I want to leave this job not get better at it. The time and energy learning accounting would probably be better spent refreshing my knowledge of finance or working on job search stuff.
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I see your point Alby.
My point was that a bit of upskilling might get you a little closer to a better job.
Would knowing how to prepare these entries be useful in your next job? That is the key question.
Knowing how to prepare these entries is far more valuable that knowing how to enter them. If you knew you can truthfully say that you can "do" these entries.
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Originally posted by Braindead View PostTrue. I meant only that it is a good thing he found it. It is a big chunk of the contact value although it may not affect the materiality of the amounts in the annual accounts of whoever it was.
I know auditors do not assess materiality on a contract by contract basis.
I should not have used the word "materiality" given the specific meaning the word has in a finance context.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.
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Technically, it's the contracting officer representative who validates contract performance and should have identified the discrepancy. Military comptrollers and the Army Budget Office made the same error in their funding authorization. The Army Corps of Engineers likely also screwed up the independent government cost estimate as they normally do.
But I said auditors because it's relatable private sector terminology. It was also what the brigadier general who emailed me referred to. That I identified issues overlooked by numerous audits.Last edited by Al B. Sure!; August 11, 2015, 09:03."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by dannubis View PostThis (reworded) needs to be in there. This is what drives you and will set you apart from the other 10 CVs."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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I sliced and diced but am still having great difficulty understanding how to bring a company's information into the cover letter. I cannot say why I'd want to work for firm X or firm Y in particular because I don't have such discriminating reasons.
The resume also got sliced a bit but I added a little more to the Education section.
As you can see, I'm thinking about making myself seem younger than I actually am by removing my 4 years as a manager at Sodexo. From this resume, one would probably assume I graduated college around 2012 instead of five years prior. Putting 'Selected courses' emphasizes this manipulated assumption."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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I think "leadership" should be "management" or at a stretch "management/leadership". I.e merge the two and drop project in the cover.
And is it not just Bank of New York, rather than the Bank of New York.
The bit about wanting to work for their company over another, you could say you would look forward to learning more about the specific role if given an interview.
And it's looking good.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.
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Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostWhat do you mean by this? Should I focus on what the position can provide me?
Cover letter and CV look very good. Great job!"Ceterum censeo Ben esse expellendum."
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WTF, I know I posted in this thread, but WTF happened to it?
Resume sort, in town on top, the rest to the bottom, lets get the in town guys that have good matches in for interviews. Out of town, phone interviews, but only if we have time and they are absolutely awesome. Hence you change of a city move is slim, I do not see awesome on that resume. Good, but not awesome.We're sorry, the voices in my head are not available at this time. Please try back again soon.
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Easy fix. I remove the locations of my jobs. That really doesn't have to be on a resume right?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by Bosh View PostTry to shave off every unneeded word you can. People get bored and don`t read the damn things.It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O
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Yes, a single page CV with a single page cover letter. Electronic is slightly different but the same concepts apply. SHORT IS SWEET.
If it takes multiple pages to impress me, you're not very impressive.It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O
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Considering spaced cowboy's comment, is it kosher to omit job locations?
And should I keep irrelevant jobs like manager at Sodexo (plus data entry, manager at Checkers, bell hop, teller, etc.) off my resume or should I fear the white space?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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