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    At 25 Years of Experience, 5 Don'ts and 5 Dos  

    This year I’ll be entering my 25th year at the company I work for. That’s a quarter century of experience as a claims representative, fraud investigator, internal auditor and internal investigator. I’d like to share with you some of what I’ve learned: my five don’ts and five do’s to help you survive and thrive in a corporate environment. Read more here.

    5 Killer Ways to Kickstart Your Career

    Building a career isn’t easy, especially for graduates. It’s particularly difficult if you find yourself competing against people with better qualifications than you. The bright side? Experience and skills carry a lot of weight when it comes to applications. It’s not all about pieces of paper. Read more.

     

    C-Level Execs Share the Best Career Advice They Wish They Had Had Early in Their Careers

    Hindsight is 20/20 they say, and that’s certainly true of careers. Senior level executives in particular, have powerful insights to share about things they wished they had done differently. Here’s a round-up of insights from C-level executives about the things they wished they had known earlier. Read more.

     

    Leveraging Luck in the Job Search

    Luck may play a part in various aspects of a job search, writes David A. McDonald, but you can have much more influence over the process than you may realize. Read more.


     

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    Book: Confessions of a Hiring Manager 2.0: Getting to and Staying at the Top of the Hiring Manager's Short List in a Confused Economy!  

    Book: Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0: How to Stand Out from the Crowd and Tap into the Hidden Job Market  

    Book: Strategic Career Advancement: The Definitive Guide for Getting Hired and Promoted  


    2017/2018 Compensation Guide2017/2018 Compensation Guide for Anti-Fraud Professionals 

    The ACFE has completed its 2017/2018 Compensation Guide for Anti-Fraud Professionals. Based on participant responses, the median total compensation for a CFE is $89,868, compared to $68,629 for non-CFE. Read more.


    2018 Report to the Nations2018 Report to the Nations 

    The report provides an analysis of 2,690 cases of occupational fraud that were investigated between January 2016 and October 2017. All information was provided by the Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) who investigated those cases. The fraud cases in our study came from 125 countries throughout the world — providing a truly global view into the plague of occupational fraud. Read more.