Just a reminder, I posted for the team blog last week.
There's No Quick-Fix Solution
To Erasing Lies on a Resume
This article caught my eye because of something that Angie said in class. Angie gave us some incredibly high statistic that showed that so many people lie on their resumes. In this article I found it interesting that despite even 20 years of service, you may still be fired for lying on your resume even if you came forward with the admission of guilt yourself. There seems to be a double standard though. Some people get off because a company doesn't want the attention from the media or because they have had an employee work well for them for so long and others will fire you regardless of the consequences to the company. I think in order to avoid the double standard there needs to background and resume checks that occur maybe once or twice a year. This way the company avoids having to fire an employee after many years of great service or the embarrassment from the media for allowing someone to work them under false pretenses.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
In Ten Years
Where will I be in ten years? That seems like such a huge question. Most of the time I'm not even sure where I'll be in 6 months. I've learned over the past 4 years that situations and dreams can change very quickly and leave you wondering what you'll be doing next. Where I am now and where I knew I was going to be while I was a senior in high school have turned out to be two completely different things. Events happened that changed the road that I was on; as for whether or not it was for the better, who knows? I can tell you that four years ago I certainly didn't see myself as an accounting major working towards a CPA, then again, what kind of kid ever sees their future self as an accountant?
Now that I am here as an accounting major I am still not 100% positive that being an accountant is what I want to do with the rest of my life. It's true that I have faired well in my two accounting classes so far, but I haven't gotten into the more difficult aspects of accounting yet. Accounting is a pretty good fit with the type of person that I am so assuming that I stick with it, which I hope to do, I have a couple of future plans. One thing that I would like to do with a CPA more than anything would be to go into business with my sister. For the longest time she has been wanting to open a restaurant/bar that sold actual old New York style pizza from a brick oven. With her and most of my family being from New York we know what good New York style pizza tastes like and the South just doesn't have it here yet and we believe that that kind of business would do well in our hometown of Gastonia, North Carolina. I would love to be able to take care of the finances for a family owned restaurant like that, but that is something that is far in the future. In the nearer future, after I have gotten my CPA, I would like to work towards some kind of law degree to go with that CPA. I don't see myself taking the lead in court room battles, but definitely working behind the scenes on cases is something that I would love to do.
In ten years I could be achieving these goals or end up finding a completely different direction. Where ever I end up I just hope to be happy and making my family proud.
Now that I am here as an accounting major I am still not 100% positive that being an accountant is what I want to do with the rest of my life. It's true that I have faired well in my two accounting classes so far, but I haven't gotten into the more difficult aspects of accounting yet. Accounting is a pretty good fit with the type of person that I am so assuming that I stick with it, which I hope to do, I have a couple of future plans. One thing that I would like to do with a CPA more than anything would be to go into business with my sister. For the longest time she has been wanting to open a restaurant/bar that sold actual old New York style pizza from a brick oven. With her and most of my family being from New York we know what good New York style pizza tastes like and the South just doesn't have it here yet and we believe that that kind of business would do well in our hometown of Gastonia, North Carolina. I would love to be able to take care of the finances for a family owned restaurant like that, but that is something that is far in the future. In the nearer future, after I have gotten my CPA, I would like to work towards some kind of law degree to go with that CPA. I don't see myself taking the lead in court room battles, but definitely working behind the scenes on cases is something that I would love to do.
In ten years I could be achieving these goals or end up finding a completely different direction. Where ever I end up I just hope to be happy and making my family proud.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
About me
Alright let's see here. My name is Justin and I am a junior over here at Clemson University. I am 20 years old with only two months to go before I reach the big two one. I have two older sisters one of which is probably one of the best friends I will ever have. I also have four pets, 2 dogs and 2 cats, that live with us and I'm pretty sure that everyone of them gets treated better than I do in that house, I love them to death though. I've recently gotten really big into football so every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday you'll probably see me hanging out around a TV for a little bit somewhere if only just to get some scores. Speaking of my love of football, I am going to go ahead and start my tailgating for the incredible game we have against Florida State tomorrow right now : )
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