tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85480541027432908802024-03-13T16:01:56.137-07:00The NEW New World of Work, Help Wanted!Finance, Banking, Entrepreneurial Career Advice. Need resources for banking careers? How about tips on interviewing or negotiating salary?
Patty DeDominic is a resource for entrepreneurs, philanthropists and senior level executives and board of directors.
Help Wanted! Experts comments, articles and blog posts welcome. This is a place for tips in business and your careers in technology & finance. Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-81283884744434306722014-10-06T15:42:00.002-07:002014-10-07T11:43:50.224-07:0034 Crucial Tips for Your Next Job InterviewThank you, Katie White for sharing this intriguing infographic. I hope these tips help you along in your next job interview!<br />
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-19520493003711781252014-04-15T16:49:00.000-07:002014-04-15T16:50:00.914-07:00Don't Play It Safe--Grow Your Small Business, Find Your Dream Job & More!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Go out of your comfort zone and find a whole new world of opportunities!!</span></b></span></div>
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made a big difference for me and others. </span></div>
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">O</span></b><b style="line-height: 14.7pt;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">ne is David Finkel. He’s the founder of
Maui Mastermind and my business partner. He wrote a great book called<i> <u>Build
a Business, Not a Job!</u> </i>and he is offering it for free to anyone who wants an
e-copy. Claim your free book at <a href="http://www.mauimastermind.com/">www.mauimastermind.com</a>.Tell them Patty sent you, please! </span></b></div>
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client of mine, NEW college grad Logan Frye (listen to his
audio interview on this blog): </span></b><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://patty-thenewnewworldofwork.blogspot.com/2012/10/logan-frye-new-college-grad-shares-his.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #47b50c;">Logan's Job Hunt Story - short
audio </span><span style="color: #47b50c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></a></span></b><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;">I was Logan’s Career Coach and now I am a coach
to business owners who wish to plan their growth and their business exit
strategies. </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;">Logan Frye
used a combination of Social Media (Linked In, Facebook, Monster,
Indeed.com) and plenty of other online resources to find his dream job in his
dream city of Manhattan, New York. He took a leap of faith and
moved from Michigan where the new college grad blended his elbow grease
with shoe leather and knocked on plenty of doors. </span></span><span style="color: #857f7a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
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or the people you will work with are. Once you decide what's more important to
you, you can begin to follow up leads and tell friends and interviewers what
you prefer. Most of the people who agree to see you for informational
interviews want to help people who are eager to help themselves and who pay it
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-70886565870370012442014-02-24T13:12:00.000-08:002014-04-15T16:59:00.953-07:00Turn Your Social Media Savvy Into a Career!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Interested in social media marketing? Check out this infographic from Schools.com to see what you need to do to get your foot in the door!</div>
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<br />Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-59724186715642120892014-01-10T16:54:00.000-08:002014-04-15T16:55:19.650-07:00Spotlight On: Jack Canfield, Author & Leader<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 14.7pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;">I’d like to give a big shout out to a great </span></b><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;"> public figure: Jack Canfield, a well-known Santa
Barbarian, author, and inspiration to millions.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZyLXk-h_UE/U03GVb6VvwI/AAAAAAAABXw/FbpoRsOPnkg/s1600/jack+canfield.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZyLXk-h_UE/U03GVb6VvwI/AAAAAAAABXw/FbpoRsOPnkg/s1600/jack+canfield.png" height="200" width="158" /></a><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack went WAY out of his comfort zones and
built a business which continues to inspire
millions. Jack told me and other members of YPO a
few years back that he got hundreds of rejections in the
beginning. That some days he felt like he was the only person
who believed in himself. Thank goodness he kept going in spite of
discomfort and rejection. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;"><b><i>KUDOS to Jack for becoming
one of the best-selling authors of all time,</i></b> and most of all for the beautiful
messages he constantly share through his work, his books and his
programs. We can all learn from the tenacity and willingness
to believe in himself from Jack and others who inspire with their deeds and
their words. </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">Your
community might be on line or blended as with most of us.</span><b><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 13.5pt;">Now is the time to get out of your comfort zone
and give back in ways greater and more effectively than ever before. YOU will
be the big-time winner here.</span></b><span style="color: #857f7a; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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books "Key to Living," "Life Lessons," or the
"Chicken Soup" series:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 11.5pt;"><i>"Don't worry about failures; worry about the chances you miss when you
don't even try."</i></span></span><br />
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waiting for you to ask. Everything you want it just outside your comfort
zone."</span></i></span></span><br />
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are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and
the people you meet.” </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-7299379656122194682013-11-15T17:14:00.001-08:002013-11-15T17:14:28.535-08:00HELP Wanted: GENERAL MANAGER (full-time) Mosquito and Vector Management District, Santa Barbara county. <div class="Default">
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<b>WAGE RANGE: </b>$75,000-$100,000, depending on experience <o:p></o:p></div>
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until December 10th, or until filled. </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Obtain application and apply
at: Mosquito and Vector Management District, 2450 Lillie Ave., Summerland, CA
93067. Completed applications may be mailed to Mosquito and Vector Management
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<b>THE POSITION: </b>The Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa
