We’re back with our 2nd LIVE chat! Now that the 2011 Exam is fully in effect, we’ve had many questions come in about the new changes. Here’s your chance to get your questions about the exam and our new course–answered live!
On Thursday, January 27th , Roger Philipp, CPA, CEO & Founder of Roger CPA Review will answer your questions in real time, right here on the Wall for this Event. You can feel free to post questions early if you want to, but from 12pm-1pm PST, Roger …will be here “live,” reading your questions and responding to them as they come in.
Definitely worth checking out if you have any questions about the exam. So far 136 people have RSVP’d.o
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Financial Crisis Was ‘Avoidable,’ Inquiry Concludes - Casting wide blame, a Congressional inquiry said bankers and regulators could have seen the 2008 crisis coming and stopped it.
The 6 Democrats approved the final draft of the report while the 4 Republicans dissent. The final report concludes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributed to the crisis, but were not the primary cause. Republicans disagree and say that government policies to promote homeownership were a primary cause.
My goal is to get Fannie and Freddie off of the taxpayer dime. We have to have a housing-finance system that keeps taxpayers from bailing out failed institutions…
via Hensarling’s Facebook page
Cool. Jeb Hensarling is my hero. Although the bill will likely be shot down again, I admire his persistence.
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Found a great blog post, How to answer the question, What do you do? on Penelope Trunk’s blog.
She says the best way to answer the question (what do you do?) is to reply with a passionate answer and to talk about something you’re excited about. Start off by saying, “here’s what I’m passionately learning right now.”
I forget how important this question can be. Looking back, I’ve given some awful, self-deprecating replies. One of my worst answers went something like this, “I’m unemployed. The economy is just awful right now.” This of course caused the person to feel empathy towards my situation which they then replied, “don’t worry, you’ll find something.” After an awkward pause, I felt the need to validate myself and told them I had just graduated and am studying for the CPA exam. Of course, the person replied in kind, “you’ll do great, don’t worry” as they walked away.
So yeah, lesson learned, avoid negativity and talk about something I’m passionate about.
In my last interview, the interviewer asked me what I was doing while unemployed. I told them that I was studying for the CPA exam while also working part-time as a tutor and when I wasn’t interviewing or jobhunting, I spent my free time reading. I then mentioned an article I read about their particular niche and asked them a question about it. This took the spotlight off of me and opened the floor for the interviewer to talk about their firm and for me to ask them specific questions their job.
