Dear Elizabeth:

One of my top priorities as your CEO is to help firms deal with one of their top priorities – recruiting and retaining top talent! Each year, we host the MSCPA Fall Career Fair, a fantastic opportunity for you to connect with approximately 200 accounting students seeking internships and entry-level positions. Professionals-in-transition are also welcome to attend and graduate programs from throughout New England will also be in attendance.

This year’s Career Fair will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. Firms can register online now.

In 2014, students registered from more than 25 different colleges in Massachusetts and neighboring states. This is your chance to meet exceptional prospective new hires you would not meet otherwise.

We've received great feedback from this event. Read these testimonials:

"The MSCPA Fall Career Fair is a must-attend event for any CPA firm seeking the best of the best young hires in the industry. Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld PC attends the Fair annually. We are impressed with the caliber of qualified candidates available to us from several universities as well as those we have taken on board as interns - often resulting in an offer of employment. We've scored every time." - Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld PC    
 
“We were fortunate to meet candidates from schools that we do not have the time to visit during our fall visits. We look forward to meeting more candidates next year!”- Johnson O'Connor Feron & Carucci, LLP

Hope to see you there!

Amy A. Pitter
President & CEO

MEMBERSHIP & NETWORKING:

New Volunteer Opportunities
• Boston Tax Help Coalition – Financial Guide
• True Story, Inc. – One-time Payroll Advisor
• Falmouth Water Stewards – CPA Consultant
• Boston Tax Help Coalition – VITA Tax Preparers

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The Best Places in America to Start or Expand a CPA Firm
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CPE:

Just Added - New Courses to the CPE Calendar!
• Tax - Individual and Tax Planning Strategies (9/28)

• Reading, Understanding and Structuring the Roadmap: LLC and Partnership Agreements (9/29)

• Excel Boot Camp (9/30)

• Digital Strategies to Grow Your Business (11/18)

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