Barbara County is seeking applicants for the position of General Manager<i>. </i>Under
policy direction of the Board of Trustees, the General Manager acts as
executive officer of the District; he/she plans, organizes and directs
operations of the District; represents the District and the Board of Trustees
in its relations with the community, other public and private entities, the
media, and the public; manages a wide variety of complex managerial and
technical vector ecology functions and programs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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General Manager at <span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:LLFausett@mvmdistrict.org">LLFausett@mvmdistrict.org</a></span>,
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-71370326702584503032013-07-23T14:09:00.000-07:002013-07-23T14:09:47.430-07:00Are You Hiring Super Stars for Your Company?<br />
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<br />Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-18430761935036660862013-06-12T11:15:00.002-07:002013-06-12T11:15:09.209-07:00Get Outside of Your Comfort Zone and Make a Difference for Yourself and Others<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; position: relative; text-transform: uppercase;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">BY PATTY DEDOMINIC, BUSINESS COACH</span></b></h2>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I originally posted this at the end of 2012; however, I wanted to re-post it because although we are already halfway through 2013, the message still applies. And it will ALWAYS apply!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The time to play it safe is past....</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><img src="http://yolandashanks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/outside-comfort-zone.jpg" /></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Today I want to acknowledge three people who are going way out of their comfort zones all the time and who made a big difference for me and others. </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> One is a client, Logan Frye (listen to his audio interview on this blog): </b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://patty-thenewnewworldofwork.blogspot.com/2012/10/logan-frye-new-college-grad-shares-his.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Logan's Job Hunt Story - short audio </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Your community might be on line or blended as with most of us. Now is the time to get out of your comfort zone and give back in ways greater and more effectively than ever before. YOU will be the big time winner here.</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><i><b>You will grow your skills and your network.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Better Skills + Stronger Network = Greater Net worth</b></span></div>
<br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Logan Frye used a combination of Social Media (Linked In, Facebook, Monster, Indeed.com) and plenty of other on line resources to find his dream job in his dream city of Manhattan, New York. He took a leap of faith and moved from Michigan where the new college grad blended his elbow grease with shoe leather and knocked on plenty of doors. </span><br />
<span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">You, too, can find your dream job</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> by first deciding what the qualities of the job or the people you will work with are. Once you decide what's more important to you, you can begin to follow up leads and tell friends and interviewers what you prefer. Most of the people who agree to see you for informational interviews want to help people who are eager to help themselves and who pay it forward.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Like Jack Canfield says repeatedly in his good books "Key to Living", "Life Lessons", or the "Chicken Soup" series,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try."</i></span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>"Most everything you want it out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want it just outside your comfort zone."</i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br />
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-36248039172281621692013-05-29T11:35:00.002-07:002013-05-29T11:35:48.635-07:00Which Social Media Should You Use to Grow Your Company? Get Some Ideas From Schools.com <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out this second infographic from <a href="http://schools.com/">Schools.com</a> that analyzes the breadth of social media today, as well as which ones are the most popular!</span><br />
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<br />Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-72997013346021359212013-05-20T11:40:00.000-07:002013-05-20T11:40:03.051-07:00Learn the Secrets to Effectively and Fairly Rewarding Your Employees!<br />
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Organizations face numerous challenges when deciding how to best reward employees. You must balance the often-competing forces of market competitiveness, affordability, performance, and fairness.</div>
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Perceived fairness, or the lack thereof, is often at the root of why employees leave organizations. The idea of fairness also determines if an employee will make an extra effort to reach organizational goals or even the objectives of her own job.</div>
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For these reasons, it's vital for organizations to ensure that their reward programs are rooted in principles of fairness to motivate employees from different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures.</div>
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<em><strong>Cheryl Mikuls</strong></em> is vice president in the Kansas City office of Hay Group. She serves as a senior consultant and a member of management for the Midwest Region. She also serves as client relationship manager for several clients and manages projects involving the design, development, and implementation of innovative reward programs. As the senior leader in the organization, Ms. Mikuls serves as a key business developer and mentor within the organization to ensure quality deliverables of the consulting teams and growth and development of consultants within the practice. Additionally her expertise in the area of work measurement is vital to the continued education of consultants and clients in this core practice.</div>
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<em><strong>Amanda Wethington</strong></em> is a senior associate in the Chicago office of Hay Group. Her focus is on work measurement, reward programs, and sales incentives. She is also experience in broad-based compensation design and alignment, variable pay program design and providing analysis to deliver insights between organization strategy and compensation philosophy.</div>
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Check out this great blog post by "career artisan" Mary Elizabeth Bradford!<br />
