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> Introducing…the MSCPA Career Center! Just launched a week ago, this new Missouri-CPA centric online career center is expected to become a popular and highly sought-after recruiting resource. Free for job seekers; employers, enjoy 50 percent off during the month of March. Enter INTRO in the promotional code box! http://careers.mocpa.org/! _______________________________________________________________ > Introducing the MSCPA ExamTracker! The Missouri Society of CPAs is excited to bring you the MSCPA ExamTracker – a new member benefit to help you manage your exam schedule! Passing grades on individual exam sections are only good for 18 months.  ExamTracker helps you to keep track of when you passed each section and what sections you have scheduled. Create your MSCPA ExamTracker account today! http://www.mocpa.org/examtracker _______________________________________________________________ > May 2008 Ethics Exam Review Workshops Scheduled! Take advantage of this opportunity to complete the ethics exam in a group setting!  As an MSCPA member, you can attend this workshop at no charge! St. Louis:          Saturday, May 10, 2008 MSCPA Learning Center Register Kansas City:     Saturday, May 17, 2008 UMKC Bloch School of Business, Room 101        Register _______________________________________________________________ > MSCPA Committee Day is Approaching! If you want to build business contacts, learn best practices, and swap ideas…join one of MSCPA’s fast-paced and rewarding committees!  MSCPA committees represent many facets of the CPA profession, as well as an array of MSCPA operational functions.  Register now for the next MSCPA Committee Day! Friday, May 16, 2008 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott Columbia, MO Register now! Review the list of MSCPA committees and sign up today! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/CommitteesMain.aspx _______________________________________________________________ > Survey Shows Financial Security Tops List of Gen Y Career Concerns What career issues keep Generation Y professionals awake at night? When asked to name their chief career concern, one-third (33 percent) of Gen Y workers polled cited compensation and benefits issues. The second most common response was finding and keeping a job, provided by 26 percent of those surveyed; career satisfaction ranked third, named by 23 percent of respondents. http://www.roberthalffinance.com/ ___________________________________________________________________ > More Job Seekers Recognize Value of Researching Potential Employers, Survey Shows Prepping for the job interview is much more common today than a decade ago, a new survey shows. Seventy-nine percent of executives polled said candidates they meet with display at least some knowledge of the company or its industry, up from 59 percent in a 1997 survey on the topic. http://www.Accountemps.com... ___________________________________________________________________ > How Building a Professional Online Presence Can Help Boost Your Career Like many aspects of our careers, business networking has also been affected by the Internet. Connecting with others online and meeting new friends through such sites as Facebook.com can be used to build your roster of professional contacts as well as personal ones. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x60578.xml ___________________________________________________________________ > Accounting Firms Among Top Employers of New Grads Accounting firms are among the employers showing the most interest in this year's crop of new college graduates, a survey shows. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x60963.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: Information, Inc. Information Inc.'s handcrafted business intelligence services provide up-to-the-minute information on critical issues. Decision-makers in more than 2,000 major corporations, associations and government agencies worldwide have relied on our comprehensive news services for the past 22 years. To learn how our timely, targeted, custom services can help you compete in the 21st century, go to: http://www.infoinc.com/s tatecpa/contact.html This Week's Headlines How Do I Manage a Mobile Workforce? Microsoft Opens Online Services to Small, Medium Companies Linksys and TrendMicro Aim for Better Internet Security A Tale of Two Passwords The New Workplace Rules: No Video-Watching Mobile CRM: Empowering the 24/7 Road Warrior Ensuring Network Uptime Wi-Fi Cellular Convergence Can Boost Mobile Worker Productivity Beyond Natural Disasters

CPE 2008 For Young CPAs Be on the lookout in April for the 2008-2009 CPE Catalog! 2008 MSCPA Conferences Announced Mark Your Calendars! ________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In Excel, Use Shortcut Keys To Speed-Up Borders Application Rather than taking the Menu route to apply borders, use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+& to apply a single-line border to all edges of a selected region. Ctrl+Shift+_ removes all borders from a region. More To view recently archived issues of “Technology Tip of the Week,” go to: http://www.mocpa.org/techtips.html _________________________________ ______________________________ Contact Us For comments or questions, contact: Dawn Martin - dmartin@mocpa.org To view online: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/files/ newsletters/news031108yp.html For technical assistance, contact: Christy Aven -caven@mocpa.org To update your e-mail address: Please include your old e-mail address, new e-mail address and MSCPA member ID (if known) and send it to member@mocpa.org. Please note: This newsletter may contain commercial material. Missouri Society of CPAs 540 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 63141 © 2008  Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants - All Rights Reserved