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Should older job seekers make it difficult for employers to gauge their age from a resume? While this is no time to scrap the traditional resume with work experience carefully dated, there are circumstances where older candidates needn't reveal all, resume consultants and recruiters say. It's acceptable to exclude or massage early work and education dates that could highlight age at the expense of job qualifications and skills. "Every situation is... Read more

A law signed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week will make it easier for CPAs in the state to serve a wider range of clients. Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 819, which will align California's education standards for accountants with those used by all but one other state. As a result, starting in 2014, CPA candidates in California must complete 150 hours of undergraduate coursework, including 48 hours of business... Read more

Accounting firms are beginning to tweet in force, using Twitter to reach job seekers and educate junior employees, making them aware of job development groups and activities. They believe that in the near future Twitter will begin to play more of role in recruiting at other levels, too. Among the early converts, Ernst & Young started a Twitter initiative last month while KPMG plans to launch a program in August. The... Read more

Ten months ago, Ron Durkin and his son-in-law, Dan Dehner, saw an opportunity. The result, Durkin Forensic, has succeeded beyond expectation. The San Diego-based firm has already recouped Durkin’s $500,000 in seed money and is well into the black. To be sure, Durkin Forensic had the advantages of Ron Durkin's deep pockets. It also benefited from the former FBI agent's longstanding reputation in forensic accounting, which combines accounting and investigative... Read more

Want to score big points in a job interview? Be prepared to discuss the position you've lost or other unfavorable career events in depth, says Korn/Ferry International recruiter Cheryl Buxton. A candidate who can show how he or she has learned from a negative work experience will demonstrate analytical thinking and the ability to grow from professional adversity. Korn/Ferry dubs these skills "Learning Agility," and trademarked the term it defines... Read more

Don’t treat potential employers as therapists. Ann Marie Sabath, author of One Minute Manners, a guidebook to appropriate behavior at work, says many job applicants see interviews as an opportunity to vent about why they’re unemployed and how it’s impacted their lives. That makes them appear desperate, and is hardly the spare, grounded approach that earns companies’ respect. “Instead, job seekers should share how the responsibilities of their past positions have... Read more

If hordes of unemployed investment bankers and fund managers are contemplating a switch to finance-related jobs, Seiki Murono hasn't seen the evidence. The managing director of Boyden Global Executive Search's San Francisco office says he's received a few extra resumes from ex-bankers - but hardly an onslaught. Other West Coast recruiters also have yet to see an influx of job seekers from hard-hit financial services firms. Still, Murono says what refugees... Read more