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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
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cruise ship
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how drunk are you alex ? ;D
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how drunk are you alex ? ;D
he's sober
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how drunkhorny are you alex avesher ? ;D
fixed.
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Congrats
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fixed.
LOL
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Ask BayGBM, he will hook you up with something.
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Open a deep tissue massage parlour.
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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
With your mastery of economics, I'm surprised no one is asking you to run the Fed.
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Aren't you American living in Ecuador or some shit?
Maybe you could ask if they need a hand in guantanamo.... ?
Just an idea.
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I think your a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome. ;D
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Learn to groom yourself and dress with class. You will be more marketable. Forget the degrees and just use your personality but always be polite. Good luck.
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Find any work you can, and concentrate on getting into a proper uni with an eye to a full degree in a subject you see a future for yourself. You're young, so have a bit of fun but make sure you have the schooling covered - you won't have such a luxury of time in the future.
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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
Rake some leaves.
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1. Getting a CPA isn't just something to get for a resume' booster, it is a freakin career path. You need a certain number of credits in accounting, which you probably don't have because you have a useless easy business major that didn't focus on accounting. You would need to go back to school to receive those credits.
2. This is a stupid idea. Major corporations will all tell you to apply online to their career sites. This would only work with small companies.
3. Stop being lazy and take your god damn GMATs.. They aren't difficult, unless you are mentally challenged or trying to get into an Ivy League school.
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Get career advice on getbig.com and you'll be all set.
Just don't bring up "deep tissue massages" in your interviews.
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
Job? Aren't you one of them there hippy go free frees? Isn't your boy Obama gonna take care of you with my money?
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So you're giving up on the business venture (training business) you asked me about?
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This thread is only a bad atempt at attention whoring, nothing good can come of it.
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Go to a local sex shop and see if you can get a job cleaning out the private viewing rooms.
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Go to a local sex shop and see if you can get a job cleaning out the private viewing rooms.
Jizz mop guy!? :o
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Move to San Fran, you're already close by. Lots of firms that will hire young studs like you. Make sure the hiring manager is a female since there are so many fags in SF she'll be excited to have her own personal MuscleBear financier.
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Jizz mop guy!? :o
;D
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Jizz mop guy!? :o
"Spunk Monkey"!? :-\
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Gay Porn (or as you just call it "Porn") Fluffer?
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Get back to school and become a CPA and then move to a big city such as SF or LA and enjoy whatever it is that you enjoy doing .... such as getting a job within the movie business industry or Disneyland.
I have yet to see anyone in either of those two industries ever complain about their jobs.
Even better yet ..... become an 'entertainment' lawyer in Hollywood, garner a good legal reputation and pull in millions.
Then buy a beachfront, Malibu home and a second lakeside home in Tahoe.
Don't waste your time in Fresno or even possibly Northern Cal.
(Just a thought!)
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Find any work you can, and concentrate on getting into a proper uni with an eye to a full degree in a subject you see a future for yourself.
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Hairy bummed one, now is the pivotal moment in your life where your probably somewhat unrealistic expectations regarding your future prospects (you aren't alone -- most of the latest generation assess themselves and their prospects in a fantastical way) will either be dashed atop the hard rock of reality, or otherwise you will man up and work your ass off in an unprecedented way such that you actually achieve something.
Acquire whatever job you can, but focus on preparing for the GRE's and project likely scenarios given your practice test scores (which will to a significant extent determine where you end up). Unfortunately, the content of your post indicates you haven't bothered with the requisite research -- you say you might get a CPA, which matty pointed out is a career path, you don't seem to know what you will go to graduate school for, and your plan to seek out businesses for a job makes no sense. Email/reach out to as many relevant experts and professionals in your field of choice as necessary to garner the appropriate degree of realism; such people are almost always happy to share advice with younger people.
P.S. The above is predicated on the assumption that you will indeed go to school as planned. Alternative plans might include extensive travel, or some other such adventure. While they might lead to personal growth, such plans may take you far afield relative to your goals.
It is almost certainly the case that you will fail unless you man up this very second. Good luck!
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Find any work you can, and concentrate on getting into a proper uni with an eye to a full degree in a subject you see a future for yourself. You're young, so have a bit of fun but make sure you have the schooling covered - you won't have such a luxury of time in the future.
