Sunday, June 24, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Where are you NTS?
I'm moving right along with BEC - 4/6 through Becker's rather quick paced regiment. I'm fine with governance, cost accounting, and IT. I should be OK with capital management once I have the formulas memorized.
But UGH to budgeting. Just ugh. The formulas, and even some of the concepts just aren't clicking and it's been 2 weeks. I think part of my issue is that the book emphasizes one method (formulas) and the lecture emphasizes a different method (tabular format). And neither really make sense to me, so I'm half heartedly studying both and understanding neither.
And I'm almost a week behind schedule, but that's OK - I still don't have my Notice to Schedule. Fun Fact - when they say 6 weeks for an initial application, they aren't kidding. I assumed 6 weeks to be worst case scenario, not the standard. I'll probably wind up driving out to Springfield to take BEC at this point, since I'll be scheduling last minute.
In other news - I am employed. Staff accountant, tax department - 100% exactly what I wanted.
A few weeks ago I found myself re-obssessed with The Cult, specifically Love. It's worth re-obssessing over:
Off to BEC 5 - Economics.
But UGH to budgeting. Just ugh. The formulas, and even some of the concepts just aren't clicking and it's been 2 weeks. I think part of my issue is that the book emphasizes one method (formulas) and the lecture emphasizes a different method (tabular format). And neither really make sense to me, so I'm half heartedly studying both and understanding neither.
And I'm almost a week behind schedule, but that's OK - I still don't have my Notice to Schedule. Fun Fact - when they say 6 weeks for an initial application, they aren't kidding. I assumed 6 weeks to be worst case scenario, not the standard. I'll probably wind up driving out to Springfield to take BEC at this point, since I'll be scheduling last minute.
In other news - I am employed. Staff accountant, tax department - 100% exactly what I wanted.
A few weeks ago I found myself re-obssessed with The Cult, specifically Love. It's worth re-obssessing over:
Off to BEC 5 - Economics.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Networking 101 - again
I was going to post about how obsessed I became with The Cult last week, but I'm already on a new trip. The new Liars album is amazing:
I started studying for BEC this week. Not too bad. I like that they have to specifically state that "text message language" should not be used in your written communication simulations. I wasn't worried about the BEC written simulation until I tried one - 3 in 45 minutes is tough.
Flashcards, mnemonics, memorization - all things I'm fine with. Rejection, networking and confidence - ugh. Getting better, but there were some tough lessons in those topics this week. Now I'm mostly worried about why my Notice To Schedule hasn't shown up yet...I'd like to take BEC the beginning of July, and I'm afraid this is starting to cut it close.
Best thing learned this week is how at networking events - EVERYONE feels a little uncomfortable, and no one shows up at those events just to be mean. I was able to walk up to strangers and confidently introduce myself (not at first) - which if you knew me 10 years ago, is a pretty amazing accomplishment. And I wasn't laughed at, or dismissed - because again, who would go out of their way to show up to an event just to be a jerk? It's a little tiring at first, but getting easier.
I started studying for BEC this week. Not too bad. I like that they have to specifically state that "text message language" should not be used in your written communication simulations. I wasn't worried about the BEC written simulation until I tried one - 3 in 45 minutes is tough.
Flashcards, mnemonics, memorization - all things I'm fine with. Rejection, networking and confidence - ugh. Getting better, but there were some tough lessons in those topics this week. Now I'm mostly worried about why my Notice To Schedule hasn't shown up yet...I'd like to take BEC the beginning of July, and I'm afraid this is starting to cut it close.
Best thing learned this week is how at networking events - EVERYONE feels a little uncomfortable, and no one shows up at those events just to be mean. I was able to walk up to strangers and confidently introduce myself (not at first) - which if you knew me 10 years ago, is a pretty amazing accomplishment. And I wasn't laughed at, or dismissed - because again, who would go out of their way to show up to an event just to be a jerk? It's a little tiring at first, but getting easier.
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