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People get fired for lots of reasons. Some are legitimate, based on performance issues, and some are completely unjustified. Regardless of the reason for being let go, there are solid methods for communicating the circumstances without hurting your candidacy with potential future employers.</div>
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In fact, many of my clients who were previously "let go" went on to land better positions with a sizable increase in total compensation. One of my clients secured a whopping $60,000 in additional salary after being fired as a result of getting caught in between some ugly corporate politics.</div>
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The following are three solid steps you can take to have successful interviews after being fired.</div>
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<strong> Step #1 – Give yourself time to decompress</strong>.</div>
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This is the most important step you can take. If you have lost your job, you will most likely go through a grieving process similar to other significant life losses we all experience. If you interview prematurely, you may inadvertently "wear your grief" and/or find yourself unable to talk about your last employer with the kind of convincing detachment and discretion you will need to keep interviewers focused and excited about the value you offer them.</div>
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What if you need to begin to interviewing right away? To speed up your "grieving process" while still honoring that time cycle, take a ceremonial weekend vacation, book a round of golf, take a spa day, or a family picnic by the lake. Whatever you decide, make sure it's fun and relaxing, because this is your decompression time... just for yourself! Title your outing: "Your Ceremonial Moving On." This is a physical process that evokes very real physical and mental benefits.</div>
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I have seen this "moving on ceremony" work wonders with my clients and I promise it will work for you too. In fact, I have used it myself. When I left my last employer, my husband threw me a congratulatory dinner and I bought myself a big decadent slice of carrot cake, stuck and candle in it, and we spent the evening talking about the future. It was wonderful!</div>
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You want to contact any and all allies you have and had with your last company. These can include past colleagues, people that worked for you, key executives, clients and vendors - anyone that can attest to your strengths, your attributes and anything positive. If applicable, individuals who can diplomatically hint that there were problems beyond your control with your last company can be especially helpful. Remember, references can be provided by lots of other people besides your past "boss."</div>
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You will want to gather as many WRITTEN references associated with this position as possible. If you are in my job search coaching program (<a href="http://www.job-searchsystem.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.job-searchsystem.<u></u>c<wbr></wbr>om</a>), you can listen to my audio coaching call on how to get and use jaw-dropping references. This call goes step by step through how to ask for these references, whom to ask and exactly how to use them once you have them (you'll find that the payoff for you is nothing short of amazing!).</div>
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Focus on short, written quotes and if you are on LinkedIn (you should be) you can ask for endorsements and then use them. Not only does this enhance your LinkedIn profile, but re-purposes it as part of a reference page you put together for your "marketing collateral."</div>
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<strong> Step #3 – Prescript a BRIEF, but clear, statement</strong>.</div>
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Develop a brief statement about the reason you were fired and practice saying it. You can use it in your upcoming interviews. Keep it short, simple and clear. Here is an example: <a href="http://www.maryelizabethbradford.com/blog/2013/05/15/how-to-discuss-being-fired-from-your-last-job-and-still-look-like-a-star-candidate/#051613" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">Click here to continue reading this article...</a></div>
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Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-13572777661154181432013-03-12T15:24:00.001-07:002013-03-22T14:37:50.956-07:00Hire Smart: Know How to Identify Good Employee Imposters!<br />
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Your next great hire requires you to be a savvier buyer.” </span></b><b><a href="http://www.dedominic.com/">By Patty DeDominic – Coach to Leaders</a></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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great performers<b>. You don’t want to do
that with your hires….You want to find those who will take your raw materials
and leverage your strongest points as an employer. <o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Find and Hire the ones who can
sustain their performance, not just “close” you! </span></b><br />
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We want to hunt for the evidence <i>and the track record</i>, to find the “Blue Ribbons” in their lives and
careers, the actual <i>accomplishments. </i><br />
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<i>Let
me say that again…<b> a track record</b> </i>(different than simply experience, potential or
representations) gives us data<i> </i>to
find the best person for our situation. <br />
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The right sales hire will most likely find our sales opportunity
a continuation of <b><i>a life of accomplishment.</i></b><i> </i>This learning and growing probably
started in school – having learned from life’s lessons, other people and in
their previous professional experiences (jobs, business and extracurricular). A little searching can help you find their
gold, bronze and silver medals. It is
not usually a deep dig to find evidence of their experiences, setbacks, lessons learned
and real numbers. <b>Get specifics.</b> Yes, <i>Trust,
but Verify</i> specifics and look for answers to the potential contradictions
between their perception and reality. We all have those contradictions. <b>I’m not trying to help you hire perfection
here; that does not exist,</b> but I do want you to be able to predict
performance and manage "superstar mere mortals" to catalyze sales growth for your
company. </div>
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<b>Portrait of an
Impostor<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->They’re usually good people ... and they aren’t
really lying to you….. </div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->They may tell you what they know, and most people
can recite common sense. They can
usually answer hypothetical questions. Most people “know” the right things….
