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Accounting & Finance Careers Newsletter CPAs Tackle Fraud With New CFF Credential ... Tips for Modernizing Your Resume ... CPE Spotlight: The New World of Acquisitions ... Book Pick: The Art and Science of Communication Accounting Grads Are Most Employable: Survey Employers project accounting students and grads will comprise 23 percent of entry-level hires, 30 percent of internship hires and 24 percent of master's-level hires in 2008. Deloitte Puts IFRS in College Classrooms Big Four accounting firm Deloitte & Touche has formed a consortium to accelerate integration of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into college curricula. AICPA Proposes CPA Exam Changes The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants released a draft proposal for public comment outlining proposed content updates for the CPA exam. DeVry Program Offers Fast-Track CPA DeVry University, its Keller Graduate School of Management and Becker CPA Review now offer a fast-track path to achieve a bachelor's and master's degrees and CPA designations. Job Search Pitfalls New Grads Should Avoid Those looking for their first jobs out of college also must look out for potential career pitfalls. Competition for jobs has intensified, making it even more important for entry-level professionals to put their best foot forward, according to Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Job Hunting For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Women of Color Face Barriers in Accounting: Report Workplace experiences of women of color are vastly different from those of white women, white men, and men of color, according to Women of Color in Accounting, the second report in Catalyst Research's Women of Color in Professional Services Series. Teens Rely On Classroom Education Over On-the-Job Training Achieving self-awareness of one's noble purpose and vocational calling is a right of passage that, increasingly, teens look to their schools to help them develop. Accounting Degrees Up 19 Percent More than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in the 2006-07 school year, the AICPA announced, which is a 19 percent increase since the 2003-04 school year, when the AICPA last surveyed this data. Paid Internships Pay Well College students who participate in paid internships may well find the hourly salary attractive, according to results of a new survey. Social Networking Applications Can Pose Security Risks People often think Facebook profiles and sometimes MySpace pages, if they're set as private, are only available to friends or specific groups, such as a university, workplace, or even a city. But that's not true if they use applications. Teens Rely On Classroom Education Over On-the-Job Training Achieving self-awareness of one's noble purpose and vocational calling is a right of passage that, increasingly, teens look to their schools to help them develop. Grade Entitlement Unfortunately, the value of grades as an indicator of competency has declined over time. Students feel that they should get good grades for nothing; teachers capitulate so they can spend time on their research; and administrators add pressure to pass unqualified students to avoid confrontations and lawsuits. Accounting Today Names Top 100 Firms Accounting Today announced the release and online availability of its 2008 Top 100 Firms report. E&Y Launches Academic Center Ernst & Young LLP announced the formation of the Ernst & Young Academic Resource Center, a new collaboration between the firm's professionals and university faculty.

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