partners focus on during their first hundred days can set the tone for the rest of their career.

November 30, 2015

How to tell if a recruiter is actually helping you

If a recruiter pushes you to take a job or accept a candidate that you’re not sure about, he or she is probably not the right person for you to be working with.

November 19, 2015

Building trust with your team

Improving trust among team members could be the answer to an organization’s talent-related challenges.

November 16, 2015

Women see far more partnership gains with small firms than with large ones

The AICPA CPA Firm Gender Survey found that women account for 40% of the partnership ranks in firms with 20 or fewer CPAs—double the rate of firms with 100 or more CPAs.

November 16, 2015