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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Live Webcast

The Career Readiness Imperative (E2609574)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
webcast

Zoom

OVERVIEW

Today’s college students are facing a career readiness imperative. What will make an accounting graduate stand out in an AI-enabled workplace?

DESIGNED FOR

Educators

BENEFITS

  • Understand what employers expect from today’s accounting graduates and where career-readiness gaps exist.
  • Prepare students for an AI-enabled workplace by understanding the growing importance of professional skills, judgment and AI literacy.
  • Gain practical ideas for developing students’ professional skills through classroom, campus and real-world experiences.
  • Explore ways to integrate career readiness into accounting education without creating an entirely new curriculum.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The current career-readiness environment and changing employer expectations for entry-level accounting professionals
  • What career readiness, professional skills and AI literacy mean in today’s workplace
  • The growing importance of communication, critical thinking, teamwork, adaptability, judgment and other professional skills in an AI-enabled profession
  • Ways students can develop and practice professional skills through academics, internships, campus involvement, networking and other real-world experiences
  • Strategic considerations for educators on integrating career readiness and professional skills development into accounting education
  • Free NJCPA resources and tools for your students, including free student membership, scholarships, CPA Exam preparation tools (e.g., practice questions, quizzes, mock exams) and the Accounting Educators online community.

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

INSTRUCTORS

Arisleidy Nunez

Arisleidy Nunez
(4.7)

New Jersey Society of CPAs

David Sharpe

David H Sharpe, CPA

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PRICING

Free Event

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COURSE DEVELOPER

NJCPA Education Foundation, Inc.

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