Accounting Career Tips

In the past several years, the accounting industry has transformed itself from one perceived as stodgy and static to a diverse, vibrant field that includes everyone from tax advisors to FBI agents, from CPAs to environmental activists. The business world's growing focus on strong, reliable, honest accounting practices has also led to an incredible spike in available accounting jobs, a renewed respect for the field, and steady salary growth. Here are some tips on how to stand out in the competitive field of accounting.

1. Be a Spreadsheet / Data Ninja - You'd be surprised, most accountants only have mid-level knowledge of Excel. As an accountant, you'll have a serious advantage over your competition by knowing arcane spreadsheet formulas. Master Excel VLookup and Pivot Tables until you can be proud to call yourself a Spreadsheet Ninja.

2. Make Time Management a Priority - Read up on the latest time management and productivity blogs and books. Put into practice tips such as going in to work early and defining your priorities for the day. It makes a difference and your boss will notice. By being laser focused at work, you'll get more done and feel more accomplishment.

3. Put Yourself Out There - Find a mentor or identify a role model. Join local accountant organizations. Attend networking events. Develop friendships with people at work. Continuously seek to understand what's happening in the world, the economy and your organization.

4. Earn a Reputation for Being a Team Player - Learn about the business from the ground up. Make a point to talk to people face to face . Ask for ways to improve communication and process. Be proactive and anticipate needs of your manager.

5. Continue Your Education - Branch out. Accountants with a graduate certificate in consulting or accounting information systems rise to the top. There is high demand for accountants who have broader knowledge that encompasses areas such as sales, insurance, legal, and risk management.

Server Roles In Dot Net

To understand server roles we take a little example of a company. In a company owner of the company can have authority to go anywhere anytime. But accountant, operator and other employees have their limited area, means they are not allowed to go anywhere with the permission. Just like these sql server have seven servers role from which it can assign users. The following list display the highest leve of access granted.

Sysadmin: Members of these roles have authority to perform anything means any task in sql server. So the user whom allowed these roles has good knowledge because little unfair steps can create a big problem. This role is only for DBA (Database Administrators).

Serveradmin: We can say these are the assistant of DBAs members. These user has authority to handle server side configuration means how much memory can sql server holds and how much information send over the network in one single frame.

Setupadmin: these members have power to install replication and manage extended store procedure. This is also act as assistant DBA's as well.

Security admin: these users manage security issue like create users delete users granting access to users, to create database. These are also for assistant DBA.

Process admin: Sql server is capable of doing multitask at one time. It can do more then one task at sever time. A member of this process admin can kill a job in sql servers. This is also known as assistant role of DBA or a developer. Killing of process can be in middle of the process is also possible.

Dbcreator: these types of users also known as assistant of DBA. The users can changes to the database. Just like some one creating faulty database.

Diskadmin: these types of user manage files. These contain mirroring database and adding backup devices.

These fixed servers role are add users at the time of creating them. This is done on the server roles tab in enterprise managers.

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Appearance Matters in Job Interviewing

You've heard the phrase "you never get a second chance to make a first impression" many times during your life. While this concept rings true in every aspect of life, perhaps the most important time to stop and consider what this means is when preparing for a job interview.

The overall impression that you make begins, and in some cases ends, with your appearance. The moment you are introduced to a job interviewer, he or she forms an initial impression based on your appearance. When you have a chance to interview for a job that you want, it is important that you do everything that you can to make a positive impression on the interviewer.

When it comes to job interviews, appearance matters. If your overall appearance conveys a favorable impression, the interview is off to a positive start. However, if your appearance sends the wrong message, the interviewer will probably decide then and there that you are not the right candidate for the job.

The clothes that you wear to your job interview play a major role in the first impression you make on the interviewer. You should always wear professional attire to an interview for a professional job, even if the office observes a more casual dress code. In addition to being professional in style, your attire must also be clean and pressed.

Your grooming also sends a message to the job interviewer. Women should wear makeup to job interviews so their appearance looks "finished". However, it is important not to wear too much makeup. Hair should be clean and well-groomed. If you need a hair cut, get one before you go on your interview. Unkempt hair is often interpreted as an indication of disorganization and laziness.

The accessories that complete your interview outfit also contribute to the overall impression you will make on the interviewer. Your shoes should not be scuffed or have worn down heels. You should not wear flashy jewelry or excessive amounts of jewelry.

Don't exclude yourself from consideration for a great job because your appearance doesn't send the right message. When an interviewer looks at you, he or she should see a well put together professional who looks ready to go to work the same day. Don't fool yourself into thinking that skills are all you need to land the job of your dreams. Appearance matters in job interviewing!

