5 Ways to Showcase Your Value to an Employer By Jim Wong, CPA | February 3, 2016 Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. —Albert Einstein Have you ever sat down and taken...
Why Your Attitude Trumps Your IQ By Jim Wong, CPA | January 20, 2016 How do you approach a challenging situation? It may depend on more than your intelligence. I often talk about what...
6 Tips When Interviewing for an Accounting, Finance or IT Job By Jim Wong, CPA | January 13, 2016 January is a month of fresh starts, new goals and reinvigorated ambitions. It’s also a good time to reevaluate your...
3 Reasons Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses are Crucial for Financial Reporting By Jim Wong, CPA | January 6, 2016 Most accounting and finance professionals love spreadsheets and the data that comes along with them, to be sure. However, let’s...
What’s Your Worth? Learn the Appropriate Compensation for Your Profession with Brilliant’s 2016 Accounting, Finance and Information Technology Salary Guides By Jim Wong, CPA | December 9, 2015 I’ve experienced firsthand just how much the accounting, finance and information technology (IT) professions have evolved over the past few...
Leading, Managing and Working with Millennials – An Interview with Mike Cahill, an Accomplished Gen-Y Professional By Jim Wong, CPA | December 2, 2015 When I first met Mike Cahill (NIU Executive Club & YPN Merit Scholarship), I was a board member on the...
4 Communication Tips to Connect IT and Finance Leaders By Jim Wong, CPA | November 18, 2015 “The art of communication is the language of leadership.” — James Humes It can be intimidating to ask a manager...
Benefits of Accelerating Invoice-to-Cash By Jim Wong, CPA | November 11, 2015 It goes without saying that it’s in a company’s best interest to collect outstanding receivables as quickly as possible. Improved...
4 Strategies to Guide You Through Tough Conversations By Jim Wong, CPA | November 4, 2015 “The urge to blame is based . . . on the fear of being blamed.” ― Douglas Stone In today’s...