But getting to what they will <i>actually do
when faced with our job realities, our prospects, concerns,</i> and real
objections and challenges is a whole other story. Their past tells much of the story of their
future. To smoke out impostors, get
specific: Get numbers, not just percentages, and verify results and the roles they
played.</div>
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Some sales candidates are accomplished at <i style="font-weight: bold;">Getting
the Job…</i>they know they are talking to a
willing buyer, and they leverage their persuasive powers to make the sale with
you. Sadly, sometimes it’s the best (and the last) sale they will make this year. </div>
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Are they lying? They don’t usually think so. They
may actually believe their intelligence and work ethic alone qualify them for
the job... even when they lack specific experience.</div>
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<b>How Impostors “Sell’
Us<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Urgency makes you feel you must find a candidate
– ANY candidate! – to fill the job right now.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Impatience and frustration can rush you into a
bad decision.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->A candidate might seem perfect ... and you’d
love that to be true. (<i>Even a poor
salesperson can sniff out a willing buyer and push them towards the easy
decision).<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b>You don’t
want to ask tough questions and trip him or her up.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->If you do, you’ll have to START ALL OVER AGAIN
with another candidate.<br />
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<b>Your secret weapon to
smoke out impostors<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Don’t focus too much on “inputs” like education,
years of unrelated experience or past sales training (these are all features for you to note, but
not true benefits).</div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;">Identify the
OUTCOMES you want from the job and ask questions dealing with the specifics of
the job to be performed. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;">You can trust, </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">but verify</span><span style="color: #00b050;"> the specifics in at least two places.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #00b050;">Drill down to learn details about the candidate’s
performance in past jobs, </span></b>and if they truly have the skills and
drive needed to succeed in your position. Impostors will crumble and <b><span style="color: #00b050;">real candidates for your job will eagerly share specifics.</span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Yes, Chemistry and cultural fit are important, but it is amazing what RESULTS and Performance can do for relationships.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="color: red;">Start by finding
the person with the past record of results and growth. History is very likely
to repeat itself with a willing “student” and the right environment/employer. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Checking References is an Art and Science of Due Diligence<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is also a tool for
recruiting and gathers data, which can be used in managing the winning
candidate. </span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Remember that all con men can give you at least two “good references” so
you will need to find other evidence of the accomplishments and the facts that
you have been given.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After you get specifics
from the candidate, <i>not just
hypotheticals</i>….. Verify the data/
facts. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Verify accomplishments,
dates and roles from <i>several sources.</i>
Sniff out contradictions and use care not to overlook them just because you really
love the chemistry with the candidate. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Treat every Key Representation like a fact that needs to be verified (Think
loan underwriter – why do you think they need several sources and verify so
much?). Spot checking certain key facts
generally will save you from verifying every item on a resume. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Social media and Linked In really helps background checkers. Google and internet searches can help
confirm if that candidate really did get great results for their company since
there will be news reports of company growth, individual awards, certificates
and other proof. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I hope you find these tips useful. I learned them the hard way hiring over 250,000 people as we grew
PDQCareers and CT Engineering, the company I started in 1979 that grew to be one of
California’s top employers. After
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I got to watch as they added Sales and Service superstars, integrated
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sales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bet you can think of 3 people you can call right now.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Go Ahead, I can wait. Help them out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Or cheer them up..... or refer business to them.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your proactive "Pay It Forward" can blow someone's mind and it will come back to you many fold. You investing in your network can make a big difference and you, as a thoughtful executive can begin reaping higher returns immediately with very little effort.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Take a moment and <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/msmirza/the-15-keys-to-successful-organizational-development-a-humanistic-perspective" style="color: #ffa710;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #00007f;">click here</span></a> to view the fantastic and informative video I recently received from Murad Salman Mirza, my friend and senior vice president of Epic Software. His video, titled <b>"The 15 Keys to Successful Organizational Development,"</b> outlines a method that "embodies the systematic approach to managing risk in reaching desired goals and objectives."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #4f4f4f;"><span style="color: black;">Without comprehensive systems to follow like the one Murad has developed, I believe that it is noticeably harder for businesses to reach their full potential and thrive. Watch the video and let me know what YOU think--which of Murad's key points resonate the most with you? Which tips can make your business better than it already is?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Coaches to Super Stars Patty DeDominic & David Finkel want you to be even more successful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My friend and client, David Finkel, is a brilliant business strategist, a coach, an investor in businesses, people and real estate. His bestselling books have helped over one million entrepreneurs grow their companies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> 1.</b> Formalized referral systems.