Because recent graduates are getting jobs left and right? LOL....k.
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With all the pics of tbombz going around (ass out, posing), it would be easy for any business to find those pics. And since they always appear with a google image search, they will be there forever.
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Lemonade stand.
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Not going to tell you what to do but here are guidelines. Become skilled and provide a highly specialized service to wealthy people.
For example don't just become an attorney, become a very competent estate lawyer. See the difference?
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There is good money from the bottom to the top in the oil/energy business.
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There is good money from the bottom to the top in the oil/energy business.
tbombz is definitely bottom in most aspects.
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- i have a real degree from a real uni
- i have enough credits in accounting in order to qualify for the CPA
- yes i know what i want to study in grad school, MBA
... thanks for the help fellas.. was high as fuck when i posted that.. hoping i could get some good responses... still waiting on the good responses.. ;D
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if i was educated like tbombz i would have a decent job :-\
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Hairy bummed one, now is the pivotal moment in your life where your probably somewhat unrealistic expectations regarding your future prospects (you aren't alone -- most of the latest generation assess themselves and their prospects in a fantastical way) will either be dashed atop the hard rock of reality, or otherwise you will man up and work your ass off in an unprecedented way such that you actually achieve something.
Acquire whatever job you can, but focus on preparing for the GRE's and project likely scenarios given your practice test scores (which will to a significant extent determine where you end up). Unfortunately, the content of your post indicates you haven't bothered with the requisite research -- you say you might get a CPA, which matty pointed out is a career path, you don't seem to know what you will go to graduate school for, and your plan to seek out businesses for a job makes no sense. Email/reach out to as many relevant experts and professionals in your field of choice as necessary to garner the appropriate degree of realism; such people are almost always happy to share advice with younger people.
P.S. The above is predicated on the assumption that you will indeed go to school as planned. Alternative plans might include extensive travel, or some other such adventure. While they might lead to personal growth, such plans may take you far afield relative to your goals.
It is almost certainly the case that you will fail unless you man up this very second. Good luck!
What he said.
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- i have a real degree from a real uni
- i have enough credits in accounting in order to qualify for the CPA
- yes i know what i want to study in grad school, MBA
... thanks for the help fellas.. was high as fuck when i posted that.. hoping i could get some good responses... still waiting on the good responses.. ;D
You still in Cali? Go work for Coach.
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How about trying your luck in Uganda as a Sailor?
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Some decent recommendations here (ie Estate Lawyer), but I forgot to mention that you should plan to eventually work for yourself and not for a major company .... for many obvious reasons.
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Because recent graduates are getting jobs left and right? LOL....k.
Take time out for a multiple-year coke habit?
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stuntmovie rocks
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Haha holy shit...........this kid just graduated with a 4 year degree in business and you guys are advising him to go into LAW and/or become an "estate lawyer". Some real fucking solid advice there! What morons! It takes YEARS and YEARS of experience to make money let alone become an "estate lawyer". You don't just jump into estate law.
Business degrees and MBA's are a dime a dozen. You're wasting your fucking time dropping several more thousands of dollars in college. Get out and find a job, any job and get experience. The economy is going to get A LOT worse especially for college grads. Anyone telling you to spend ANY more money or any more time in college is a fucking retard. Companies want experience. Years ago you could graduate from college and go right into any job. Those days are gone. You want an MBA? Great you'll be competing with 40-50 year olds with 2 MBA's and 20 years experience.
The best thing ANY college aged kid can do is learn some essential skills that will see them well into the future. Find a job and work your way up. Hell if I was 20 I'd go to North Dakota and learn how to drill natural gas or oil. Move to Canada and do the same. College for the most part right now and for the next 10 years will be an epic waste of time. Don't be a monkey see monkey do. Don't do what every other idiot young person is doing and worst of all don't listen to adults telling you college is the only way to prosperity. They are just miserable salary slaves who hate their lives. Do the opposite of what every other sheep is doing out there.
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Haha holy shit...........this kid just graduated with a 4 year degree in business and you guys are advising him to go into LAW and/or become an "estate lawyer". Some real fucking solid advice there! What morons! It takes YEARS and YEARS of experience to make money let alone become an "estate lawyer". You don't just jump into estate law.
