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5 Trends to Watch During the Pandemic Recovery
The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be different from the recoveries that followed past recessions, Marci Rossell told AICPA governing Council members. Economic downturns typically originate in a sector such as housing, finance, or manufacturing and ripple through the economy from there, said Rossell, an economic forecaster and former chief economist at CNBC.
Read MoreThe Class of 2021 Could Transform Hiring: Here's What College Seniors Want from Employers
A new report focuses on sentiments among college seniors regarding in-person work, salary expectations, hiring and more as the class of 2021 joins the workforce. The coronavirus pandemic transformed the way students and professionals work and learn on short notice with universities and workplaces adopting remote operations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. iCIMS, a talent cloud company, released its Class of 2021 Report, and the company's ...
Read MoreNSAC Announces 2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients
The NSAC is excited to announce that it has selected its scholarship recipients for the 2021-2022 academic school year. Five students received a $2,000 scholarship, for a combined total of $10,000. The students selected to receive the scholarship were chosen based on their hard work and dedication to their studies. This year’s NSAC Scholarship recipients are: Ty Allen, Harding University, FinanceNSAC Member: Chad Allen, Carroll ...
Read MoreBest Practices: 6 Tips for Writing Better Emails
Writing clear, concise emails is a skill that's even more critical now with so many of our communications taking place online. The rise in remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increased volume of email, a Harvard Business School study found. Making those emails direct and easy to read can help lessen the burden on your colleagues. Also, as Seth Serhienko, CPA, audit manager at Widmer Roel in Fargo, N.D., pointed out, when you work ...
Read MoreHackers Have a Devastating New Target
A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city's water supply. And now, one of the world's top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of tools that lets hackers gain access to computer systems and disrupt or lock them until they get paid.
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