Interviewing Tips to Get that Job! What They Don't Tell You About Telephone Interviews 2

Technology makes it easy for some companies to conduct an interview via the telephone. This way there is no travel involved for the applicant. The applicant does not have to go anywhere for a formal interview. If they are interested in the applicant, they might ask for a second interview in the office. Telephone interviews are good because it saves a lot of time and money, however, the applicant do not get that first impression experience.

When you receive the telephone call for the interview, do not ask questions such as, "Which job is this?" Do not make statements such as, "I applied for so many jobs I do not remember which company I sent resumes' too." If you would take the time to listen to the employer carefully, he will state the name of the company and the title of the vacant position. Often the employer will answer many questions in his introduction before you can even ask it.

The moment you get a call for an interview, you should start preparing for it. The best way to prepare for a telephone interview is to practice until you feel comfortable with it. You should handle all conversations about the interview in a professional manner. Do the telephone interview in a quiet room so that you can focus. Be prepared with a pen and paper handy to take notes. Make certain to turn off the television, radio, stereo, computer, cell phone and any other items that may distract you. Warm up your voice so that it is strong and upbeat. Turn off the call waiting service on your telephone. Keep the research materials and other information about the company in easy reach of the telephone. Have a glass of water handy to drink during breaks.

During the interview speak in specifics, and do not generalize the answers. When the interviewer ask a question, try to wait one or two seconds before you respond. This will ensure that he finished asking the question before you answer it. The only time to not be specific is when talking about salary. If he asks you about the salary respond by saying, "What would a person with my experience and skills typically earn in this position." Now you can make your decision after looking at all the pros and cons of accepting this new job.

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Are You Sneaky Enough To Become A Mystery Shopper?

Act Like a Private Detective

In some respects, being a mystery shopper is a little bit like being a private detective. Your goal is detect the level of customer service at a particular retail establishment privately. In other words, you need to be careful that you are not detected yourself by cashiers, sales staff or the managers on duty at the time you are conducting your mystery shop of the store. Sometimes this can be a bit tricky. For instance, one time I tried to compete a mystery shop at a very small college bookstore. There were 3 sales staff on duty and I was the only shopper. I would have had to rather suspiciously walk around the store recording various types of information about some college textbooks in stock. When I attempted to make my rounds, I was followed around by one of the sales staff. I don't think she was suspicious at the time. She was just bored and being friendly, but I'm pretty sure that if I'd stopped to write down some information about a Nursing textbook and then an Accounting textbook she might have gotten the idea I wasn't just a regular shopper, especially if I'd walked out of the store after only buying a stick of gum and requesting the receipt!

In that particular instance, there was just no way around it. I didn't complete the mystery shop. Instead I called into the office to report that I wasn't able to successfully conduct the shop without being detected and we rescheduled it for another day.

Why didn't I just go ahead and complete the shop with the shop associate following me around the store?

If I'd done so, it is highly likely that she would have been able to easily identify me as the mystery shopper when the store read my report about my shopping experience and if she had, not only wouldn't the company that was contracted to complete the mystery shop get paid for their services, but neither would I. It sort of defeats the purpose of mystery shopping -- which is to see how employees treat regular shoppers -- if they figure out that you are the mystery shopper and therefore provide better customer service than they would to their regular shoppers.

So before you become a mystery shopper make sure you sharpen your skills at sneaking around and blending into the woodwork everywhere you go. You want to be the everyman or everywoman without too much attention being paid to you. If you're already great at blending into your environment, you already have the most important skill required to be a successful mystery shopper.

What is the Job of a Board Moderator?

The internet has brought so much change into our lives. It has also provided numerous jobs that no one would ever dream possible. One of those positions is as a moderator for message boards on major magazine sites.

While on one of several sites that I enjoy being a member of, I wondered: How does this work? It's good to have someone "in charge" and to go to when there is a problem to dispel or a question to answer, but how can they know what's going on 24/7? With that in mind, I asked one savvy Message Board Moderator named Laura if she would share the details of her job. After receiving permission from the publishers (the Meredith Corporation) of Better Homes and Gardens and Lady's Home Journal Laura was gracious enough to explain all that her job entails.

To begin we need to know-what exactly is a Message Board Moderator?

LAURA: a Message Board Moderator is sort of like a party host-I am there to answer questions, stimulate conversation, guide folks to different neat things on the website, remind everyone to remain civil and treat each other kindly.

How did you get to be a host? Did you need a special background or training?