If you find that a lot of your business comes by "word of mouth" then FORMALIZE several
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• One services firm we work with uses a "check in" form with 3 blanks for referrals ("we'll send them a complimentary...")
• Another medical practice we work with hosts quarterly "Friends and Family Health Days".
• One online retailer we work with offers a coupon code to give a friend of theirs $20 off their purchase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> 2.</b> Create an "Expert System" to increase your production capacity, lower your real costs, increase your value offering, and control for consistency.
An "Expert System" is a system that captures the "know how" for how you run a core process in your business into a standardized method. This allows you to staff down to less expensive staff, to automate steps, have checklists or controls in place, and to at the very least template the process. It also pushes you to rethink how you do what you do to increase the value at the same time.
• One CPA firm we work with increased their margins by taking 30% of what they used to have to do their expensive "Tax Seniors" do, and turned that over to admin help who used a clear template.
• One manufacturer we work with reduced their risk by getting the "know how" of their senior engineer into a concrete system just in case he ever got hurt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> 3.</b> Tune up your collections system (A/R) to improve your cash flow and increase your operating profit.
Generally most owner reliant businesses are lax with either the pace or consistency with which they collect on their receivables.
Yet just about every business owner I ever talked with tells me this isn't a problem for them. Still our business coaching team consistently finds that the average new client we accept into the Business Coaching Client has a past track record of losing between 5-15% of their A/R to poor collection practices. This is wasted pure operating profit since they are already paying the all the expenses of the business. No wonder that they smile--we help them find the fees to work with us and then some, often within the first 120 days of beginning to work together!
• One occupational therapy clinic we work with found $66,000 of missed billings after two focused coaching sessions on this part of their business!
• An I.T. company we worked with found and collected on $48,000 of receivables that they had never even billed for! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> 4</b>. Implement a regular "Reactivation System".
Most businesses never formally and systematically go back to their past customers to regularly ask them to come back and buy from them again. What a waste! It cost you so much to initially acquire them as a client, but unless you have a system to automatically prompt you to effectively work to reactivate former customers, you're missing out.
• Implementing a Reactivation System helped one manufacturer we work with generate $80,000 of new orders in 60 days.
• One dentist we work with got a 25% conversion with her Reactivation System (and grew her clinic by over 30% in the process.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> 5</b>. Improve your Financial Pillar so that your financials are set up correctly to show you your true financial picture.
One of the biggest point failures for most business owners is their lack of financial sophistication about fundamental financial concepts that are critical to running a successful business.
How do you stack up on the "Big Three" warning signs that your Financial Pillar needs work?
• Can you clearly see your "gross profit"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b> Your gross profit is the money you make after you subtract the direct costs of producing or acquiring your product or service. It is THE MOST IMPORTANT number for a business owner to track and review weekly (ideally) or monthly (at minimum). </b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Yet over 90% of small business owners can't give me their true numbers off the top of their heads! (OUCH!)
• Can you easily look at your financials by product, or by sales channel--at the push of one button in your financial software? (If you can't, you simply haven't set up your Financial Pillar the right way!)
• Can you clearly understand your cash flow situation over the next 90 days on a rolling basis within 5-10 minutes of pulling up the correct report? (Again, when you set up your Financial Pillar correctly, your accounting software can immediately process this into a simple report or dash board for you!)
