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Closing the gap — how to meet the 150-hour requirement – by This Way to CPA

The AICPA has wonderful articles for students pursuing their CPA.  I thought this one was interesting and wanted to share.

Check out: Closing the gap: how to meet the 150 hour requirement – How will you earn your 150 hours?

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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(Virtual) Women in Actuarial Job Shadow Day – $500 Exam Reimbursement opportunity!!! – Register by 9/3!

This event will showcase actuarial female talent at Travelers through job shadows, executive speakers, and a panel discussion. Students will have the opportunity to learn about both traditional and non-traditional P&C actuarial work and network with actuaries at Travelers. While the day is focused on women at Travelers, the event is open to all students.

Go to this link to register now!

Please see below for more information!

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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CPA Exam – Fun Fact

Did you know that about 80% of Bentley students who take the CPA exam pass it the first time?  We are about the highest pass rate for Universities/Colleges who have over 50 students taking it.

Great job Bentley!

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Happy National Intern Day!

Happy National Intern Day to all of our #Hired Falcons! 💼

By Julia Brockney
Julia Brockney CareerEdge Colleague Manager
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AICPA COVID-19 Student Hardship Grant

Has the Coronavirus impeded your studies? The COVID-19 Student Hardship Grant helps support students who have faced personal hardship as a direct consequence of the pandemic.

Provides up to $2,000 to 25 students
Assists with educational related expenses (e.g. tuition and books) for those who have experienced monetary hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Funded by the AICPA Foundation
Application deadline: September 15, 2021.
For more information, including eligibility requirements, click here

Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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50 Best Accounting Firms for 2022

Today, we release our annual Accounting 50, a ranking of the best accounting firms to work for. The ranking is based on a survey of approximately 11,400 accounting professionals, who were asked to rate their firms in several workplace categories, including business outlook, compensation, culture, hours, training, overall satisfaction, and work/life balance. They were also asked to rate firms other than their own in terms of prestige. The Accounting 50 is compiled using a weighted formula based on these internal …

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The 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List by DiversityInc

If you’d like to know which companies prioritize diversity within their workplace, DiversityInc has just announced its annual list of the Top 50 Companies.  DiversityInc states this highly influential and well-regarded ranking of diversity and inclusion practices in corporate America is not just a vitally important benchmark of how the largest employers in our country are doing when it comes to hiring, but it’s also our chance to celebrate the companies that are doing the best when it comes to …

By Raquel Roque
Raquel Roque Administrative Coordinator, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Bentley Consulting Group Earns 1st Runner-Up Tie with MIT in Roland Berger Case Competition!

Five Bentley undergrad students from the Bentley Consulting Group competed in the Roland Berger Case for a Cause competition during the Spring 2021 semester and came out tied as the 1st runner-up with MIT!  The Bentley Team, comprised of Eddie Fu, Brian Lau, Brenna Masterson, Sandhya Sangappa and Michael Watkins competed against 23 other New England universities and advanced to the final round with 4 other teams.  This was Bentley’s first time participating in this event and the future looks …

By Brian Moccio
Brian Moccio Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development Center, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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CareerEdge Bingo: Summer Edition

As the summer approaches, use our bingo board to make the most of this downtime!

By Sarah Vojta
Sarah Vojta CareerEdge Manager
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Top Federal Reserve Policymakers Discuss Racial-Disparity Problem Within Field of Economics

Top Federal Reserve officials from a dozen regional banks met on April 13th to discuss the racial-disparity problem within the world of economics.

According to Christopher Rugaber of The Associated Press, “top Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives that economists can bring to key policy issues.”

In a study from the Brookings Institution released on the same day, Peter Conti-Brown, a financial historian …

By Brian Moccio
Brian Moccio Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development Center, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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