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March 2010 Job Newsletter
Build Salary Bargaining Power
The labor market is generally teeming with available talent, yet skilled finance and accounting employees are not necessarily any easier to find. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the accounting profession shed less than 2% of its jobs between September 2008 and September 2009. (read more)
Find Accounting Jobs through Social Media
Financial professionals who have successfully used social media sites say this is just the next stage of networking. After all, it's not what you know, but who you know. These forums just help take the "who" en masse — even if the people never meet each other face to face. Here are the rules of engagement to follow, even if you are not actively searching for employment. (read more)
Get Your Resume Noticed
Job-hunters can stop worrying that their resumes will end up at the bottom of a stack on someone's desk. Hiring managers now read them on their BlackBerrys, deciding within 30 seconds which ones deserve attention. (read more)
How to Package Your Ideas for Increased Success
Before you stick your neck out, make sure you examine your big idea—and how you package it—from your superiors' perspective. Start by learning your leaders' priorities and speaking their language. Remember, an idea always seems clear and constructive to its creator. Don't assume another will immediately recognize its merit or share the same enthusiasm for executing it. (read more)