In the United States, more accounting positions are quickly becoming available to citizens. For example,??KBZK-TV reports that U.S. employers added 157,000 jobs in January 2013, including numerous positions in the accounting sector.??

John Killen, the president of a sports collectibles company in Winona, Minnesota, is just one of the people who has been affected by the improving U.S. economy. He noted that his company recently added 550 workers to its team, and more U.S. firms could search for accounting professionals to boost their operations.??

“There’s been sales jobs, accounting jobs [and] engineering jobs. So it’s a wide variety, it hasn’t been just one area,” Killen told the news source.??

According to Accounting Today, a recent survey of accounting employers showed that 92 percent of respondents said that they would increase their work teams in 2013. Several participants stated that there is cautious optimism surrounding the accounting segment, which bodes well for job seekers in this industry over the next few years. As accounting firms search for professionals to fill vacancies, people who are seeking satisfying careers could pursue these jobs and provide valuable support to their employers. ??

Content provided by executive search organization, MRINetwork.

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