January 9, 2007

> MSCPA Young Professionals Webpage

Check out the new MSCPA Young Professionals webpage! Log on to customize your personal MSCPA page, check out your local area’s activities, and find news, events, and resources just for you! You can also e-mail MSCPA directly from the web site to tell us what you’re thinking!

Other features include:

RSS Feeds
New Volunteer Section
Financial Literacy Information and Volunteer Opportunities
Archives of new member segment newsletters
And much more!

http://www.mocpa.org/Content/youngp.aspx

> CPA Licensing Information

Are you in the process of taking the exam? When do you need to take the ethics exam? What counts for the experience requirement? Find out the answers to these questions and more (plus an ethics exam order form)!

http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22353.aspx

> MSCPA Young Professionals Poll Results

In the last poll, MSCPA asked your preferred method of travel. Your results are as follows:

Fly	45%
Drive a Car	54%	WINNER!

According to the poll, young professionals do not prefer to travel by motorcycles, trains, or buses.

Did you know…

Albert Einstein never learned how to drive a car?
The Chevy Nova is not sold in South America because no va in Spanish means “it doesn’t go.”?
An airplane’s black box recorder actually isn’t black but orange?
The wingspan of a Boeing 74 jet is longer than the length of the Wright Brothers’ first flight?

From Useless Knowledge by Joe Edelman & David Samson, St. Marin’s Griffin, 2002

Travel light! Learn tips and tricks with this article!

http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=378291

> Survey Shows Accounting Graduates More Prepared for Careers Now Than 10 Years Ago

The academic world is doing its part to groom future professionals for the new business environment, a recent survey suggests. Seventy-one percent of CFOs polled said today's accounting graduates are equally or more prepared for their careers compared to those entering the field 10 years ago.

http://www.nextgenaccountant.com/press_release2.html

> Five Signals That You May Be a Workaholic

In the age of the BlackBerry, laptop and cell phone, distinguishing between workaholics and people just doing what's expected in their jobs can be difficult.

http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/killers/20070109-mattioli.html?cjpos=home_whatsnew_major

> Career and Job-Hunting Blog

Career and job-search news, trends, and scoops for job-seekers, compiled by the staff of Quintessential Careers. Bookmark it and check it out often!

http://www.quintcareers.com/career_blog/

> Leadership Skills Give Job Candidate Edge, Employers Say

Leadership makes a difference, according to a new report. Employers responding to NACE's Job Outlook 2007 survey said that the job candidate who has held leadership positions has the edge over those that have no such record.

http://accounting.smartpros.com/x55833.xml

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Technology Tip of the Week

Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee

Change Your Excel Chart's Number Formats

A number format may look fine on a worksheet, but the same values may look awkward in an Excel chart. By default, charts use the same number format as the worksheet's original data series. The good news is you do not have to change the worksheet's formats in order to change the number formats on the chart sheet.
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