The self-assessment exam consists of 12 questions based on the material within CPA Voice issue. 

 You must receive a grade of  70% or better to pass. You may take the exam  up to five times , as needed, until you pass. The exam expires 13 months after the CPA Voice publish date.

The self-assessment exam consists of 12 questions based on the material within CPA Voice issue. 

 You must receive a grade of  70% or better to pass. You may take the exam  up to five times , as needed, until you pass. The exam expires 13 months after the CPA Voice publish date.

The self-assessment exam consists of 12 questions based on the material within CPA Voice issue. 

 You must receive a grade of  70% or better to pass. You may take the exam  up to five times , as needed, until you pass. The exam expires 13 months after the CPA Voice publish date.

In this module, we are going to examine the importance and role of planning, budgeting, and forecasting. We are also going to look at process analysis and process performance issues. To help you better understand these concepts, we will look at these concepts through the lens of a business in its first year in operation and again at the end of its second year.

Verbal communication is a vital part of everyday life. It is how most of us communicate at home and work. Therefore, it is important that we are effective in this form of communication. As you navigate this course, you will learn what it means to be an effective communicator, why it’s important to hone these skills, and tips and tricks to improve your verbal communication skills. 

Why Attend?

• Define communication style preference
• Compare and contrast communication dos and don’ts by style
• Examine how to synthesize communication across styles for a mixed audience

Who Should Attend?

• Emerging professionals
• Professionals looking to upskill their professionalism

Additional Course Information: This self-paced module is a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs Workforce Development: Upskilling & Reskilling the Accounting Profession General Business Skills bundle. We encourage you to explore each of these courses as a part of your professional development plan. If interested in purchasing the entire bundle, refer to the related products below the product description.

Have you ever written and sent an internal memo only to realize it was full of errors? Or maybe you sent a quick email to your boss only to realize it wasn’t nearly as professional as it should have been?

These situations can cause us a lot of anxiety, and they can give other people a bad impression of us.

We use written communication every day — think about how often you write an email or send a text message — so it is important that we understand what constitutes clear, concise, and professional writing. Written communication is also important because it can make all the difference between obtaining or losing a new client, impressing or confounding your colleagues, or effectively convincing key stakeholders. Put in that light, it’s obvious why good written communication is so important!

Why Attend?

• Learn the six key steps required to create effective communication and how to apply each step to different types of communications
• Identify the steps to take to understand the context in which communications will occur and the impact context has on the key message, medium/forum, and organizational flow
• Assess your written communication capabilities and develop an improvement plan

Who Should Attend?

• Emerging professionals
• Professionals looking to upskill their professionalism

Additional Course Information: This self-paced module is a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs Workforce Development: Upskilling & Reskilling the Accounting Profession General Business Skills bundle. We encourage you to explore each of these courses as a part of your professional development plan. If interested in purchasing the entire bundle, refer to the related products below the product description.

Professionalism is a vitally important skill as you navigate your career on a day to day basis and it is undeniably a key component to a successful career.  What constitutes professionalism may evolve over time, or differ from one workplace culture to another. Professionalism is not static, yet there are key elements that we can say are the pillars of CPA professionalism.

Why Attend?

• Evaluate and establish your personal brand and understand the interrelationship of personal brand and business development
• Understand the importance of building a strong business network
• Discuss professional responsibilities of the accounting profession and CPAs, for example, time commitment and continuing professional education.

Who Should Attend?

• Emerging professionals
• Professionals looking to upskill their professionalism

Additional Course Information: This self-paced module is a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs Workforce Development: Upskilling & Reskilling the Accounting Profession General Business Skills bundle. We encourage you to explore each of these courses as a part of your professional development plan. If interested in purchasing the entire bundle, refer to the related products below the product description.

The session will involve a overview of HR practices as it relates to talent acquisitions, internship, hiring, promotion and the talent development processes.

This session will focus on:

Building and Maintaining Relationships

• Give and receive feedback from peers or other team members in order to perform the task.
• Share credit for good ideas with others.
• Acknowledge others' skill, experience, creativity, and contributions.
• Listen to and acknowledge the feelings, concerns, opinions, and ideas of others.

In this module, you will learn how to identify and solve problems, how to critically analyze a problem in an effort to overcome it, and how to reflect upon our own problem-solving processes. By the end of the module, you’ll have a greater understanding of how to carefully and thoughtfully work through a problem when it arises.

Why Attend?

• You will learn how to define the benefits of problem solving
• You will learn the steps to identifying the problem and crafting a good problem statement
• You will learn the steps to decomposing a complex problem and analyzing the decomposed parts
• You will learn how to create a problem statement
• You will learn the three problem-analysis tools, which are the Fishbone method, the Five Whys, and Pareto Analysis
• You will learn how to identify biases that could interfere with critical thinking and problem-solving.

By the end of this module, you will have a greater understanding of what it means to identify a problem, decompose complex parts of a problem, analyze the complexities of a problem, and overcome any biases that complicate problem-solving.

Who Should Attend?

• Emerging professionals
• Professionals looking to upskill their professionalism

Additional Course Information: This self-paced module is a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs Workforce Development: Upskilling & Reskilling the Accounting Profession General Business Skills bundle. We encourage you to explore each of these courses as a part of your professional development plan. If interested in purchasing the entire bundle, refer to the related products below the product description.