Random musings, occasional rants and lessons learned as a public accountant.

Jobseekers on Social Media… where’s the common sense?

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Here’s a scary thought for all of the jobseekers out there; what does your social media profile really say about you?

We receive a steady stream of resumes sent through to us and I do always look them over and keep them all on file in case a suitable position were to come up.

However, before I do that I often Google the sender and check out their profiles at popular social media sites. Sometimes I am just shocked at what I find (well, okay I don’t shock easily nowadays but you know what I mean). [Continue reading]

The Accountants Guide to Ice Age Village: Animal Return on Acorn Investment

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By now it seems there are a lot of people enjoying the Ice Age Village app. Today I was fortunate enough to win 100 acorns (twice!) playing the Scrat mini game. So where is the best place to invest these valuable nuts? I turned to my old friend … [Continue reading]

One Accountant in the Twitterverse…. is it worth the time?

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Although our business uses Twitter (@ALaccountants), I don't think it has ever really effectively used Twitter. We're your typical small business; we each wear several hats, we have limited resources (time being the most precious), we often … [Continue reading]

I don’t care what you had for breakfast on Tuesday

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I'm all for small businesses having a social media presence and engaging online regularly. What I don't understand is small businesses having a social media presence and flooding readers with irrelevant, personal updates and chatter all day … [Continue reading]