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Massachusetts High School Students Explore Accounting Careers at MassCPAs Summer Program

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The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) recently partnered with Suffolk University to host two cohorts of the Accounting Careers Exploratory (ACE) Leadership Program for 26 high school students across the state.

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Bold Move Listing ‘Lucrative Compensation’ As One of Five Reasons to Pursue Accounting, Montclair State

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In a post published on October 7th by Montclair State University titled “ Top 5 Reasons to Transition to an Accounting Career ” that can be best described as a thinly veiled advertisement for their Master’s program, the university explains “why making the leap into accounting might be the best move you ever make.”

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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It features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers. Participants were selected from public accounting firms of all sizes, business and industry, government and consulting firms.

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Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career

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Accounting is a field with high demand, and successful accounting students are virtually guaranteed employment upon (or even prior to) graduation. I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. Yes, accountants have incredible lifetime earning potential. . The CPA exam is hard.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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We Asked Twitter What’s the Second Most Important Issue in the Accounting Profession Right Now, Here’s What They Said

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We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow. We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow. The problem now is that firms can’t just hire more people to reduce the workload. There are no people.

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Seton Hall University and Withum Launch CPA Pathway Apprenticeship for Aspiring Accounting Students

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The CPA Pathway Apprenticeship supports the AICPA and NABA’s initiative to help alleviate barriers for students considering a career in public accounting. Mary Kate Naatus, Ph.D. Joyce Strawser, Ph.D.

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