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For high school students through accounting majors, here are some articles that may be of interest.  These articles are updated on a regular basis so you can know more about the accounting profession, accounting student announcements, student news, college information, and other headlines that would be relevant to those considering and/or pursuing a job in the accounting industry.

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Ernst & Young LLP Marks Fifth Consecutive Year As No. 1 Ideal Employer for Accounting Students And No. 4 for Business Majors
For the fifth consecutive year, college students ranked Ernst & Young LLP No. 1 in the accounting profession and No. 4 in the business field on the 2012 US Undergraduate Universum IDEAL(TM) Employer Survey, leading the Big Four in these...
How to Write a Resume When You're Just Out Of College
The University of South Florida junior felt like she had nothing to put on her resume. She had only held down one job, for three years, working part-time at a K-Mart while she was in school. What employer would hire her based on that bottom-rung...
5 Tips for Building a Personal Brand After Earning An Online Accounting Degree
Whether you are considering enrolling in an accounting program online or about to graduate it’s never too early to start thinking about creating your personal brand. Creating a personal website or developing an elevator speech may seem like...
Teen Court Teaches Valuable Civics Lesson
It's easy to overlook the legal justice system. It's even easier to get a wrong view of how American law and order functions -- that is, if your only contact with it is from television cop shows.Stay clean. Obey the traffic rules. And the...
Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double
With the interest rates for federally subsidized student loans scheduled to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent in July, the topic has suddenly become a hot political issue.
AICPA Survey: Just 17% Of Young Adults Check Bank Accounts Daily
NEW YORK, Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Three times as many young adults check their social media accounts daily as check their bank accounts, according to the results of a national telephone survey conducted for the American Institute of...
The Cost Of Financial Illiteracy
Test your financial knowledge with sample questions from the National Financial Capability Challenge, a 40-question exam given to high school students each year since it was implemented in 2010 by the Department of Treasury and Department of...
The Best Accounting Firms to Work for
To celebrate Tax Day today, Vault.com, an online careers site, is unveiling its annual ranking of the best accounting firms to work for in the U.S. This year, Ernst & Young is at the top of the heap. "The rankings and survey give you an inside...
Pay Gap Persists in Female-Dominated Career Fields
Tuesday marked Equal Pay Day, a day established in 1996 to symbolize how long it takes women to earn the same wages that men earned last year. However, a new study shows that the concept the day was founded on hasn't yet caught on, even in fields...
Survey: Students Fail The Credit Card Test
American college students are laden with credit cards, use them frequently, and have no idea what they are doing. Consequently, they are swamped with debt -- and the problem is growing worse by the year.
Project Innovation Has Wrapped!
We are excited to announce the winners of Project Innovation: The Start Here, Go Places.® Competition of Creative Excellence. Students from around the country were invited to participate in the competition and come up with that one big idea that...
How Well Can You Live On Minimum Wage?
Raise it? Don’t raise it? The state of the minimum wage has long been a hot-button political issue, but in a struggling economy, an election year , and with many states proposing changes, it’s only getting hotter.
USF Students Clip Coupons for Less Fortunate
A group of USF students is clipping coupons and collecting savings on items which they are purchasing for the less fortunate
Top 5 College Degrees Employers Want Most
Planning to go to college? New research shows that having the right degree could help you on your professional path. We’ve got the top five college degrees the employers want the most.
2012 Legislative Session Impacts Education
Higher education was a major topic for Florida’s 2012 Legislative Session, which concluded on Friday, March 9. With the passing of SB 1752/HB 7129, Florida’s top universities, namely the University of Florida and Florida State...
Don’t Fear The Tax Man, be the Tax Man
Martin Lesky of Los Angeles lost his well-paying job at mortgage broker last year and owed the Internal Revenue Service thousands of dollars as well. One year later he had paid his debt and secured a gig at the IRS. “People act like I have...
Student Loans Seen As Potential 'Next Debt Bomb' for U.S. Economy
Bankruptcy lawyers have a frightening message for America: They’re seeing the telltale signs of a student loan debt bubble that is placing increased financial pressure on families struggling with their children’s mounting debt....
Accounting Changing, but Future Looks Bright
With more American companies needing big-picture financial advice, the future looks bright for accounting professionals.
Flagler College Named Top Accounting Program By Accounting Careers for Dummies.com
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/02/2012)(readMedia)-- Flagler College's business administration department has been named one of the top business accounting programs in Florida by AccountingCareersforDummies.com .
Tax Planning for Parents Of College Students
As parents plan for their children’s higher education, they may choose from an array of tax-favored savings vehicles and deductions and credits. Options include education savings plans, education credits, deduction of educational...
Charter Schools Could Gain Power to Take Over Public Schools
Charter schools would receive more construction money, greater freedom to expand and the ability to take over struggling public schools at the request of parents under two bills still in play as the legislative session winds down. Conservative...
Survey Finds Students Unprepared for College Costs
Teenagers are more worried and confused about how to fund their college tuition today, according to the third annual How Youth Plan to Fund College survey of 16 and 17-year-olds conducted by the College Savings Foundation.
Accountemps Survey: Nine On 10 CFOs Say Work Experience Important for College Grads
College students take note: Prior work experience may be a requisite for getting your foot in the door with employers, a new Accountemps survey suggests. Nine in 10 (91 percent) chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said it is important for...