The Best Way to Become an Accountant

The Best Way to Become an Accountant

There are a lot of accounting designations and training programs available in the world, but some rise above others when it comes to being recognized on a global level of business acumen, experience and strategic vision. Accountants who invest…
How Your Life Coach Can Help You Create a More Balanced Life

How Your Life Coach Can Help You Create a More Balanced Life

Almost everyone wants more balance in their life. With all its negatives, COVID has actually given us a few positives too. One is about finding more balance in order to create a life that can be greatly enjoyed. We all need to pay the bills…
How IT Professionals are Impacted by a Multi-vendor Environment

How IT Professionals are Impacted by a Multi-vendor Environment

Those on the outside, looking in, generally don’t have an understanding of how complex IT can be, especially when it comes to dealing with multi-vendor situations in the organization’s infrastructure. C-suite management may say they want…

5 Ways to Create Positive Experiences for Your Life Coaching Clients

Becoming a successful life coach requires you to have a few important traits and skills. You need to genuinely want to help people grow and succeed, you need to be honest and filled with authenticity and you need to be able to help people see…
Benefits of EA Practicum

How a Practicum Benefits Education Assistants

Gaining an education is important before entering most career fields, but without any hands-on exposure to the job itself, there can be a disconnect when the education component is complete and it’s time to find your place in the work force.…
Times Pop Culture actually understood Coding

Times Pop Culture actually understood Coding

If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ll know that at Ashton College, we feel pretty strongly that the 1983 movie with Matthew Broderick, War Games, was the first REAL movie about hacking. If you can get past the fact that it was made…
Cybersecurity Budget Spend

Most Effective Spends for a CyberSecurity Budget

Every company has budget limitations. Whether it’s thousands or tens of thousands, there is always a limit. The very nature of cybersecurity means that even a mid-sized company could spend millions in order to get everything required to prevent…
Accounting – Global Talent Shortage

Taking Advantage of the Bean-Counter Shortage

This isn’t a news flash, but it’s sure as heck a shot fired over the bow for people in the accounting world to pay attention to, if they haven’t been already: In 2019, CPA Exam candidates were the lowest number they’ve been for more…
Human Resource Continuing Education

Building Your knowledge Better Supports the HR Team and Your Future

A career in Human Resources (HR) offers a lot of diversity and growth because this field covers many detailed areas: hiring, conflict resolution, benefits, people analytics, training and so much more. While some HR jobs are specializations,…

3 Tips for Education Options for Financial Services Careers

No one gets ahead in their career by standing still or waiting for things to happen. If you are ready to take the next step in your financial services career, you likely are thinking about education. Check out the internet and you will see so…