Emerging CPAs

Chart a clear course for a successful professional life. Access articles and education relevant to your career stage. Emerging CPAs are active members who have been licensed CPAs for less than 10 years, candidates for admission, and accounting affiliates.

• Build Your Network
• On Demand Webinars
• Social Media and Networking 
• Career Resources and Articles
• Professional Education
• PICPA Member Resources  

• 6 Words That Will Instantly Make You a Networking Pro
  This article shares examples of questions to ask when you're in a networking situation.
• Network Your Way Up the Corporate Ladder
  Eight tips for how you can start building your lifelong network today. Ask questions and share opinions on career path, work/life balance, the CPA exam, and more.
• Develop Your Professional Network 
  Join the Emerging CPAs Committee or choose from dozens of other technical and social committees.  

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• Get Hired by the Right Firm for You webinar & slides 
• Office Etiquette and Communication webinar & slides 
• The Etiquette of Technology in the Workplace webinar & slides 
  Join Jonna Martin of AdvanceMe Associates in roadmapping acceptable and questionable technology in the workplace.
• CPA Exam Tips webinar & slides 
  Tips and guidance on registering, studying, and passing the exam from Elizabeth Kolar of Delaware Valley College and Philadelphia CPA Exam Review.
• CPA Exam and IFRS webinar & slides 
  Tim Gearty, national director of Becker Professional Education CPA Exam Review, presents how IFRS will change the CPA Exam and how it will affect you and your career.
• Dining Etiquette webinar & slides 
  Feel comfortable in any dining situation after this informative webinar presented by Jonna L. Martin, president of AdvanceMe Associates, a business etiquette training and consulting firm.

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• If You Don't Get Social Media, Here's What To Do About It 
  If you're not sure how to use social media to help your business, check out this article for your day-to-day plan.
• How to Avoid Being Crushed by Google
  In this article, the author argues that Google has the ability to put a whole industry out of business and provides tips on how to avoid this from happening to your business.
• The 2 Questions You Should Be Addressing On Twitter
• 3 Social Media Blunders
  Don't let these mistakes ruin your company's social media efforts.
• 4 Influencer Tools to Measure Your Social Media Capital
  Check out this article for four tools that can provide insight into how influential your social media efforts really are.
• Give Users Incentives for Online Action
  Producing great content on your business's social media sites can be tough, so consider offering incentives to your customers/clients who engage in your company's social media outlets. Check out this article for examples.  
• Getting started with QR codes
  Quick response codes, or QR codes, are helping to bridge the gap between print and digital marketing. Learn what they are, how they work, and how you can use them professionally.
• How to Claim Your Business on Facebook Places
  Facebook Places provides free advertising for your business when customers check in. Learn how to claim your page, so you can tweak this free advertising tool.
• 10 Superb Ways for a Small Business to Friend Facebook
  Find out how to direct Facebook traffic to your company's website.
• How Social Media Lets Small Businesses Poke Big Competitors in the Eye
  Read examples of how some small businesses successfully utilized social media to compete with bigger brands.
• 6 Ways to Monitor Your Brand on Twitter
  Twitter can be a powerful tool for business, but it's important to listen and monitor conversations about your brand and adjust tweets accordingly.  
• Are you paying attention to your online reputation? Employers are.
  By Anthony Balderrama
  Read how the information available online about you matters to employers.
• Introduction to Social Media webinar & slides
  Learn tips, tricks, and the advantages and potential disadvantages of the most popular social media sites. Plus, discover ways to utilize these tools to benefit you personally and professionally. Listen to the recording and view slides  from PICPA's Introduction to Social Media: How to start an interactive dialogue that impacts your bottom line webinar.
• Connect with PICPA on facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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•  Why You Need a Mentor
  From making you money to motivating you, a mentor is vital to your professional success. Find out other reasons why it's beneficial to have a mentor. 
• Culture Beat: Understanding Culture is Essential for Every Business
  This authors shares why she is now a culture convert.
• 5 Essential Steps to Achieve Your Goals
  Whether you want to fulfill a personal or professional goal, incorporate these five steps to help you get there.
• What Not to Do: The Most Important Decision You'll Make
  This author argues that work-life balance is achieved simply by deciding what not to do.
• The Perfect 7-Step Plan to Boost Daily Productivity
  Discover ways to work around e-mail and other daily distractions to ensure you complete the really important tasks on your to-do list.
• How the CPA Exam is Scored
  Get a behind-the-scenes look at what test takers can expect in today's computer-based environment.
• 5 Webinar Tools for Marketing Your Expertise
  If you're presenting to an audience, record it as a webinar, so you can reach more people. Find out webinar-platforms you can use for little or no cost. 
• Tip Sheet: Debuking Dining Etiquette
  By Katie Morell
  Check out this article for dining guidelines as a host and a guest.
• Developing Young Talent
  In this video, hear young CPAs, who graduated from AICPA's leadership academy, discuss the importance of developing young professionals as part of a succession plan and share tips for young CPAs to define their career track.
• How to bounce back from an embarassing work blunder
  By Robert Half International
  Read how you can recover poised and professionally from an office gaffe.
• Find a Job on PICPA's Career Center
• CPA Exam 411
  Get the facts you need to pass.  

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• Understanding and Navigating Organizational Politics and Culture webinar
  Feb. 9 | 12:00 p.m.
  Earn CPE!
• Minority CPAs: Your Competitive Advantage
  March 28 | 12:00 p.m.
  PICPA members and students can participate for free!
• Save the Date
  Emerging CPAs Conference
  Nov. 8, 2012 | Lancaster
• Staff Training Courses
• PICPA Online Learning
  Take advantage of quality professional education from the comfort of your desktop—it's convenient and affordable.
• ClassPass: Savings that Stack Up

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• Exclusive Discounts
  From Brooks Brothers to Office Depot to Hertz car rental, make the most of your PICPA discounts.
• PICPA Emerging CPAs LinkedIn Group
  Get answers to technical questions, find career advice, and expand your professional network by joining PICPA's Emerging CPAs LinkedIn group. Members of the Emerging CPAs LinkedIn group can also search or post job opportunities.
• Get Involved in PA Politics
  Become a Key Contact, contribute to the CPA-PAC, and learn ways PICPA advocates for accounting professionals.
• Speakers Bureau   
  Shre your time and expertise to speak at an event hosted by a professional, community, or educational organization.
• Brochures and Powerpoint Presentations
  A members-only library of free marketing and presentation materials.
• Share the Value—Refer a Member
  Refer a CPA colleague or sponsor a non-CPA professional for PICPA.

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