The 4 Best Open Source Accounting Software
Accounting can seem like a daunting and often impossible task to a new business owner. While business owners can pay top dollar for the best accounting software available, there are free and much more user friendly options available. Open source accounting software offers the same features as fee based software without a price tag. We all ...
How to Write a Letter of Recommendation
Do you know how to write a letter of recommendation? Are you a college professor who's been asked by one of your students to write a letter of recommendation? Or an Accounting Manager who's been asked by one of your employees for the same thing? Whatever the current situation you're in, today I want to share some ...
What is Forensic Accounting?
I am often asked what I believe to be some of the rising career fields in accounting. One of those careers that I have heard a lot of chatter about in the past year is forensic accounting. A forensic accountant has become known as part investigator, part attorney, part auditor, and part accountant. Forensic accountants often reviews ...
A Sample Thank You Letter After Interview You Can Use
So, the interview is all over and you really want the job. What's next? Should you be aggressive? Should you lay low for a little while so you do not look desperate? This is something that you will always have to balance. You want to be somewhere in the middle. You want to come across ...
6 Cover Letter Writing Tips That Get Results
It's usually not a good idea to send a resume to someone blindly. A more effective method is to provide a cover letter along with it. Depending on your circumstances, the cover letter would explain your situation and ask the recipient for a specific action. Writing a cover letter is not a one and done method. ...
4 of the Best Part Time Jobs for Students
You're in school, and you're there to study, get good grades, and earn your degree. That's priority number one. But you also need some money. Perhaps you don't get enough financial aid. So you need to pay for rent, buy textbooks, or buy groceries. Or maybe you just want some extra cash to spend on a ...
How to Resign From a Job – 13 Tips on How to Do it Right
Do you know how to resign from a job and do it the right way? Over the years I have seen some great candidates handle the transition in a very bad way. They made huge errors, mistakes in judgment, and burned bridges when they did not have to. My hope is that you will read this article. ...
What is Cost Accounting?
Imagine this. You're passionate about your apple pie. Other people love your pie, and said they'd pay you for them. An idea popped in your head, and now you've started a pie bakery. Naturally, you want your business to succeed. But how do you determine success? One obvious way is by achieving the point of profitability through ...
What is the Best Small Business Accounting Software on the Market?
Even the smallest business can have huge benefits by using accounting software. Luckily, there are a variety of all-in-one small business software packages to make a range of accounting issues a worry of the past. Whether you are a CPA, accounting student or a small business owner it would be wise for your career to ...
The Best Job Search Websites for Accountants
Here is a brief rundown of what I consider to be the best job search websites for accountants. I get asked this question from time to time so I thought I would take a moment and write out the list along with a brief explanation. As you hear me say often, you should not make perusing ...
Looking for a New Career? Try These 4 Ideas
As I am sitting down to write this blog post, we are starting a new calendar year. It always amazes me the spike in career coaching calls that I receive in the first month of the New Year. For many people, starting a new year means looking for a new career. If you find yourself ...
How to Conduct a Long Distance Job Search
In a recent coaching call I was asked about how to conduct a long distance job search. I have seen this situation many times over the course of my recruiting career. If you have ever held a job in one state and desire to move to another state, then you know the inherent challenges that ...
Tax Tips for 2011
Today I want to talk about a few tax tips for 2011. Since the end of November, I have been receiving calls from prospective tax clients inquiring about what documentation should be gathered for tax time and what type of tax credits or deductions are available. One taxpayer in particular, a single employed individual with ...
What is the Best CPA Review Course?
When it comes to choosing the best CPA review course, potential students will find that the list of available options is almost endless. You get help in the form of audio, online video, DVD, home study guides, sample test questions, and PDF checklists. In order to pass the CPA exam, you are going to need to ...
How to Write a Letter of Resignation
“Take this job and shove it” is probably not the best way to start or finish a letter of resignation. Today, I want to show you how to write a letter of resignation. What is a letter of resignation and what purpose does it serve? Well like most correspondence between an employee and an employer there ...