Business degrees and MBA's are a dime a dozen. You're wasting your fucking time dropping several more thousands of dollars in college. Get out and find a job, any job and get experience. The economy is going to get A LOT worse especially for college grads. Anyone telling you to spend ANY more money or any more time in college is a fucking retard. Companies want experience. Years ago you could graduate from college and go right into any job. Those days are gone. You want an MBA? Great you'll be competing with 40-50 year olds with 2 MBA's and 20 years experience.
The best thing ANY college aged kid can do is learn some essential skills that will see them well into the future. Find a job and work your way up. Hell if I was 20 I'd go to North Dakota and learn how to drill natural gas or oil. Move to Canada and do the same. College for the most part right now and for the next 10 years will be an epic waste of time. Don't be a monkey see monkey do. Don't do what every other idiot young person is doing and worst of all don't listen to adults telling you college is the only way to prosperity. They are just miserable salary slaves who hate their lives. Do the opposite of what every other sheep is doing out there.
Don`t you dare put this on me boy. I only told him to go rake some leaves.
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Because recent graduates are getting jobs left and right? LOL....k.
The 20 year old idiots that voted for Obama in 2008 are still sitting in their parent's basement unemployed.
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I will take the blame!
I always suggest that you start at the top and work your way own even if it does take a couple more years to get adequate schooling.
I are smart and I stand by what I said.
Get rich young, Tbomz, cause when you get old, you'll forget where you hid your wallet.
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tbombz i have some walls for you to paint and some lenolium floors to scrub
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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
Rofl.... My 2 cents, drop the ego and don't think you are entitled to shit. Just because you have a bachelors doesn't mean anything. Looks like you have good work experience though. You just need to present it well. You are an ugly piece of shit as well. Shave before you go to the interview and whatever you do, don't bring up bodybuilding.
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associates degree in geography? what the hell is that googl for, all u need is good if you wanna know the capatal
what did you do as campain assistant? make coffee , shine shoes ect?
seriously man your credentials aint nothing special at all no one would be impressed
what would be impressive is that you know how to accumulate wealth with whatever your doing right now
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Wait, didn't you start University the last year or something? ??? You were posting pics of the Uni you were going to attend and talking about student loans.
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Wait, didn't you start University the last year or something? ??? You were posting pics of the Uni you were going to attend and talking about student loans.
Never trust Californians. Most are compulsive liars. In CandyCoo's case a cumpulsive liar. I deal with these folks on the phone everyday. All the males and females sounds exactly the same. Same modality. Males have the "i know everything attitude" and all the women come off as frakking stupid valley girls. By the Eternal! I hate answering their phone calls. I see that area code pop up on the phone and dread it.
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Ron Jeremy had an aneurysym, tbomb can go give him his daily sponge bath.
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Never trust Californians. Most are compulsive liars. In CandyCoo's case a cumpulsive liar. I deal with these folks on the phone everyday. All the males and females sounds exactly the same. Same modality. Males have the "i know everything attitude" and all the women come off as frakking stupid valley girls. By the Eternal! I hate answering their phone calls. I see that area code pop up on the phone and dread it.
haha yeah my cousin lives in sandiego and hosts a radio sports show and is a short fat bald fuck who thinks he knows everything about everything lol
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bachelors degree in business.
might as well be a high school diploma with a gold star on it.
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Never trust Californians. Most are compulsive liars. In CandyCoo's case a cumpulsive liar. I deal with these folks on the phone everyday. All the males and females sounds exactly the same. Same modality. Males have the "i know everything attitude" and all the women come off as frakking stupid valley girls. By the Eternal! I hate answering their phone calls. I see that area code pop up on the phone and dread it.
Yeah I also know some people who act like that, especially on facebook (no homo), some people pretend to have a degree, one of them had even posted photos claiming to be the boss but then she got a lot of shit from her co-workers and the whore deleted the photos. :D
Well, idk about tbombz. :D
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Yeah I also know some people who act like that, especially on facebook (no homo), some people pretend to have a degree, one of them had even posted photos claiming to be the boss but then she got a lot of shit from her co-workers and the whore deleted the photos. :D
Well, idk about tbombz. :D
He has the same mindset and i see it steaming off every post like horse shit in 20 degree weather.
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enjoy the fruits of obama's economy for generation y! you are fucked kiddo
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enjoy the fruits of obama's economy for generation y! you are fucked kiddo
hope every one of those stupid fucks that voted for obama has to spend the next decade working for minimum wage.
