Employer Preferences for the Background of Entry-Level Accountants: Degree, Certification, Verification, Internship, and Experience.

Oliver, Thomas W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ537180

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323

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Employer Preferences for the Background of Entry-Level Accountants: Degree, Certification, Verification, Internship, and Experience.

Oliver, Thomas W.; And Others

Journal of Education for Business, v72 n2 p82-86 Nov-Dec 1996

Responses from 181 accountants and 74 human resources professionals (14.2% response rate) identified areas in which they feel entry-level accountants are deficient: verification of computations by hand and the level of job and internship experience, especially with computers. (SK)

Descriptors: Accounting, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers, Personnel Directors

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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