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Is this really a gateway or just a bird's eye view?
I say it depends on what you choose to do with the experience. You have a trusted role for the policy and governing body. This is important career fuel! Patty DeDominic, top banking coach and consultant to entrepreneurs and corporate governance executives and board members.
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You are what you make of your opportunities!
Accountants and auditors both play a significant role in the general preparation and examination of a corporation’s, business’, and/or individual’s financial records.
These professions work to ensure the accuracy of financial records and taxes.
In addition, accountants and auditors assess financial operations and offer consultation and advice on the ways in which financial transactions may run at a higher level of efficiency.
The services and responsibilities of accountants and auditors are often intertwined, yet both fields are unique and distinct from one another. Specifically defined, accounting is the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information for a variety of audiences. Accountants provide a company with reliable and comprehensive information about the company’s economic activities and the status of its assets and liabilities. This information is typically compiled in the forms of balance sheets, income statements, and equity statements. The services of accountants enable clients to understand key concepts such as financial stability and economic profitability.
Auditing refers to an independent appraisal performed by an auditing expert. There are several types of audits; however, the most common type is the audit of financial statements. Audit of financial statements requires the examination of the financial statements and other relevant records of the company in order to ascertain whether or not the statements are fairly presented. The duties of auditors include the analysis and comparison of accounting reports as well as the verification of a company’s compliance with standards and regulations.
<b>Auditors</b> <b> Not all Auditors are Created Equal! </b>
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An external audit program requires an independent auditor to perform a comprehensive financial statement audit which offers information on internal controls over financial reporting. External auditors review accounting, payroll, and purchasing records. Common areas of concern for external auditors involve the classification and pay of a company’s employees. In some instances, external auditors are called in to perform a thorough investigation of a company whose shareholders doubt the accuracy or legitimacy of a company’s financial claims.
<b>Internal</b>
Internal Auditors check for any mismanagement of an organization’s funds. The primary role of Internal Auditors is to objectively review and evaluate financial activities in order to maintain or improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company’s risk management, internal controls, and corporate governance. Internal Auditors evaluate the effectiveness of accounting operations, determine whether a company complies with laws and regulations, and investigates whether or not a company is taking the proper steps to address control deficiencies and audit report recommendations.
<b>Quality</b>
The Quality Auditor is a professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing. This type of auditor is knowledgeable about the auditing techniques of examining, investigating, evaluating and reporting in order to determine a company’s quality system adequacy and deficiencies. Quality audits are performed at fixed time intervals for the purpose of ensuring that the institution has clearly outlined internal system monitoring procedures. These types of audits determine the extent to which the organization complies with its defined quality system processes. Quality Auditors compiled reports, findings, and recommendations in order to provide the company with specific ways to improve.
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<b><b>Types of Employment for Auditors</b></b>
Accountants and auditors held about 1.3 million jobs in 2008. Most accountants and auditors work in urban areas, where public accounting firms and central or regional offices of businesses are concentrated. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a majority of accountants and auditors work in the offices of major corporations, although some are able to complete work from home. Nearly 24 percent of auditors work in accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services. Another 8 percent work for financial and insurance companies.
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The Institute of Internal Auditors is the internal audit profession’s representation, leader, and advocate. Members of this organization work in the areas of internal auditing, risk management, governance, internal control, information technology audit, education, and security.
Internal Audit Benchmarking Association is a free association of corporations with internal auditing departments. This Association conducts a variety of benchmarking studies in order to identify methods of obtaining improved operations within an organization.
Association of Government Accountants is an organization dedicated to supporting the careers and professional development of government finance professionals working in federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector and academia.
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers is an organization for state officials who work within the financial management of state government.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and provider of anti-fraud training, professional development and education.
The Path to IT Audit provides comprehensive information on the education, training, and experience needed to become an IT Auditor.
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Kacey Harris <kacey.harris17@gmail.com>Patty DeDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663891542959417437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548054102743290880.post-28328883034301202322013-01-21T12:09:00.002-08:002013-01-25T11:52:03.848-08:00Auditor.... Friend or Foe? A Great entre for trusted corporate advisers by Patty DeDominic, Coach to High Achievers in Finance and Business<b>Introduction to Auditing </b>
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<b>Introduction</b>
<b>Accountants and auditors<i></i></b> both play a significant role in the general preparation and examination of a corporation’s, business’, and/or individual’s financial records. These professions work to ensure the accuracy of financial records and taxes. In addition, accountants and auditors assess financial operations and offer consultation and advice on the ways in which financial transactions may run at a higher level of efficiency.