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- i have a real degree from a real uni
- i have enough credits in accounting in order to qualify for the CPA
- yes i know what i want to study in grad school, MBA
Ive been telling you for probably a year now to get a internship/job in the field you want to go into. You havent listened and now youre standing on the brink of graduating with no prospects.
I dont know what the CPA requirements in California are but I seriously doubt you have the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam. If you did you would have enough credits for at a minimum a minor in accounting or more and if you were that close you should have just double majored.
If by the off chance you do have the educational requirements to sit for the CPA you shouldnt have a hard time finding a job at all. Auditing agencies are always looking for fresh graduates with accounting degrees or that are CPA eligible. The work would suck(long hours, traveling etc) but the experience especially if you can get on with a big firm is priceless. We are also about the head full force into tax season so you have plenty of opportunities to get on with a tax company to help.
Again I seriously doubt you have the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam but if you do then you shouldnt even be asking how to get a job.
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I wish Taylor the very best.
What I will say is that the CPA exam is not easy, by any stretch of the imagination. While it isn't terribly difficult, it is very content heavy and does require you to cover much more than the basic principles you would get by way of a major in business administration. I'd go a step further and say that even those that majored in Accounting from a well-ranked,undergraduate, Ivy-league business school would have a hard time.
An MBA in accounting would be a huge help, so if you truly wanted to go the MBA route and would like to get the CPA, consider getting an MBA in accounting. Remember that the CPA exam is a very long exam (14 hours in length) and has 4 parts (REG, AUD, BUS & FAR).
I would recommend you work on getting into a review course prior to even pretending to sit for it, consider the Becker or Yeager CPA review courses as they are some of the better, if not best, courses available. A large percentage of test takers fail the financial reporting and business sections and require much remedial work just to get a passing grade in those sections.
Best of luck Taylor...
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thank you tommy and onemorerep!!!
i do have the educational requirements for the CPA.
i do not have the work experience however. they require that you have at least 1 year experience working underneath the supervision of a CPA. so if i want to get the CPA, and i think i do based on yoru replies and some more research i did on the subject after reading the replies, ill need to get a job that meets the requirement.
so it would be a year before i could take the test. and i could study in the mean time im actually taking a couple financial accounting classes at the moment and i find the material very enjoyable.
one more rep... it sounds like you work in the field?
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thank you tommy and onemorerep!!!
i do have the educational requirements for the CPA.
i do not have the work experience however. they require that you have at least 1 year experience working underneath the supervision of a CPA. so if i want to get the CPA, and i think i do based on yoru replies and some more research i did on the subject after reading the replies, ill need to get a job that meets the requirement.
so it would be a year before i could take the test. and i could study in the mean time im actually taking a couple financial accounting classes at the moment and i find the material very enjoyable.
one more rep... it sounds like you work in the field?
I am an institutional trader for the firm I work with. Many years before I sold out to Wall Street, I worked as an accountant servicing small-to-medium sized businesses by way of our family business (think to the tune of H&R block, but on a smaller scale with a couple of offices servicing Greek & Israeli businesses in the NY tri state area).
I worked as a CPA for well over 10 years of my life and then realized that if I ever wanted to make more than 100K per year, I needed to trade my soul to the devil and become part of the kleptocratic priesthood of financial cowboys that reside deep within the seedy underbelly of Wall Street.
Take your time Taylor. You're a young man with a bright future ahead of you. I agree with the idea of getting intern work in the mean time in order to bulk up your resume and pick up new skills that can come in handy.
I wish you the absolute best,
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thank you tommy and onemorerep!!!
i do have the educational requirements for the CPA.
i do not have the work experience however. they require that you have at least 1 year experience working underneath the supervision of a CPA. so if i want to get the CPA, and i think i do based on yoru replies and some more research i did on the subject after reading the replies, ill need to get a job that meets the requirement.
so it would be a year before i could take the test. and i could study in the mean time im actually taking a couple financial accounting classes at the moment and i find the material very enjoyable.
one more rep... it sounds like you work in the field?
California's requirements must be less than Texas then. We require two years under a CPA for work experience.
At any rate you should check with your CPA board. In texas we can sit for the CPA exam and get the work experience after.