LAURA: I volunteered as a CL (Community Leader, which is another name for Board Host) for AOL for seven years before coming to work for BHG.com. Prior to becoming a CL, I was a member of message boards and a CL asked if I would be interested in becoming a host. I was on a rough debate board, and I suppose she liked my mediation skills!

You're a moderator for more than one board and magazine, how exactly do you keep track of what's going on?

LAURA: It's tricky! I depend on folks emailing me if there are issues that I do not see-I check the boards many times a day and after all these years, you normally have a gut feeling about when and where firestorms might develop, so you can keep a closer eye on those boards. I like to keep a presence so folks know to post a topic with my name in the title if they need my attention for a particular issue. I used to be able to read every post-now, due to the amount of boards I cover, that is impossibility, but I do my best to scan as many threads as possible.

It would be great if you could tell us what a typical day in the life of a Board Host entails!

LAURA: Before or after my children wake up?! As soon as I come downstairs, I pour myself my cup of coffee and clear the boards-which means, review all of my boards and see what might have transpired overnight. I then read some threads on each board to get a feeling of what topics the community is talking about and what they might be interested in discussing. After my children are off to school, I go to the websites and spend time going through them to find interesting things to post on the boards. After several years, I am still finding new and neat things to share with the communities! I do this throughout the day, answering emails, looking for solutions to problems that posters have, reading threads. At the end of the day, before I go to bed around 10, I check the boards one more time, so I can head off any issues, if needed, before the overnight hours.

All jobs have the highs and lows- what do you enjoy most about being a Host and yes, I am going to ask-what do you wish you could just dismiss with?

LAURA: I love helping people. I love when someone has an issue and I am able to find the solution on the site for them. A part I wish I could dismiss? Awwww, well, on the debate boards, folks always think that I am biases against them, because I don't remove dissenting opinions. Debate boards are different-they are set up for folks to disagree and debate-that is the nature of the beast. I suppose the greatest compliment I get is that both sides of the arguments always feel I am biased against them-I must be doing a great job of not showing my true feelings!

Speaking of disagreeable things that happen on the boards, I've heard that at times, some people have gotten so out of hand that they've been asked to leave.

LAURA: That is called banning and I am not an advocate of it. I prefer to try and help folks learn to get along in the community. There are times that I am unable to do so, even with my best intentions and for the greater good of the community, I need to ban someone.

One of the other plusses of hosting is that Laura gets to work from home and has since 1998. Because the job is always changing and evolving there's little chance of getting bored! She easily sees herself continuing in her role for another five years.

You've said one of the nicest parts of your job is being able to help people-what is the most interesting situation you've had?

LAURA: I don't know if I would say this is the most interesting, but one of the most touching things I ever encountered is when a beloved member of one of my communities died and we had an online memorial thread for her. I still have that thread saved and I'm getting teary, remembering it. She was a very special woman. The power of the online communities is very strong. It truly is its own society.

Online magazine communities truly are as much a part of our lives as our grandmother's sewing/quilting bees, our mom's kaffeeklatches or our "girl's night out", the difference is that it gives everyone a chance to expand their social horizons to span worldwide. And thanks to wonderful, caring Board Hosts such as Laura, we never feel how vast those miles are.

Job Interviewing Tips

There seem to be too many people in the world that are interested in giving tips and advice that you do not want, or even care to waste the time hearing them. Why? Because opinions are like bad breath – everybody gets it from time to time, and everyone else seems to love to point out when yours stinks! There are plenty of decent tips for you to successfully complete a proper job interview (and land that one perfect job you have been searching for your whole life!). There is going to be one big stipulation – YOU need to decide what works for you!

There is one big tip that is overlooked. That is – being prepared for the future! Say you DO get the job. What next? Usually the "what next" becomes several references from previous co-workers or friends. It may behoove you to do this before you get the position applying for. Usually, three references are required, and none can be from relatives. Granted, relatives may know you better than most, but employers have found that relatives may also exaggerate and blatantly LIE about the applicant – just to "help" the applicant get the job.

An excellent example of a reference, is one I received from a previous co-worker. She wrote: "(My name) is quite possibly one of the best teachers I have had the pleasure of working with. When most teachers would ignore the troubled child, (my name) would roll up her sleeves, and do what she could to figure out the best way to communicate with that child. She never allowed any of the children under her care to go a day without feeling they were special to her in some way. She is truly an asset to any company she works for, and I will miss her greatly." Even I did not realize that my co-workers recognized the work I put into my job, and it was truly a boon for a co-worker to put it on paper for others to see!

