As an accounting job seeker, you owe it to yourself to follow the industry closely. The more you know about the issues, ideas, and events affecting the field of accounting, the better able you’ll be to position yourself as a top candidate when a job offer appears. If you’re not already reading these three publications on a regular basis, now is the time to start.
Accounting Today
Accounting Today is a great way to stay on top of accounting industry news and events. The site is updated regularly, has a great roster of regular commentators, and is helpfully broken down by accounting disciplines. Job seekers should haunt this site as a way to determine what accounting skills are in demand, what companies/industries are potentially hiring, and what issues will affect accounting employment moving forward. The resources section is a particular asset for job seekers.
New Accountant
New Accountant caters to recent graduates and anyone entering the accounting field for the first time. Since this demographic is typically looking for their first job, the publication has a lot of great resources for job seekers. Of particular interest is the career center section, which includes links to the state CPA society and IRS homepage for every state. This publication isn’t just for young accountants though. They regularly publish articles about professional development, evolutions in the field of accounting, and emerging skills that will be of use to anyone looking for career success in accounting.
Smart Brief
The motto of Smart Brief is “We read everything. You get what matters.” This is not strictly an accounting publication – though they do have a dedicated accounting section – but rather summarizes and republishes industry news from a wide variety of fields. Accounting does not exist in a vacuum, and the field affects and is affected by a range of forces throughout business and markets. For that reason, all good accountants need to stay on top of trends/issues from all industries. Smart Brief does a great job of condensing and synthesizing a lot of information into a single portal that accounting job seekers can use to inform their job search and enhance their career over the long term.
Looking for a job is about a lot more than just sending out resumes. You also need to be actively looking for opportunities in unexpected places, and keeping yourself relevant while you are out of the office. For that reason, taking some time each day to browse these accounting publications and others should be a mainstay of your job search strategy. Learn about other ways to enhance your job search by working with the team at The Squires Group.
