The OSCPA Career Center

Take control of your career. Whatever your career path, the knowledge and insight from a professional career coach can be invaluable. Janice Worthington, MA, CPRW, JCT, is the president of Worthington Career Services, a resume and job search consulting firm that provides strategic career coaching to professionals at all levels of the corporate ladder. Janice is OSCPA’s career coach of choice, providing regular columns, podcasts and an “Ask the Expert” Q&A.

Career Coaching

OSCPA and Janice Worthington provide you with the career coaching resources you need to succeed. Visit the Career Coaching page for VIP access to career coaching podcasts, Ask the Expert columns from you to Janice, and feature columns by Janice herself.

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Employment toolbox

The Employment Toolbox is the place to gather tips and resources to help. Learn how to generate new leads, create new opportunities and build your network.

  • Survey: Accountants may see hiring bump

    Sep 08, 2011
    Twelve percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report say they are planning to hire professional-level accounting and finance staff in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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  • Five Ohio companies make Fortune’s Global 500

    Aug 18, 2011
    Five Ohio companies made Fortune magazine’s 2011 Global 500 list, with a Dublin-based health company leading the state pack. Three are based in Cincinnati, and another in Columbus.
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  • Do you live in a “no vacation nation?”

    Aug 18, 2011
    Just 57% of U.S. workers use all of their available vacation days, according to a recent Reuters poll. The U.S. fell in between the 90% of French works that use all of their days and the 33% of Japanese workers.
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  • Taking work with you on vacation?

    Aug 18, 2011
    If you plan to take work with you on vacation, you’re not alone. Thirty percent of workers plan to work while they are on vacation, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder. Thirty percent also plan to check in with the office while they are on vacation.
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  • Accounting jobs increase despite dismal jobs report

    Aug 18, 2011
    The accounting profession showed growth for the third month in a row adding nearly 18,000 new jobs last month, despite a fairly dismal jobs report across the board.
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  • Pay freezes thawing out with a better bottom line

    Aug 18, 2011
    Executive compensation among financial executives is showing signs of improvement from last year, with significantly fewer executives reporting a pay freeze in 2011, according to a survey from the Financial Executives Research Foundation.
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  • Accounting job demand outpacing supply

    Aug 18, 2011
    The accounting field is quickly growing larger than the pool of qualified professionals, according to the 2011 edition of the AICPA’s survey, “Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits.”
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  • One-third of accountants planning to switch jobs

    Aug 18, 2011
    More than one third of accounting and finance workers (36%) are likely to make a job transition in the next 12 months, according to a new survey from the Mergis Group.
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