Need Help This Tax Season? Consider These 4 Types of Tax Professionals
Learn about four types of tax professionals that can get your financial team in good shape (and the salaries they expect).
Are You Laying Off Workers? Soften Their Landing with Outplacement Services
The job market is having some major growing pains at the moment (to say the least). The tech industry in particular seems to be facing the worst of it, with industry giants like Amazon, Google, and Spotify announcing major cuts. Other industries appear to be booming,...
Jay Murchison named as a 2023 St. Louis Titan 100
Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli are pleased to announce Jay Murchison, President & CEO of Concero, as one of the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes St. Louis’s Top 100 CEOs and C-level executives. It’s a considerable list of the...
4 Reasons Why Contract Beats Direct Hire in the Face of Uncertainty
The current state of our economy is enough to make anyone uneasy. And when you start counting up the reasons why, it’s tough to keep track: a fading pandemic, an ongoing war, and inflation that refuses to play nice. Hardly any industry is safe from economic downturn,...
Choose the Best IT Certification
The market for IT jobs continues to grow and opportunities are increasing. With the right certification, you may just gain the advantage that helps you land your dream job. Here are three things to think about when choosing what certification is best for you: #1 —...
If Concero Had a Mascot
We gave our team the chance to discuss the question of "if we had a mascot, what would it be?" We had some very creative answers! Watch now...Connect with Jay on LinkedIn.
3 Easy Ways to Appreciate Criticism
Being an auditor demands know-how, knowledge, attention to detail, and a go-getter attitude to see the task done. There are some additional qualities that propel auditors to excellence. Here’s how to rise to the top in the auditing world. Communication Skills Say...
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Make sure you follow us on LinkedIn. We post frequently with a variety of tips, helpful links and updates about what's happening in business. For example, we've shared recommendations for IT certification and free ways to improve your public speaking. We also like to...
Auditing Success – The Qualities of a Good Auditor
Being an auditor demands know-how, knowledge, attention to detail, and a go-getter attitude to see the task done. There are some additional qualities that propel auditors to excellence. Here’s how to rise to the top in the auditing world. Communication Skills Say...
Top 5 Networking Tips for 2020
Networking is about finding mutually beneficial relationships. Whether you are looking for a new job, investors, customers, mentors or new colleagues and peers with the same interest as you; you have to get out there and meet new people. Here are my top 5 networking...
Employees Quit Their Boss — Not Their Job
On the surface, a company can have all the shiny bells and whistles that make it attractive to a prospective employee. Great health benefits, fun perks, exciting growth opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, and comprehensive training programs are all desirable...
How To Supercharge Your Value In Your Organization
According to Jeff Bezos, being able to admit that you were wrong is the number one sign of high intelligence. Bezos surrounds himself with smart people so that he can achieve his objectives. How does he filter for smart people? He looks for people who can admit they...
Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?
IT is driving the 21st-century economy, but not all IT projects are meant to be. According to a 2017 report by the Project Management Institute (PMI), 14 percent of all IT projects fail. Almost a third of successful projects did not meet their initial goals. More than...
How to Overcome The Task Switching Problem
Before entering into the subject of task switching, we need to talk about multitasking. Multitasking is performing different tasks simultaneously. Many professionals believe they are multitasking when, in fact, they are task switching. Neither is great for...
Work in IT? Here are Top 10 Ways to Prevent Eyestrain for Programmers
Whether it’s tweaking settings to boost business performance or using tech wizardry to save an organization from potential ruin, IT specialists like programmers are on the front line. While their skills and objectives vary massively, they always have one thing in...
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Do you think of yourself as creative? You need to.
According to a LinkedIn study, creativity is the most in-demand soft skill for this year, but it’s not about being artistic. Continue reading to find out what it really refers to. Can you guess the top hard skill? Anything related to cloud computing, which is probably...
Becoming a Network Engineer — Reality versus Expectation
Network engineers have the hefty responsibility of setting up an organization’s IT network, ensuring that it is as efficient and as secure as possible — but their role doesn’t stop there. They also need to maintain and develop the network on an ongoing basis, while...