Commencement speakers look for nuggets of wisdom that graduates will take with them as they journey forward in their lives. Along the way, speakers hope to inspire a life or two and create reason for a cheer, a tear or evoke fear. My speech will be titled 10 Steps to Achieving Success in Life. The list is by no means all-inclusive. However, I think it provides a very good starting point from which to develop a road map for successful living. I think the graduates will find great value in this list. I only hope that I will be able to live up to my own advice and consistently follow these 10 steps.
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In a typical corporate environment, all of the components of your infrastructure are probably managed by an "IT guy". He or she could be called "IT support", the "IT Manager", or even the "IT Director". Regardless of the position, one of the responsibilities is probably to manage your infrastructure. The downside to this is that one person probably wears many hats and is what is called a "jack of all trades", meaning that this person is often a generalist and is not typically an expert in any one area
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At least a couple of times a week, I get a message from someone on LinkedIn or someone who read a post on my blog looking for advice on going into accounting. Sometimes the questions focus on education path, and sometimes they focus on the job or career you can have once you obtain the CPA designation. I've gotten enough questions and had enough conversations now to notice some themes I think are worth while to address in long form.
1) When should I take the CPA exam? You should take the CPA exam as soon as possible, but you shouldn't take it before you're ready. A lot of the old timers might disagree with me on this, but the CPA exam is harder now than it's ever been. Computerizing the exam increased the breadth of what the accounting powers that be can test and the variation in how they test those concepts. As a result, computerized testing makes studying more difficult, but on the flip side, you can take each section one at a time, unlike the old days.
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Here are five signs that what you wear to work may be hurting your career:
- Your boss has told you explicitly that you need to wear more professional attire.
- Someone in your office feels compelled to remind you to “dress nicely” for important meetings and special events.
- A coworker with equal or lesser skills but a nicer wardrobe was promoted over you.
- On those odd days when you do take a little extra time with your professional attire, your coworkers want to know if you’re going on a job interview or if something else is happening to you.
- You keep asking to be considered for a more visible role in your organization but you are not offered those opportunities.
Let’s pull back the curtain on the basics. Social networks basically can be boiled down into three fundamental categories and each is as important as the next. Without a complete strategy to develop each, you are going to tip over as if the 3rd leg of the stool were kicked out.
Not only are the pillars all intertwined, but the order in which you design and execute them is of vital importance. This is what I refer to as social readiness. Follow this order: Design a well thought out great looking profile >>> Connect to the market >>> Learn and engage with consistent thoughtful content.
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