Seriously just putting that you meet the educational requirements to sit for CPA exam on your resume should be enough to get your foot in the door somewhere I would think.
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Do what normal people do... start at the bottom.
I recommend the mail room and try to work your way up.
Getting a job in "management" out of the box is most likely not going to happen, nor should it... You have very little experience.
Good luck to you.
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I am an institutional trader for the firm I work with. Many years before I sold out to Wall Street, I worked as an accountant servicing small-to-medium sized businesses by way of our family business (think to the tune of H&R block, but on a smaller scale with a couple of offices servicing Greek & Israeli businesses in the NY tri state area).
I worked as a CPA for well over 10 years of my life and then realized that if I ever wanted to make more than 100K per year, I needed to trade my soul to the devil and become part of the kleptocratic priesthood of financial cowboys that reside deep within the seedy underbelly of Wall Street.
Take your time Taylor. You're a young man with a bright future ahead of you. I agree with the idea of getting intern work in the mean time in order to bulk up your resume and pick up new skills that can come in handy.
I wish you the absolute best,
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Ive toyed around with the idea of trying a small business doing the same that yours did book keeping, tax services maybe some consulting etc. for small and mid size businesses. What was your biggest issue with getting more profit? Did the company as a whole make decent money but you were salary?
Just curious as I am seriously considering doing something like this on the side with an eye on making a full transition.
Senior financial analyst, controllers, CFO's etc all make over 100K a year or should but I imagine a career in financial services is probably alot more fun.
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tbombz
is too lazy
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hope every one of those stupid fucks that voted for obama has to spend the next decade working for minimum wage.
Look. I know you`re a moron. You know you`re a moron; but maybe there are a few ignorant posters who have yet to experience the full retardedness that is HFF.
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Look. I know you`re a moron. You know you`re a moron; but maybe there are a few ignorant posters who have yet to experience the full retardedness that is HFF.
And your opinion means what? Sweet fuck all and less to the homeless guy with his dick in your ass.
Jism juggler.
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Ive toyed around with the idea of trying a small business doing the same that yours did book keeping, tax services maybe some consulting etc. for small and mid size businesses. What was your biggest issue with getting more profit? Did the company as a whole make decent money but you were salary?
The problem was in trying to compete with much larger firms that were reaching into the proverbial cookie jar.
The same thing that typically happens to mom & pop businesses once Walmart comes around and monopolizes the market was happening to us. The bigger firms are capable of providing the same product, albeit without the personalized touch that we offered, and to make matters worse, they would purposely lower their billing rates to the point where they were charging them a mere fraction of the total cost we would bill them for.
The difference between us and them is that they are companies that span across states and have the capital to weather out the financial storm by way of quarterly and even yearly loses until they get their way. In other words, they can charge those small-to-medium sized businesses a penny for their services and slowly gather them all and just keep charging pennies for their services until our own business becomes usurped by a lack of clientele and overall operating costs. The moral of the story is that money talks and while monopolies are illegal, they are real and have their ways.
Our advantage was that we had a strong hold on the Greek and Israeli businesses, but over time (and mainly due to their pricing scheme) we lost well over 40% of our clientele and that's when we decided to make our businesses seasonal and mainly have them run around tax time, while also servicing a decent number of businesses throughout the year whose owners are older and not too keen on working with big business firms.
That's when our family made the decision to keep our business, but simply restructure as to save on yearly costs. I still dabble in it, but now I mainly work for one of the larger investment banking firms and make about 4-5x as much.
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And your opinion means what? Sweet fuck all and less to the homeless guy with his dick in your ass.
Jism juggler.
Keep flailing. Maybe you'll hit something...someday. Nothing sadder than an internet tough guy.
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Keep flailing. Maybe you'll hit something...someday. Nothing sadder than an internet tough guy.
Your feigned indifference doesn't hide your crush on me.
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bikenut
changed his
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The problem was in trying to compete with much larger firms that were reaching into the proverbial cookie jar.
The same thing that typically happens to mom & pop businesses once Walmart comes around and monopolizes the market was happening to us. The bigger firms are capable of providing the same product, albeit without the personalized touch that we offered, and to make matters worse, they would purposely lower their billing rates to the point where they were charging them a mere fraction of the total cost we would bill them for.
