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The Rolodex, the dictionary, the fax machine, the telephone, the calculator, the globe. These are just some of the objects that have disappeared from our desks over the past 35 years, as technology has consolidated our daily necessities into a single laptop to rule them all.

To see how far we’ve come, check out this video by the Harvard Innovation Lab. Called the Evolution of the Desk, the video shows just how many radical technological shifts we have experienced over the past 35 years. All of the objects in the video—including the Macintosh, the fax machine, the corded phone, the radio, even the Rolodex—are authentic, scrounged up from basements, storage units, and garage sales just for this video.

It’s a reminder that the idea of a clutter-free work environment is a luxury that technology has afforded us. Thirty-five years ago, everyone’s desk was cluttered, but thanks to apps like Skype, Evernote, Gmail, and iTunes, we really don’t have an excuse for messy desks any more. The necessary evil of a cluttered desk in 1980 is a character failing in 2014. Technology just doesn’t want you to be a slob.

Check out the full Evolution of the Desk project here. It’s worth scrubbing back and forth to see just how far we’ve all come.

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Source: Avoid These Mistakes on Your Resume

Two extra tips: Look at the interviewers eyebrows instead of their eyes if you get really nervous. They will never know the difference! Also, if you suffer from sweaty palms……find a bathroom before you go in for the interview and wash your hands with cold water. Works like a charm!

How to Beat Interview Nerves in 9 Ways

Written by Ammiel Garrido

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Written by Ammiel Garrido

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial statements for review with management.
• Lead preparation of schedules with a focus on the balance sheet and reconcile system sub-modules to the General Ledger
• Prepare and record various monthly entries including cash activity, inter company activity, non-consolidating company entries, and various allocations
• Prepare quarterly and annual business property and rental tax returns
• Manage transfer pricing invoices and settlement process
• Review and approve expense reports
• Assist with review of fixed asset submissions including construction in progress invoices
• Assist staff and assistant accountants with various tasks including bank reconciliations, journal entries, and inter company invoicing as needed

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Three (3) plus years accounting experience
• CPA certification or eligibility a plus
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Oracle experience a plus

Year In Review: One year after the crude oil price crash

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Financial Planning & Analysis Manager- Southeast Houston

• Perform due diligence and create business plans for expansion into new areas. Support acquisitions of business unit including financial/administrative due diligence and post merger integration;
• Develop pricing strategy together with Vice President and Director;
• Review, negotiate and approve customer and subcontractor contracts. Consult with legal department. Pre and post calculations of large contracts;
• Act as liaison between the Company and headquarters. Interact with Accounting Director as necessary;
• Be a proactive partner to the business and offer suggestions for operational and financial improvement
• Analyze monthly financial statements and prepare and distribute monthly management package to VP’s and Managers including KPIs, Gross Profit Reports, P&L’s / accruals / PoC calculation;
• Responsible for the monthly reporting and regular forecasting to Headquarters, including but not limited to backlog / order income, headcount / capacity, waterfalls, productivity, weekly flash reports, and operating reports as per timetable issued by Corporate departments.
• Prepare and oversee annual planning process for the Company. Work closely with operations to ensure adequate understanding of where the business is headed over the next years.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Accounting/Business Administration and MBA;
• 5-7 years of Financial Analysis and Business Partnering experience in the service industry or automotive industry, international experience a plus;
• Previous merger & acquisition and post acquisition integration experience a plus
• Strong analytical, quantitative and abstract reasoning skills;
• Ability to convey information in a clear and concise manner with all levels of the organization;
• Strong Excel skills required;
• International experience is important;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Knowledge of financial software packages (SAP), financial modeling, expert in the use of advanced Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, proficiency with Microsoft Office applications required.

80 to 85K 

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Responsibilities:

• Compile and analyzing financial information to prepare and post entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and documenting business transactions.
• Review and approve general ledger entries to assist with monthly activity and closings.
• Review and approve monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts to general ledger.
• May review daily bank account activity analysis and monthly bank statement reconciliations for various accounts.
• Provide guidance to assigned employees with the detection, research and resolution of reconciliation items.
• Prepare or review and approve various reports required for internal and external reporting according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Statutory Accounting Principles, Sarbanes Oxley and other relevant accounting regulations.
• Assist in and complete the preparation and approval of quarterly and annual filings.
• Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
• Manage direct reports, including yearly performance evaluations and goals

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or the equivalent education and/or experience 
• CPA highly preferred
• Minimum of six years of
• Minimum of two years of leadership
• Advanced proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office Package (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word) 

This is not career or interview related, but I think it is worth sharing! 

