The Communication Skills Accounting Firms Desire in New Hires

Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 318-329

  Camacho, Leticia ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accounting students; business communication; business education; career success; communication abilities; employment; information literacy; library resources; oral communication skills; placement; written communication skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944679001     PISSN: 08963568     EISSN: 15470644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2015.1072895     Document Type: Article

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