The difference between us and them is that they are companies that span across states and have the capital to weather out the financial storm by way of quarterly and even yearly loses until they get their way. In other words, they can charge those small-to-medium sized businesses a penny for their services and slowly gather them all and just keep charging pennies for their services until our own business becomes usurped by a lack of clientele and overall operating costs. The moral of the story is that money talks and while monopolies are illegal, they are real and have their ways.
Our advantage was that we had a strong hold on the Greek and Israeli businesses, but over time (and mainly due to their pricing scheme) we lost well over 40% of our clientele and that's when we decided to make our businesses seasonal and mainly have them run around tax time, while also servicing a decent number of businesses throughout the year whose owners are older and not too keen on working with big business firms.
That's when our family made the decision to keep our business, but simply restructure as to save on yearly costs. I still dabble in it, but now I mainly work for one of the larger investment banking firms and make about 4-5x as much.
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Interesting, just curious again but did you guys utilize an ERP system to help limit costs?
Youve guys basically ended where I would like to start. Open up a small tax business helping individuals, small to mid size business and then promote other services like book keeping consulting etc.
Ive kicked around the idea of franchising with HR Block/Jackson Hewitt type businesses as well for the brand recognition. I think you have to focus on customer relationships when youre a small business as you cant compete in terms of operational efficiency with the bigger companies.
Im suprised those bigger firms were so aggressive with the small to mid size businesses, maybe just to keep smaller businesses from getting to big.
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Your feigned indifference doesn't hide your crush on me.
Ok. Wordsworth. 'Your feigned indifference doesn't hide your crush on me.' ::)
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The best jobs are generally found by networking. Talk to anyone you can - friends, their parents, instructors, etc.
Make sure you have a resume version that looks good in just plain text in case you have to upload or send without formats.
Be persistent, but not rude.
And unless your Eurotrash...stop calling it uni. Talking like a douchebag won't help.
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still in school?
explains your liberal views... full of 'knowledge' but dumb as shit in how the real world works.
2 pieces of advice:
most companies (and people who work for a living) are conservative, so drop the hippy shit
most people hire on appearance, so drop the "I work on a fishing vessel" look, grow your hair, shave the facial hair
finally: good luck!
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Interesting, just curious again but did you guys utilize an ERP system to help limit costs?
Youve guys basically ended where I would like to start. Open up a small tax business helping individuals, small to mid size business and then promote other services like book keeping consulting etc.
Ive kicked around the idea of franchising with HR Block/Jackson Hewitt type businesses as well for the brand recognition. I think you have to focus on customer relationships when youre a small business as you cant compete in terms of operational efficiency with the bigger companies.
Im suprised those bigger firms were so aggressive with the small to mid size businesses, maybe just to keep smaller businesses from getting to big.
We focused on customer relationships & cultural differences, but those larger firms wanted to corner the market, simply because it is New York City. You become year round accountant for a business and you handle quarterly finances and get referral to other businesses. They came and tried to push all smaller outfits from the arena. We had 3 accounting offices and now we only have one open and that one business does VERY well, but it's because Jewish (orthodox) and Greek businesses are typically family owned and don't like abrupt change.
We have always employed ERP for it's cost effectiveness. During the mid-90's we transitioned to ERP and have utilized sage-pro ever since.
It's just a matter of ruthless competition in a heavily desired market.
That said, if I were still working there full-time, I would probably still see about 90-110K, depending on growth and the overall state of the economy. Unfortunately, NYC is too expensive to live off of simply 100K. Even though my partner is well off financially, I am not a parasite in that sense.
You can definitely do it Tony, just analyze your market and see who is out there providing the same services and what their tactics (possibly predatory in nature) are towards competition.
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I am an institutional trader for the firm I work with. Many years before I sold out to Wall Street, I worked as an accountant servicing small-to-medium sized businesses by way of our family business (think to the tune of H&R block, but on a smaller scale with a couple of offices servicing Greek & Israeli businesses in the NY tri state area).
I worked as a CPA for well over 10 years of my life and then realized that if I ever wanted to make more than 100K per year, I needed to trade my soul to the devil and become part of the kleptocratic priesthood of financial cowboys that reside deep within the seedy underbelly of Wall Street.
Take your time Taylor. You're a young man with a bright future ahead of you. I agree with the idea of getting intern work in the mean time in order to bulk up your resume and pick up new skills that can come in handy.
