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Volume
6, Issue 5
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November
2006
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From
financial notes to musical notes
Check out the FREE 2007 Financial Fitness Calendar, packed with financial advice and tips as well as four profiles of Virginia CPAs working in exciting fields! Learn how to start saving young, how to make sure your credit stays healthy and more. Download the calendar now, or check out these other fun resources to make sure you know your money stuff!
For more information
on the VSCPA's Financial Fitness initiative, check out the Financial
Fitness Web site.
You'll learn
a ton of new things in school as you study the world of accounting.
But what are those special skills you'll need to succeed as a
CPA in the real world? Critical thinking and problem solving are
just a few. Explore
other skills a CPA position will ask (or more likely demand)
from you.
Over the past
decade, it was common for both students and parents to charge
college tuition to credit cards and amass free miles and other
rewards. But now fewer colleges and universities across the country
are accepting credit card payments for tuition, mainly due to
the high merchant fees schools must pay credit card companies
for each transaction. This could affect you! Right now, around
a quarter of students with credit cards use them for tuition.
Learn
more about this trend, including alternative ways to pay.
If there were something you could do that would give you a 70 percent chance of getting a job offer, would you do it? You're in luck! Internships are the best way to get your foot in the door — employers extend job offers to more than 70 percent of their interns, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. And, employers plan to increase the amount of internships they offer this year by nearly 10 percent. For a great way to find internships near you, start with the VSCPA's online internship directory, where you can search by Virginia region.
Got a burning
accounting question you need answered? An e-tutor may be the
answer for you. New online tutoring companies use a combination
of instant messaging, virtual white boards and other technologies
to provide students with tutor access. This doesn't come without
a price, of course — companies have hourly and monthly
packages. TutorVista.com
and Smarthinking.com
are just two e-tutoring companies. Check
out more about this new opportunity.
There's so much you can do as a CPA —- even become a computer guru! Many people who get their CPA designation don't stop there — they go on to get specializations that showcase their unique abilities and position themselves for even more success. One of those credentials, Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), allows CPAs who are information technology professionals to be recognized for their unique abilities to connect business and technology. Some CPAs with the CITP credential work in the technology areas of different firms and businesses. Others work in accounting firms and develop the firms' IT strategy. As you begin to decide your accounting career, look at all the options that appeal to you!
The new year is almost here, so start thinking now about applying for a scholarship from the VSCPA Educational Foundation. The Foundation currently offers five scholarship opportunities: undergraduate, minority, graduate, Goodman & Company Annual Scholarship and, new in 2007, the H. Burton Bates Jr. Annual Scholarship. All applications are due by February 15, 2007. Please note: this deadline is a month earlier than in previous years! Stay tuned for the 2007 application form, coming soon.
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