The services and responsibilities of accountants and auditors are often intertwined, yet both fields are unique and distinct from one another. Specifically defined, accounting is the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information for a variety of audiences. Accountants provide a company with reliable and comprehensive information about the company’s economic activities and the status of its assets and liabilities. This information is typically compiled in the forms of balance sheets, income statements, and equity statements. The services of accountants enable clients to understand key concepts such as financial stability and economic profitability.
Auditing refers to an independent appraisal performed by an auditing expert. There are several types of audits; however, the most common type is the audit of financial statements. Audit of financial statements requires the examination of the financial statements and other relevant records of the company in order to ascertain whether or not the statements are fairly presented. The duties of auditors include the analysis and comparison of accounting reports as well as the verification of a company’s compliance with standards and regulations.
<b>Auditors</b>
<b>External</b>
An external audit program requires an independent auditor to perform a comprehensive financial statement audit which offers information on internal controls over financial reporting. External auditors review accounting, payroll, and purchasing records. Common areas of concern for external auditors involve the classification and pay of a company’s employees. In some instances, external auditors are called in to perform a thorough investigation of a company whose shareholders doubt the accuracy or legitimacy of a company’s financial claims.
<b>Internal</b>
Internal Auditors check for any mismanagement of an organization’s funds. The primary role of Internal Auditors is to objectively review and evaluate financial activities in order to maintain or improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company’s risk management, internal controls, and corporate governance. Internal Auditors evaluate the effectiveness of accounting operations, determine whether a company complies with laws and regulations, and investigates whether or not a company is taking the proper steps to address control deficiencies and audit report recommendations.
<b>Quality</b>
The Quality Auditor is a professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing. This type of auditor is knowledgeable about the auditing techniques of examining, investigating, evaluating and reporting in order to determine a company’s quality system adequacy and deficiencies. Quality audits are performed at fixed time intervals for the purpose of ensuring that the institution has clearly outlined internal system monitoring procedures. These types of audits determine the extent to which the organization complies with its defined quality system processes. Quality Auditors compiled reports, findings, and recommendations in order to provide the company with specific ways to improve.
<b>Types of Employment for Auditors</b>
Accountants and auditors held about 1.3 million jobs in 2008. Most accountants and auditors work in urban areas, where public accounting firms and central or regional offices of businesses are concentrated. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a majority of accountants and auditors work in the offices of major corporations, although some are able to complete work from home. Nearly 24 percent of auditors work in accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services. Another 8 percent work for financial and insurance companies.
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The Institute of Internal Auditors is the internal audit profession’s representation, leader, and advocate. Members of this organization work in the areas of internal auditing, risk management, governance, internal control, information technology audit, education, and security.
Internal Audit Benchmarking Association is a free association of corporations with internal auditing departments. This Association conducts a variety of benchmarking studies in order to identify methods of obtaining improved operations within an organization.
Association of Government Accountants is an organization dedicated to supporting the careers and professional development of government finance professionals working in federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector and academia.