I wish you the absolute best,
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thanks 1 :)
California's requirements must be less than Texas then. We require two years under a CPA for work experience.
At any rate you should check with your CPA board. In texas we can sit for the CPA exam and get the work experience after.
Seriously just putting that you meet the educational requirements to sit for CPA exam on your resume should be enough to get your foot in the door somewhere I would think.
from what i understand california still requires 2 years work experience under a cpa, but the new federal requirements that start in 2014 only require 1 year work experience (but with a tougher educational requirement).
i looked into it, and your right. i can take the test and get the work experience afterwards.
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1. My mistake for failing to recognize that you want to go to business school (which is clearly indicated by your saying you want to take the GMAT).
2. Why didn't you take the GMAT as expected?
3. You need to address your drug problem.
4. The military is always an option, replete as it is with post-9/11 incentives, benefits, and bonuses up the wazoo; further, a 3-year active duty commitment unlocks GI Bill benefits, which are substantial. This would add a powerful element to your resume, a source of funding for school, and probably excise the apparent laziness and drug problem from yourr current personal disposition.
Since GMAT scores are valid for five years, you could study for it then enlist, subsequently applying with your still-valid score after your active duty period (though you'll be gambling in the hopes that the country doesn't get into another war for half a decade, which might require your activation from IRR -- a task this war-obsessed nation may well fail to achieve).
Edit: They've also just instituted a Roth TSP, a great retirement vehicle for someone so young.
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Advice No. 1. - do not mention Get Big in any way.
Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
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Go to a local sex shop and see if you can get a job cleaning out the private viewing rooms.
a "spunk monkey" :P
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I will hire you lol ;D
You can roof for me, skip the resume and interview, will pay you 15 dollars per hour but will go up from there. Have a few rules though;
1. have to be able to carry a bundle up the ladder
2. can't be afraid of heights
3. No smoking weed on the roof
:D ;)
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With all the photoshopped pics of his nude pics and other pics, will be very hard to find something if they search his name or come across his pics.
I have heard of jobs asking applicants for their FB name and password so they could browse their FB. Most jobs do a google search.
He was dumb for posting all those pics of himself.
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With all the photoshopped pics of his nude pics and other pics, will be very hard to find something if they search his name or come across his pics.
I have heard of jobs asking applicants for their FB name and password so they could browse their FB. Most jobs do a google search.
He was dumb for posting all those pics of himself.
WHAT oh shit you are right, that photo of his back side is the most photo shopped ever, almost enough to go viral, tbombz what were you thnking
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WHAT oh shit you are right, that photo of his back side is the most photo shopped ever, almost enough to go viral, tbombz what were you thnking
Yup. All it takes is someone who is pissed off enough to send those pics to an employer. OR, as stated, they could just do a google search and who knows what would show up. His ass pic will FOREVER be on the internet.
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Im graduating from college in a few weeks. I will have a bachelors degree in business administration and an associates degree in geography. 6 months experience as a congressional intern and campaign assistant, two years experience as a personal assistant, 6 months experience as a nutrition shop manager, and 6 years working summers as a lifeguard+swim instructor.
I planned on going to grad school in the fall, but deadlines are approaching and i havent taken the required GMAT exam in time, therefore I'll be unable to attent in the fall.
So I will be working for the next year or year and a half.
I would prefer to work in business as some kind of managerial staffer, ideally working over several aspects of production/sales/marketing, but open to specializing, possibly on accounting, marketing, or public relations (or anything else really).
a few questions..
1) I am thinking about maybe getting a CPA to boost my resume. Any thoughts ?
2) I want to search for the most profitable businesses in my area, as well as for the businesses with the highest total assets, in order to go down and campaign for a position. any tips ? where to find the information?
3) any other input yall wanna throw at me.. like for example, if you think im a disgusting ape that looks like it smells and has down syndrome..
Your degree is from an unrecognized online school, you're fucked. Rake leaves as suggested.
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Haha holy shit...........this kid just graduated with a 4 year degree in business and you guys are advising him to go into LAW and/or become an "estate lawyer". Some real fucking solid advice there! What morons! It takes YEARS and YEARS of experience to make money let alone become an "estate lawyer". You don't just jump into estate law.
