March 25, 2008

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>   MSCPA Career Center!

Missouri CPAs and employers now have a robust way to connect!  The newly launched MSCPA Career Center now boasts 22 open jobs and 41 resumes!

Check it out!

http://careers.mocpa.org/
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>   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
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>  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

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>  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

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>  Younger Generations Not Saving Enough
Members of Generations X and Y, acknowledging that they need to pick up the slack when it comes to planning for their futures, are thinking about retirement and have defined financial goals -- but they aren't saving enough, according to a new report.

http://accounting.smartpros.com/x61220.xml
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>  Web 2.0 Dominates Trends in Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2008

The Internet has revolutionized recruiting, but the process remains flawed for job-seekers, who still feel treated inhospitably when they apply for jobs online, as well as for employers, who lament that few applicants who offer themselves online are qualified.

http://www.quintcareers.com/Internet_job-hunting_report.html
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>  Survey
Reveals Wackiest Job Interview Mistakes
What's the most unusual thing a candidate did in a job interview? Fall asleep? Disappear? Bring his/her mom? CareerBuilder.com released its annual survey of the most outrageous interview mistakes candidates have made, according to over 3,000 hiring managers and HR professionals nationwide.

http://accounting.smartpros.com/x61115.xml
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For Young CPAs


Governmental Accounting Conference

May 6-7, 2008—Columbia

 

School Audit Conference

May 20, 2008—Columbia

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August 20—St. Louis

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Technology Tip of the Week

Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee

Concatenate Date Cells With Text
Cells In Excel

When concatenating—using a formula to combine data and/or text from one or more cells into one cell—date cells with text cells in an Excel formula, you must first convert the referenced date cells to text; otherwise, you end up with an unexpected result.
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