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Job Hunt Strategy | Resumes & Cover Letters
Interviewing | Salary | Career Development | In the Workplace
JOB HUNT STRATEGY
Getting Started
- Tips for Finding Your First Finance Job
- Work with Finance Recruiters
- Recession-Proof Your Finance Job
- Laid Off in Financial Services? 11 Job Options to Consider
- Where the Mortgage Jobs Are Now
- Land a Finance Job in the EU
- How to Target the Right Analyst Specialty in Finance
- Banking Can Be a Great Duty Station for Ex-Military
- MBA Grads Facing Most Challenging Job Market in Decades
Company & Industry Research
- Accounting Career Paths
- Accounting: Myth vs. Reality
- Finance Jobs
- A Bachelor’s in Finance Can Equal a Great Career
- No Job Is Recession-Proof, but These Finance and Accounting Jobs Come Close
- 2013 Finance Jobs Outlook
- 2012 Finance, Accounting and Banking Job Outlook
- 2011 Finance Employment Outlook
- Troubled Assets Creating Financial Services Jobs
- Finance Jobs Outlook Cautiously Optimistic for 2010
- Finance Hiring Outlook Mostly Cloudy for 2009
- SOX Is a Hot Skill in Accounting
- Burned Out on Public Accounting?
- Seasonal Tax-Preparation Jobs
- How Do I Become a Wall Street Equities Analyst?
- Roll the Dice as a Stockbroker
- Read Your Way to Wall Street
- Play Ball as a Sports Accountant
- Entertainment Accounting
- Pursue a Finance Career in Healthcare
- Government Finance Careers
- Budget Analyst Careers in the Public Sector
- Insurance Industry Fueled by Finance, Accounting Professionals
- Environmental Accountants Do It for the Green
- Find Your Fit in Nonprofit Finance
- Accounting Careers Go Global
- Fight Fraud as a Forensic Accountant
- Fight Financial Fraud
- Forensic Economists
- Careers in Quantitative Finance Add Up
- Banking’s Sweet Spot: Mortgage Servicing
- Banks in Search of Emerging-Market Specialists
- Mortgage Loan Officer Careers
- Reverse Mortgage Lending Jobs
- Bank Branch Management
- Become a Financial Planner
- Best Books for Financial Planners
- Become a Portfolio Manager
- Elder Care Accountants Manage Baby Boomers’ Finances
- All About Actuaries
- Build a Career in Real Estate Development
Professional Networking
RESUMES & COVER LETTERS
Resume Writing Tips
Resume Samples
- Sample Resume for a Bookkeeper
- Sample Resume for a Mid-Career Accounts Payable Specialist
- Sample Resume for an Entry-Level CPA
- Sample Resume for a Financial Analyst
- Sample Resume for an Investment Banker
Cover Letter Tips
Cover Letter Samples
INTERVIEWING
Interview Preparation
- The Undergraduate’s Guide to the Big Four Interview
- The Experienced Accountant’s Guide to the Big Four Interview
- Dos and Don’ts of Big Four Interviews
- Ace the Case Interview
- Get Ready for Your Insurance Industry Interview
- Escape the Taint of Scandal
SALARY
Salary Information
- The Best-Paying Finance Jobs
- The Value of an MBA
- Wall Street’s Gender Pay Gap
- How Women Succeed in Finance
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Education & Training
- Sorting Out the Options in Accounting Education
- Changes Ahead for Accounting Certification
- Best Bets to Prep for the CPA Exam
- CPA or CMA?
- CPA or MBA?
- Is the CFA Right for You?
- IFRS Education: Why Accountants Should Get It Before It’s Hot
- A Kinder, More Ethical MBA?
- Fortune 100 Finance Internship Raises the Value of Your Personal Stock
Getting Promoted
Changing Careers
IN THE WORKPLACE
Starting a Job
Work-Life Balance
Workplace Issues
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