Business degrees and MBA's are a dime a dozen. You're wasting your fucking time dropping several more thousands of dollars in college. Get out and find a job, any job and get experience. The economy is going to get A LOT worse especially for college grads. Anyone telling you to spend ANY more money or any more time in college is a fucking retard. Companies want experience. Years ago you could graduate from college and go right into any job. Those days are gone. You want an MBA? Great you'll be competing with 40-50 year olds with 2 MBA's and 20 years experience.
The best thing ANY college aged kid can do is learn some essential skills that will see them well into the future. Find a job and work your way up. Hell if I was 20 I'd go to North Dakota and learn how to drill natural gas or oil. Move to Canada and do the same. College for the most part right now and for the next 10 years will be an epic waste of time. Don't be a monkey see monkey do. Don't do what every other idiot young person is doing and worst of all don't listen to adults telling you college is the only way to prosperity. They are just miserable salary slaves who hate their lives. Do the opposite of what every other sheep is doing out there.
Agreed
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Haha holy shit...........this kid just graduated with a 4 year degree in business and you guys are advising him to go into LAW and/or become an "estate lawyer". Some real fucking solid advice there! What morons! It takes YEARS and YEARS of experience to make money let alone become an "estate lawyer". You don't just jump into estate law.
Business degrees and MBA's are a dime a dozen. You're wasting your fucking time dropping several more thousands of dollars in college. Get out and find a job, any job and get experience. The economy is going to get A LOT worse especially for college grads. Anyone telling you to spend ANY more money or any more time in college is a fucking retard. Companies want experience. Years ago you could graduate from college and go right into any job. Those days are gone. You want an MBA? Great you'll be competing with 40-50 year olds with 2 MBA's and 20 years experience.
The best thing ANY college aged kid can do is learn some essential skills that will see them well into the future. Find a job and work your way up. Hell if I was 20 I'd go to North Dakota and learn how to drill natural gas or oil. Move to Canada and do the same. College for the most part right now and for the next 10 years will be an epic waste of time. Don't be a monkey see monkey do. Don't do what every other idiot young person is doing and worst of all don't listen to adults telling you college is the only way to prosperity. They are just miserable salary slaves who hate their lives. Do the opposite of what every other sheep is doing out there.
Exactly!
One of the realest posters on GB spittin' some real shit!
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Just get 'a' job with potential to work up.
Work up.
Being 20 something with a degree in business means shit - a lot of work is about common sense and people skills and that will be more use to you in teh early years of your career than theory you learnt in College.
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1. My mistake for failing to recognize that you want to go to business school (which is clearly indicated by your saying you want to take the GMAT).
2. Why didn't you take the GMAT as expected?
3. You need to address your drug problem.
4. The military is always an option, replete as it is with post-9/11 incentives, benefits, and bonuses up the wazoo; further, a 3-year active duty commitment unlocks GI Bill benefits, which are substantial. This would add a powerful element to your resume, a source of funding for school, and probably excise the apparent laziness and drug problem from yourr current personal disposition.
Since GMAT scores are valid for five years, you could study for it then enlist, subsequently applying with your still-valid score after your active duty period (though you'll be gambling in the hopes that the country doesn't get into another war for half a decade, which might require your activation from IRR -- a task this war-obsessed nation may well fail to achieve).
Edit: They've also just instituted a Roth TSP, a great retirement vehicle for someone so young.
Bad advice. I don't want my taxes to contribute anymore than they have to his future....
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Where is Tbombz?
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Where is Tbombz?
Ketamine coma.
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Gay Porn (or as you just call it "Porn") Fluffer?
x2
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Funny Sad how things turned downhill for this kid. Poor fella.
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still in school?
explains your liberal views... full of 'knowledge' but dumb as shit in how the real world works.
2 pieces of advice:
most companies (and people who work for a living) are conservative, so drop the hippy shit
most people hire on appearance, so drop the "I work on a fishing vessel" look, grow your hair, shave the facial hair
finally: good luck!
If he grows his hair he will look like birds built a nest on his head.
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If he grows his hair he will look like birds built a nest on his head.
Show some respect newbie.
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There was a point in time where any getbigger willing to shell out a few dollars could have fucked tbombz.
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There was a point in time where any getbigger willing to shell out a few dollars could have fucked tbombz.
I think I could find better ways to spend my money.