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Do Accounting Firms Care if You’re On Drugs? Part III
12 years ago my former colleague Caleb Newquist published a post titled “Do Accounting Firms […]
Ask GC: Is It OK to Renege on a Previously Accepted Offer For an Offer From a Bigger Firm?
Back in the day, advice emails were our bread and butter. Well, more like my […]
Just How Difficult Is It to Break Into Accounting As a Second Career?
Around these parts we like to focus on the “traditional” accounting track: school, degree, Big […]
To Partner or Not to Partner: That Is the Senior Manager’s Question
A while back, a Big 4 senior manager reached out to share his plight. In […]
How to Handle a Mistake After Receiving Offer From Big 4
Ed. note: A conundrum from the Going Concern mailbag we’re throwing out here for the […]
Should You Acknowledge Every Email?
When it comes to email, the moment where proper etiquette morphs into a pet peeve […]
Let’s Get Worked Up About: Email Pet Peeves
Email. It’s the most annoyingly omnipresent element of our working lives. When trying to enjoy […]
Quick and Dirty Tips for Your Insider Trading Scheme
Ed. note: this article was cleaned up in 2023, mostly updating bad links. The terrible […]
Would New York Ever Require a Master’s Degree to Become a CPA?
What’s this, now? Two CPA exam questions in one week? Must be our lucky day! […]
How To Pass the CPA Exam With a 20 Year Old Accounting Degree
It seems like after all these years together, we’ve answered just about every question possible. […]
Accounting Career Conundrums: Put Down the Pot or Take a Gamble on Another Offer?
Sometimes I feel like I don’t know. Sometimes I feel like checkin’ out. I want […]