Sponsored Links: Online Taxation Masters Business Chat. No Dress-up Clothes Needed. Check Out the Monkey Business on the A-Team Blog A new way to attract accounting talent? E&Y might be onto something big With tax season in full swing, Big Four firm Ernst & Young is already checking out the list of hiring possibilities among accounting students and soon-to-be grads. This year, the firm is taking an unconventional approach to reaching the top talent. That is, it is meeting the students where they "live," online. Read On... Top tech etiquette offenders; guide helps prevent blunders In the days when tweets were bird sounds and a text was a book, workplace blunders had a limited audience. Now, however, these missteps can receive broad exposure with unhappy consequences. Approximately three out of four human resources (HR) managers polled by Menlo Park, CA-based Robert Half said technology etiquette breaches can affect a person's career prospects. Read On... Many baby boomers see retirement delayed at least four years Half of Baby Boomer clients who have postponed retirement due to the economic downturn expect to work at least four years longer than they originally planned, according to CPA financial planners surveyed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Read On ... SEC adopts say-on-pay rules for executive compensation On January 25, 2011, the SEC adopted new rules regarding shareholder approval of executive compensation and the golden parachute compensation arrangements as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Read On... The voice of Yale hockey: Mild-mannered accountant Mark Ryba Whoever said accountants are stuffy has not met, or rather heard, Mark Ryba. He's fairly unassuming. He talks numbers by day. But on weekend nights, his exceptional voice booms off the walls at Ingall's Rink as the announcer for Yale's hockey team. Read On... KPMG expands its global outsourcing advisory services through acquisition of EquaTerra Big Four firm KPMG has announced the closing of an agreement to acquire the business of advisory firm EquaTerra. According to a company announcement, the acquisition is consistent with the KPMG network's growth strategy, focusing on organic and inorganic opportunities in select high-demand market sectors. Read On...   There's nothing new about accounting firms having a presence on Facebook. All of the big firms have firm pages on Facebook, and many smaller firms are jumping on board as well. What's new this week is that Big Four firm Ernst & Young has added a contest to its Facebook page, with iPads as the prize. Check it out! Best wishes, Gail Perry, CPA Editor-in-Chief editor@accountingweb.com Online Taxation Masters Earn a Masters Degree in Taxation Online at Northeastern University. Taxation. NEU.Edu Business chat. No dress-up clothes needed. Start the new year with a FREE tool for your firm. USBusinessForums is a unique community-driven discussion and business networking forum, designed to help you save time and money while finding the answers you need to grow your business. Check Out the Monkey Business on the A-Team Blog Blast your horn to any member of The A-Team (except Mr. T). We all love the accounting profession! Let's share stories, ideas and more. Market your product through AccountingWEB! Our advertising programs offer a variety of elements and methods which may be combined or used individually as your marketing initiatives dictate. All campaigns include full metrics to measure impact and effectiveness. Diane Williams Sales Manager E-mail me Linda Monroe Account Executive E-mail me Unsubscribe from the monthly AccountingWEB: Education and Careers newsletter Copyright © 2011, Sift Media US, Inc. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252 The Sift Media Portfolio includes: AccountingWEB.com |  GoingConcern.com |  USBusinessForums.com