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Let’s Meet NASBA’s Next President and CEO
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Let’s Meet NASBA’s Next President and CEO

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • May 1, 2024

Longtime National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) President and CEO — and author […]

Latest Accounting Overachiever Comes From PwC
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Latest Accounting Overachiever Comes From PwC

  • Jason Bramwell
  • December 22, 2021

From CyprusMail: Demos Ioannou, a trainee accountant of PwC Cyprus, achieved the highest world score […]

Which Big 4 Firm Had the Most 2020 Elijah Watt Sells Winners?
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Which Big 4 Firm Had the Most 2020 Elijah Watt Sells Winners?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 18, 2021

On May 5 the AICPA announced that of the 75,000 brave souls who sat for […]

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Exclusive: Inside the Mind of an Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner

  • Amber Setter
  • January 22, 2014

Back when I worked in HR for a public accounting firm, it was common to […]

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Here Are Your 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Winners

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 26, 2013

*waits anxiously for Becker press release saying 42 of the 39 winners prepared for the […]

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This Guy Who Emerged From a Coma to Pass the CPA Exam AND Run a Half-Marathon Is Making Everyone Else Look Lazy

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 6, 2013

You may have never heard of Bryan Steinhauer but this 26-year-old's story is about to […]

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Becker Still the Choice Among CPA Exam Overachievers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 27, 2012

Serious question: when did they start handing out nearly FORTY Elijah Watt Sells awards a […]

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(UPDATE) Is It True You Get $20,000 From the Big 4 For Getting the Elijah Watt Sells Award?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • July 26, 2012

Have a question for GC's exclusive team of underachievers? Get in touch and we'll do […]

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Somehow, They Figured Out 2011 Elijah Watt Sells Winners Already

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 9, 2012

Wait just one second… didn't they just announce the Elijah Watt Sells Award winners for 2010? I […]

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Is Anyone Surprised That Becker Swept The Elijah Watt Sells Winners?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 2, 2012

This press release should come as a surprise to absolutely no one: Becker Professional Education, […]

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Here Are Your 2010 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners

  • Caleb Newquist
  • March 20, 2012

It's that time of year again where we celebrate the achievement of those CPA exam […]

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New Zealand Race Car Driver Still Shows Up to His Accounting Job After Big Win

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 21, 2012

Twenty-three year-old New Zealand race car driver and accountant Ant Pedersen called his big weekend […]

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Daily Wire is Pissed Off About a PwC Career Program That Excludes White and Asian Candidates

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 7, 2025

Although this should have been on their radar already because PwC got sued by America First Legal over it two years ago, conservative muckraking site Daily Wire has just now…

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The Only Piece of Advice You Need to Survive Layoffs at Your Firm

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

Comment on "How are layoffs decisions really made?" via r/Big4 If it backfires so what, they were going to lay you off anyway. I really hope this advice gets sucked…

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Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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