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers is an organization for state officials who work within the financial management of state government.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and provider of anti-fraud training, professional development and education. http://accountingdegreeonline.net/
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<b>Today I want to acknowledge three people who are going way out of their comfort zones all the time and who made a big difference for me and others this year. </b><br />
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<b> One is a client, Logan Frye (listen to his audio interview on this blog) </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://patty-thenewnewworldofwork.blogspot.com/2012/10/logan-frye-new-college-grad-shares-his.html">Logan's Job Hunt Story - short audio </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The other two are great public figures:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Your community might be on line or blended as with most of us. Now is the time to get out of your comfort zone and give back in ways greater and more effectively than ever before. YOU will be the big time winner here.</b></span><br />
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Logan Frye used a combination of Social Media (Linked In, Facebook, Monster, Indeed.com) and plenty of other on line resources to find his dream job in his dream city of Manhattan, New York. He took a leap of faith and moved from Michigan where the new college grad blended his elbow grease with shoe leather and knocked on plenty of doors. I nominate Logan as one of my favorite heros on 2012!<br />
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<b>You too can find your dream job</b> by first deciding what the qualities of the job or the people you will work with are. Once you decide what's more important to you, you can begin to follow up leads and tell friends and interviewers what you prefer. Most of the people who agree to see you for informational interviews want to help people who are eager to help themselves and who pay it forward.<br />
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"Most everything you want it out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want it just outside your comfort zone."<br />
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Great people..... great ways to make a big difference in your life.<br />
the best to you in 2013<br />
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<o:p> I just finished up a Master Mind call with the Maui team lead by David Finkel. His firm is one of my favorite clients as I love to watch David teach and am honored to be a colleague. My role with the Maui team is to Coach entrepreneurs with growing companies. We work on personal use of time, strategic priorities, human resource issues and other important business strategies and opportunities which inevitably arise in growing enterprises. </o:p></div>
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<o:p>It's really fun to work with business owners who seek to build scale-able companies. Because I admire people who are willing to risk their money and their pride to become more successful, serve clients with passion and build job creating enterprises it rarely seems like work. As a coach to business owners and senior people, it's as if we are the Coach's Coach!</o:p></div>
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It you haven't thought of yourself as an enterprise, consider doing so. Consider who is your ideal target market (insert employer or industry? If you are a job candidate, it is local or national business? Large or small employer? In a growing industry, filled with lots of demand for your continued growth or is it in a declining industry which will call on your resourcefulness and implementing tried and true strategies of the past? </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Hello
Friends, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Here
it comes again--the season of giving AND receiving. You know how you'll be
"receiving" some family and friend obligations you never receive
except during the two months ahead? Once you <strong><span style="color: #a20000;">CHOOSE</span></strong>
to receive, you now get to choose your attitude and behavior. In my book, <em><b>Bless Your Stress: It
Means You're Still Alive!</b></em><strong> </strong>I define
"bless": to redirect the force of your energy so that you affirm
your existence and embrace the whole of your life. This establishes the
foundations of your own happiness. Yeah...but <strong><span style="color: #a20000;">NOW</span></strong>,
in <strong><span style="color: #a20000;">THIS</span></strong> economy? And with <strong><span style="color: #a20000;">THAT</span></strong>
family coming over? Well here are 4 tips to improve your ability to focus
on what matters:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Check your mental baggage.</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We all
have memories from past holidays. A lot of us haul around a hefty load of
stress connected to the holidays of the past. According to Mental Health
America, "memories" account for close to 50% of all the sources
of holiday stress. The problem is we don't realize it. Remember after that
one run-in with your mother-in-law, you vowed to never cook a green bean
casserole dish again for the family dinner, yet here you are en
route...with yet another covered dish and a sour mood. And some of our New
Year's Eve memories aren't as magical and joyous as the '40s movies
portray. Imagine having a mandatory </span><em>Stress Security Check Points </em><strong><i>Mental</i></strong><em> Detector </em>(I
don't mean "metal"). Imagine being scanned with an Attitude Wand
(like the ones they use in airports), only these wands would check for
what's weighing down your mind. Then, you can't take it with you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. Tap
into your Personal Control Panel.</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Your
"Personal Control Panel" controls what happens in your mind.
Remember to push "Play" but skip the "Fast Forward"
because, as Gandhi famously said, "There is more to life than
increasing its speed." Also, "Fast Forward" can lead to
self-fulfilling prophecy scenarios in your head, "Oh I know what's
going to happen: I'll buy too much food; I'll buy too little food; the
store will run </span><em>out </em>of
food." Make full use of the "Pause Button," meaning to take
a deep breath and take stock before letting a stress trigger make you go
nuts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3.
Practice the fine art of patience.</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Another
key element of blessing your stress is to practice "wait
lifting," or the ability to wait and have patience in today's 24/7,
frenetic "now" culture. Patience is how you handle the </span><strong>wait </strong>of
the world. By starting with the light waits--the computer doesn't boot up
fast enough or the traffic light takes too long to change--you can work up
to medium and heavy waits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4. Make
full use of your "Internal Whistle."</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This
means what it means in football. To stop the action, the whistle blows. We
need to take a deep breath and take stock before letting a stress trigger
or a whiney nephew make you go nuts and say something you'll regret.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span face="Century Gothic, ITC Avant Garde, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At the
end of the day, and holiday, it comes down to cultivating the rare quality
of perspective. Bring a "light take" on stress, so at least the
stress doesn't last long. During the holidays, besides decking the halls,
be sure to play the deck you're dealt and find your trump card. It may be
that you are still alive to celebrate. Remember: there are at least 10 ways
your holiday table with </span><em>those </em>people
is better than a hospital bed. Trust me, I know. Been there, done that, got
the t-shirt. So have a merry month ahead, and get into the New Year's
spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">*For
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