Do not worry if you have never had a job before, and therefore, do not have any co-workers to give references for you. I am sure you have at least one friend whose parent would write one for you, as well as a teacher or two. It does not have to be about your work skills – it simply has to be someone who can vouch that you will be a great asset to the company you have applied for a job with.

There are a ton of job interviewing tips that you can ask around for. It seems that some of the best tips come from word-of-mouth, as well as utilizing available information (like what you find on the Internet) to make your interview a success. As I stated at the beginning of this article, it is up to you just what and how you want to utilize the tips that you find!

DJ Self-Study - 3 Crossfader Moves Exposed

The crossfader is one of the DJ's best friends. It doesn't get much attention when it comes to the DJ's toolbox, but it's a friend indeed.

I always tell students to get to know their equipment. You've got to know the ins-and-outs and how your particular equipment works. With the crossfader, that means you've got to learn its "cut-in point". The "cut-in point" is where the channel you are playing with becomes audible. Once you find that point, put it in that part of your mind that doesn't forget (you know, right next to the memory of your first car).

Now the job of the crossfader is easy. It allows you to control the sound coming from your components and headed into the amp. Your components are likely some vinyl, cds, a laptop, an ipod, and a mic. Maybe you don't have all of these, but this is simply an example. You use the crossfader to move from one component to the next. Sometimes the move is a basic fade in/out, and sometimes you are using the crossfader in conjunction with beatmatching or more advanced techniques.

Now, of course, your next question is going to be: "What type of advanced techniques are we talking about here?"

Before I get you revved up to learn about some advanced techniques, you have to know that these are difficult to explian and even more so to do based on reading. You really need to find a decent Video DJ series if you plan to get good at this.

Well, I refuse to leave you hanging. So hold onto your decks my friend, cause it's going to be an interesting ride.

3 Crossfader Moves Exposed:

The chop (or stab): scratch the record and pull the crossfader to silent in the middle of the crossfade. It's going to sound like half of a scratch.

The forward scratch: Position the sample so that it is right behind the needle. On a particular point (normally at the start of a bar in this case) move the cross fader in and let the record run. As the sample stops, pull the cross fader back, wind the record back to the beginning of the sample, and let it run again. Then it's matter of repeating till your hearts content, playing about with the sample.

The Chirp: this is where hand-co-ordination really comes into play. Start with the fader open and make a forward stroke as normal but fade out as you get to the end. The reverse is carried out on the back stroke i.e. start fading the back stroke in. As the name suggests this should create short snappy chirp sounds.

I know some of these sound difficult, and that's why I tell my students to get a good DJ Video Course. Books aren't going to teach you much since you can't see or what it going on to save your life.

What Are The Legitimate Work At Home Opportunities?

What are the legitimate work at home opportunities? Well that is simpler to answer than it is to tell you how to go about it.

The first piece of advice is stay clear of data entry schemes, stuffing envelopes, and home assembly work all of these are scams one way or another. You may get paid a little but it is impossible to earn anything like a decent income without working 16 hours a day 7 days a week, and I assume since your interested in legitimate work at home opportunities then something that attracted you was to chance to work your own hours. These schemes are no better than working for an employer but for less money.

Enough about those methods though, what are the legitimate work at home opportunities? Well there are 3 methods which are legitimate and do work. They are-

1. Paid surveys


2. Dropshipping/wholesaling


3. Affiliate Marketing

Now you know the legitimate work at home opportunities where do you find them? First I should warn you although these are legitimate work at home opportunities not all those that offer them are genuine. Paid surveys is a good example, of the sites offering paid surveys the average research figures show upto 85% of them are scams. Wholesaling can also be a world full of pitfalls, if you don't get a little advice such as a trustworthy wholesaler list, you can loose a lot of money. Affiliate marketing isn't so much a scam but more a case of poor guidance.

You will not manage to be successful in affiliate marketing without some sort of guide, which will set you back a small investment, however not all the guides are well written or have great content so be careful.

If I had to choose from the three legitimate work at home opportunities I would opt for affiliate marketing.
The reasons being-

1. Work your own hours


2. Do as much or as little as you like


3. All decisions made are your own


4. Put in as little or as much capital as you wish

The latter may have some people worried but don't be. When I started affiliate marketing I spend nothing after purchasing the guide until I started earning from it, now I just put a percentage of what I earn each month back into marketing the following month.

A simple way of looking at it is that if you want something quick and just as a time filler go for paid surveys, if you have some capital and like to take a risk then wholesaling may be for you, if however you want something that is only reliant on your work and you want limitless earnings potential then affiliate marketing is probably the best of the legitimate work at home opportunities for you.

Remember all these projects will require a little guidance to help you avoid the scams but if you do then the best of luck to you.