5 big money mistakes to avoid in your 20s

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For many people, their 20s is a decade spent learning the ropes of adult life during the final years of college and the first years of a career. Looking back, it’s a time of growth and wonderful opportunity, but it’s also a time when you can potentially make enormous mistakes for which the consequences last the rest of your life.

Many of those mistakes are financial in nature. Most of them have to do with digging a financial hole, one that at the time you thought would be easily fixable by your high-earning future self, but later you discover wasn’t quite as easy as you thought.

Here are five big financial mistakes that people in their 20s often make, and you should avoid.

Mistake No. 1 – You added extra debt to your student loans. Many students end up making big changes to their college plans in the middle of their studies, migrating from one major to another and often adding another semester or a year to their schooling. Other students simply choose to take out the largest student loans that they can in order to enjoy a large apartment or a MacBook Pro.

Such choices are mistakes that will cost you for many years after college. Those kinds of choices will increase your student loan payments every single month for as many as 20 years after college. Those kinds of choices will handcuff you to jobs based solely on salary and will limit the career choices – and thus the personal choices – available to you.

A better route is to find ways to minimize your college expenses. Live as inexpensively as you can with multiple roommates, and get a smaller loan. Take on as many credits as possible each semester, and buckle down when it comes to studying. Look into work-study programs and other opportunities to reduce your tuition.

Mistake No. 2 – You didn’t sign up immediately for the 401(k) plan at your first “real” job.One of the things that will be offered the first time you take a job with good benefits is a 401(k) plan or some variation thereof. Often, a good employer will offer matching funds for that 401(k) plan, which basically means free money. Still, people often don’t sign up for those plans. Why? They’re afraid of receiving a slightly smaller paycheck.

The truth is there will never be another time in your life as effective as right now in terms of signing up for a 401(k). The more years between right now and retirement, the better, because that means more years for compound interest to work in your favor. Sign up for a 401(k) plan as soon as possible to start building a secure retirement.

Mistake No. 3 – You spent to bring happiness into your life. It’s often tempting during those post-college years to open up the wallet and start spending on things you didn’t have when you were in college or to continue an inflated parent-funded lifestyle. A big television. A brand new cellphone. A brand new computer. Video games. Clothing. Expensive meals. It goes on and on.

The catch is that buying stuff doesn’t bring any lasting happiness into your life. The joy that comes from purchases is a fleeting burst of pleasure, one that fades quickly and is often forgotten, leaving you back where you started. Not only that, you’re in a worse position than before because you don’t have as much money, and you feel the need to have another burst of happiness.

Just avoid it entirely. Live cheaply and upgrade from there based on things you actually use or actually need. Keep your spending within your means, and seek out non-monetary ways to find lasting happiness. It’s a lifelong journey, but it’s a journey that will have far more rewards than just spending money.

Mistake No. 4 – You didn’t have an emergency fund. Many people overlook the basic step of having an emergency fund for life’s little crises. They’ll tell themselves that their credit card will handle it or convince themselves that an emergency won’t happen to them.

Then, you lose that credit card or have it cancelled. Then, the car breaks down. Then, the company fires you. Then, you find yourself with an unexpected dependent. Then, you get very ill and can’t earn any money for a while.

These things happen, and that’s why having a cash emergency fund is so important. Tell your bank to start automatically moving a small amount from your checking to your savings every week, and don’t ever look at the savings balance until you need it in a true emergency. You will be so glad that the cash is waiting for you.

Mistake No. 5 – You maintained credit card debt. Credit card debt, carried over from month to month, is the bane of financial progress. It represents the power of compound interest working against you, except the interest rate is ludicrously high so it feels like a steamroller.

Credit cards make purchasing so easy that people often forget the connection between using the card and the resulting bills and then find themselves crushed under the weight of the debt.

Avoid it entirely. Never get into credit card debt. That means learning how to live within your means, which can be a challenging lesson, but it creates a brighter future with every smart choice you make to leave your credit card in your pocket. If you do have credit card debt, pay it down as fast as humanly possible.

These steps, taken together, will get you going in a great financial direction in your 20s and set the right tone for the rest of your life.

BY Trent Hamm

This is a great article to read – BUT don’t forget the employer is watching you too! 

5 Critical Observations to Make Before the Interview

Written by Ammiel Garrido

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