what new accounting grads want from your firm

survey of college professors provides clues for successful recruiting.

internships and social networks speak loudest when new college accounting graduates weigh their first jobs offers, according to a new public accounting report survey obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

the study ranks the relative importance of factors to students when choosing a job offer, including:

  • access to latest technology
  • compensation and benefits
  • desirable location or geographic base
  • long-term career opportunities
  • technical reputation
  • the firm’s long-term business outlook
  • the firm’s quality of life in terms of an employee-friendly environment
  • whether the offer is from a big four firm
  • workplace diversity

and the survey reveals the companies and cpa firms soon-to-be graduates are hoping to join:

  • a company in private industry
  • any big four firm
  • any top 25 firm
  • a local firm
  • bkd
  • deloitte
  • e&y
  • grant thornton
  • kpmg
  • pwc

the survey also shows how many undergrads have actually worked in a public accounting firm before graduation, and the top 10 corporations would recommend as employers. but the most closely followed part of the survey are the rankings  of the top 25 undergraduate accounting programs.

the responses are tabulated in the following charts with analysis by the survey’s author:

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2013 trends in starting salaries in finance and accounting

business demand drives hiring, new competition for talent.

special to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

fueled by new demand from business clients, cpa firms of all sizes are looking to expand audit and tax practices and pursue new new market segments, according to a fresh report on the accountant jobs market. (pro members: get the full report, courtesy 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.)

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accounting and bookkeeping jobs hit new all-time high for month of august

best august ever.

accounting and bookkeeping services, via www.g005e.com

by rick telberg

the u.s. accounting and bookkeeping sector of the economy added 3,500 new jobs in august bringing the full-time workforce in the industry to 955,000, a new all-time record high for the month, according to preliminary new data obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

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the keys to success for compensation committees

why firms need comp committees and how some of them do it right.

by marc rosenberg, cpa
author of how to operate a compensation committee

cpa firms are increasingly turning to the use of formal compensation committees for a number of reasons. chief among them: it’s the best way to achieve a balance between recognizing traditional production accomplishments and rewarding intangibles.

the convergence of three aspects of cpa firm management

the compensation committee approach aligns the firm’s (1) strategic plan and core values with how partners are (2) evaluated and how they are (3) compensated. it motivates partners to produce what the firm needs them to produce.

related:  compensation issues for the new managing partner  |  20 decisions for your firm’s new partner compensation committee  | three ways to break partner gridlock in an accounting firm  | what partners are entitled to, and what they’re not entitled to | how to make partner?  |  why accounting firm partners are “popping prozac like m&m’s”  | more…

at most firms, there is a disconnect between these three functions. but at the better managed firms, they are integrated.

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