Below are just a few of the many informative and thought-provoking seminars that will be offered at this year's conference.
Impact Interviewing
This seminar will provide participants with excellent advice and helpful techniques for developing and improving job-interviewing skills. This workshop should prove very useful in obtaining valuable insights for the actual interview process.
Hot Careers in Accounting & Finance
A panel of professionals with varying backgrounds in accounting and finance will give insight into their positions and describe the type of assignments and career opportunities that are available in their respective fields.
Business Etiquette
A panel of professionals will demonstrate the dos and don'ts of business etiquette. Audience participation will be encouraged. This session will include discussions on corporate cultures, probable roles for the entry-level individuals, as well as how to display positive levels of confidence.
Preparation Strategies for the CPA Exam
The CPA exam format and prerequisites are constantly changing. There are established preparation methods that have proven successful in passing the exam.
Adjusting to Corporate America
What new and sometimes uncomfortable situations can you expect from the workplace? Explore a few real life business scenarios that you may encounter when you enter the workplace. Also, identify tactics (right & wrong) that could be employed when you find yourself in these situations.
Protecting Your Wealth
This seminar will explore strategies to build and protect your wealth as you enter the professional work force. Topics will include developing solid savings and financial management skills, credit management and home ownership.
Live Your Life with Passion
Many students are focused on getting a great job and making money. These are important goals; however it is important to make time for family, community and dreams. This seminar will help participants understand how to be successful in both their professional careers and personal lives by discovering and pursing their passions. It will cover goal setting, leadership, handling setbacks and other self-motivating techniques.
Entertainment Accounting and Taxation
This session provides an overview of entertainment taxation by focusing on the following attributes: Sources of income for entertainers in the film and music business - primary and ancillary, deferral of income, maximizing deductions, choice of entity and loan out corporations.
Managing Your Network
Networking is powerful and rewarding. This session give you tips on how to network effectively and manage the network that you build.
The Value of Internships
This session is geared towards Junior's and below and was implemented to share experiences and best practices in obtaining internship opportunities. Internships provide value on many levels - this session will address those values.
Effective Speaking and Presentation
This session will give you tips on everyday interactions and presenting with a purpose to your audience. Create your connection.
E-Business
This very informative and cutting edge seminar will assist you in understanding what e-business means. What types of companies are taking advantage of this latest technology and why? Learn about all the benefits of conducting business over the information super highway.
Business Case Studies in Ethics
This presentation will cover basic information about business ethics. After discussing what ethics means, there are case scenarios that the participants will have an opportunity to discuss amongst themselves to identify how the players in the scenarios might handle the different situations and share those ideas with the group.
Creating a Professional Development Strategy
This session will provide attendees with a tool kit to support the creation of a development strategy that can be applied in various stages of one's career. Participants will learn about the assessment process, as well as how to create and successfully execute a development plan.
Get Paid to go to College
Kelvin Joseph, CPA won over $80,000 in scholarships during his college years, has taught one of his star mentees how to win over $150,000, and has created a 40 page financial guidebook for college students interested in scholarships, financial aid, investing, establishing good credit, and networking. This workshop will provide students with scholarships tips from an expert.
Entrepreneurship
Not many students think about entrepreneurship as a viable career option upon graduation. Discover what it takes to be your own boss. This seminar will provide you with information to put you in the mindset of owning and running your own enterprise.