Professor Elam
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Posted Friday August 24, 2012 One of our TAMUSA students attended last year, scoring a conversation with the CFO of a Fortune 500 companty headquartered here and landed a job! These are very well structured and quite informative. Yes I will be there. The SA CPA Chapter Office is conveniently located on the North 410…
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Thursday August 23, 2012 This author admits parents worry over rising tuition. He then concludes that 'a college degree' is still a great deal, needless to say he works at a college. This article makes the typical mistake of lumping all college degrees in the same category. This is incorrect. I like history but the chance that…
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Monday August 13,2012 CA lawmakers now remark that the state budget has lost credibility due to recently uncovered errors. I frankly cannot imagine why any thing about the state of CA would have any credibility to anyone but the fantasy continues on the West Coast. The Parks Dept. has apparently been hiding some funds in a…
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Friday August 10, 2012 Gary Shilling makes the case that too many college students emerge without any marketable skills. He notes taht a soft degree might have had some value ten or twenty years ago but most of those jobs are being replaced by computers or, he does not say but, simply outsourcing that job by…
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Friday July 13, 2012 I received this unsolicited job listing by e mail. I am including it as an example of just what is expected for entry to the six figure Accounting Salary Level. Notice the fist job requests Big Four Experience, that would be with one of the Big Four CPA firms, it used…
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Monday June 18, 201452 Students in my classees are aware that I emphasize the importance of obtaining certificiations in your feld. An alert student in one of my classes points out the Certified Global Business Professional CGBP. Training is offered locally, at a price tag of around $1,000. This looks good for Supply Chain and INternational…
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Wed May 2, 2012 An alert student has brought the Accredited Business Accountant ABA to my attentinon. This is a new one to me but agai it illustrates how these certifications continue to grow in number. Take a look Here is more on the actual program of testing. !
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Wednesday April 25, 2012 Some 53% of recent college grads are either underemployed or not employed at all. Plan to amke your degree marketable now. This is another reason I emphsize examining various certifications. I urge students to begin working towards a professional certification while they are still in school.
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Monday April 23, 2012 Orrin Hatch, six term Senator from Utah, is in the fight of his life, as is Sen Richard Lugar from Indiana. This weekend Hatch's challenger, in the Republican primary managed to stay in the game. Hatch fell short a mere 32 votes out of 3,908 cast to obtain 60% of…
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Monday Feb 13, 2012 Dan Glaser had a rep from the Association of Oeprations Managmeent by today. This group offers certifications in Certified in Production and Inventory Managment CPIM Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCP Check it oput at http://www.apics.org
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