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Employers Willing to Haggle Over Salary for Decent Accountants

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Caleb Newquist

Accounting Prinicpals has found that employers looking to hire accounting and finance professionals are more willing to negotiate over salary than they were "six months […] to a year ago." That's good news for anyone who correctly answers the most important interview question that accountants are asked. [JofA]

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