Article Title: Accounting Students - 5 Easy Lessons for Success in the Fall Campus Recruiting Season
Author Byline: Big 4 Guru
Author Website: http://www.big4guru.com

July is almost over and what does that mean? Students will soon be returning to campus and for seniors and some juniors the common question will be - What am I going to do when I graduate? Employers will be asking themselves a similar question - Who are we going to hire this year? Yes, it is time for the busiest hiring time of the year - the fall campus recruiting season.

For accounting and finance students it is a dog-eat-dog world out there. With the market turning sour and the pace of hiring lagging behind the supply of graduates, it is imperative for juniors and seniors to get on the right track. This means dusting off the resume (or creating a new one), pulling out the old suit and getting ready for a whirlwind of interviews. The competition will be fierce, but with the right information and the right tools students can navigate this process with ease. Below are 5 lessons to be a campus recruiting all-star!

1) e-Recruiting - Far and away, the best place to begin is http://www.eRecruiting.com. eRecruiting is the nation’s largest network of students, employers and universities. Essentially the site is a gateway to connect you, as a student, to the Big 4 companies. A word of caution, you have to be affiliated with a university that has partnered with eRecruiting. Fortunately, most schools have gotten on board. Once you sign up for eRecruiting you will be able to you will be able to complete a profile, upload your resume and apply to jobs that are posted by the Big 4 Recruiters. This site is an absolutely essential component of the Big 4’s campus recruiting process and, in some cases, will be their sole source of collecting resumes and applications for the positions they are looking to fill. If your school offers this service it is imperative that you make use of it to its full potential.

2) Learn Your FASBs - While you have day-dreamed away your summer, the world of accounting has turned on its head. From fair value accounting pronouncements to the FASB’s convergence with IFRS, the world of accounting you will be entering as an employee is undergoing the greatest changes in decades. You could head over to www.fasb.org and read the several 100+ page accounting pronouncements. Or, simply surf over to http://www.big4guru.com and download the need-to-know info quickly and easily.

3) Know your Future Employers - From as early as the first accounting class accounting students are hit over the head with one goal - when you graduate you will land a job with one of the Big 4. (If you have read this far you surely know the Big 4 - PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young). Anything other than these is considered a second-rate option. While the merits of working for a Big 4 are open to debate, you need to know why you want to get on board with one of them. (hint - you will be asked this question in an interview). The first step in building your answer is to learn as much as you can about each company. Fortunately, each company has a wealth of information on their website. Check ‘em out:

PwC - www.pwc.com
Deloitte - www.deloitte.com
E&Y - www.ey.com
KPMG - www.kpmg.com

4) Career Fair Bootcamp - During the campus recruiting process, the Big 4 will often make themselves available at a career fair. While these all work a little differently, the basic premise is the same: representatives from each firm stand around a large room, pass out information and collect resumes. Even if you have already submitted your resume Online, and especially if you haven’t, it is imperative that you attend this function and generate some face time with the elusive Big 4 staff. However, this is not as simple as it sounds. Checkout the following for a crash course on mastering the career fair: http://www.freewebs.com/big4guru/freechapter.htm

5) Stay Positive - While this may all sound overwhelming, its not as scary as it sounds. Campus recruiters know that students have limited experience with interviews and therefore don’t expect the world. The information contained here is more than enough to give you the tools and techniques that you can use to rise above your competition. Give it a little time, take a good look at these resources and you will be well on your way to landing the job of your dreams!

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Article Title: Is a Management Career Right for You?
Author Byline: Mary White, M.A., SPHR
Author Website: http://www.mobiletechwebsite.com

Are you thinking about moving into management with your company? Before you ask your boss for the promotion, it’s a good idea to spend some time thinking about whether or not you are management material. The fact that you are an outstanding employee does not mean that you will like being a manager, or that you have the skills necessary to become a manager.

What does it mean to say that someone is management material? It’s a fact that management is a great career option for many people, and is definitely not right for others. Many people choose to pursue management careers because they think that moving into a supervisory position is simply a natural progression in their career path. Unfortunately, many people ask for and get promotions into management-level positions without really considering how much their day to day professional lives are going to change once they become supervisors.

Mindset Shift
No matter what profession you are in, moving from a line level position into a supervisory capacity requires a complete change in mindset. When you become a manager, the focus of your job will change. Good employee concentrate on performing the tasks associated with their jobs to the best of their abilities. Managers have to focus on making this happen, rather than doing things themselves. People Skills Directing the work of a team, department, or organization involves much more than knowledge about how to perform the tasks of the job. Managers have to know how to motivate people, monitor work flow, allocate resources, manage a budget, and much more. Effective managers actually spend the majority of their time communicating with other people. Managers have to have outstanding communication skills. Listening is a big part of any management level job.

Keep Professional Distance
It’s also important to keep in mind that once you become a manager, you stop being a peer. When you are promoted to a managerial position, you have to maintain an appropriate professional distance between yourself and the people you supervise. If not, your judgment may be questioned when it’s time to discipline employees or make decisions about promotions among your staff. The

Next Step
If you feel that you understand what it means to become a manager, and you feel that a management career is the best choice for you, then speak to your supervisor and let him or her know of your interest in moving up. If your uncertain about whether or not management is a good option for you, you may want to speak with someone in your company’s human resources department about taking some management training seminars. The more you learn about the profession, the better equipped you will be to make a good decision about your future.

About the Author–Mary G. White, M.A., SPHR is the Training Coordinator for for Mobile Technical Institute & MTI Business Solutions, where she specializes in human resources, management, and marketing training. She teaches open enrollment classes for MTI, provides on-site corporate training, and frequently speaks at conferences and association meetings. MTI also provides a variety of consulting services, including IT Training, certification testing, HR consulting, custom database development and website solutions. For career and business development tips, see Mary’s blogs, Daily Career Connection and Daily Biz Solutions.

Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.

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Hiring managers - make faster, better hires while reducing costs.
Recruiters - make more placements with more companies, faster.