Accounting finance jobs: Aimee Bateman's top 10 careers sites ...

AAT career coach Aimee Bateman shares her top careers websites to help your accounting and finance job search in 2013

AAT career coach Aimee Bateman isn?t just a recruitment expert ? she?s also an expert on other recruitment experts. Here she shares her top careers websites to help your accounting and finance job search in 2013.

Can you believe 2012 is nearly over? I hope you have all had a fantastic year and are looking forward to 2013.

I for one am going to push my boundaries even further than I did this year, and I?m planning to take my career to the next level.?Whether you?re looking to do?the same, or whether you?re seeking your first role in accounting and finance,? I?ve chosen my top ten careers websites which you can use to give you ideas, strategies or assistance when your motivation is flagging.

There is a lot of ?average? career advice out there, but these free resources are my absolute favourites.

1. TheUndercoverRecruiter.com

The Undercover Recruiter is the number one?recruitment?and career blog in the UK?and Europe. They talk to recruiters, HR folk and jobseekers.

It features articles from recruitment consultants (including my monthly slot!) and HR Managers. I cannot recommend this website enough and tell every job seeker I meet to subscribe to its updates.

The advice given is especially strong in the area of social media strategies, as it is run by Jorgen Sundberg who is an ex-recruiter and LinkedIn expert.

Twitter: @UndercoverRec

2. TheCareerStylist.com

Do you want to set up your own accountancy practice? If yes, then check out this blog.

Beth Reacher is The Career Stylist and ex-city recruiter. She now offers advice to new business owners and ambitious freelancers. Her website is full of inspiration and practical tools to succeed and is specifically targeted at entrepreneurial women (although I know lots of men who love this blog too).

I?ve met Beth a number of times and believe anyone who follows her advice will gain value from it.

Twitter: @BethReacher

3. Careerbliss.com

This is an online job board, but it also has a fantastic careers blog. They say: ?CareerBliss believes career happiness is a choice. We give you the information you need to ?Choose Happy!??

I particularly enjoyed the articles ?Your Boss Is Checking Your Email ? Here?s Why? and ?7 Signs that You Need a New Career in 2013?

Twitter: @CareerBliss

4. WetFeet.com

To gain value and advice from?WetFeet you need to input your email address and create an account. I have done this and am happy to report that I?ve never been the victim of any spam related to the site. Creating an account means you can choose your areas of interest and tailor the information you receive around the finance and accounting industry.

The articles are fantastic and their twitter feed is especially good. Check them out!

Twitter: @Wetfeet_Careers

5. Webrecruit.co.uk

Webrecruit has one of the best career blogs on the web. I love these guys so much that I host a live interactive careers Q&A show with them each month! It?s called CareerCamLive and is shown at 18.30 on the first Tuesday of every month. I answer any careers-related questions that are emailed to us live on the show. This is our way of adding value to as many people as possible during their job searches.

Webrecruit is chaired by James Caan, former Dragon and recruitment entrepreneur. James writes a weekly blog post, as do various other recruitment experts (including me!). They also advertise jobs all over the UK, so check them out.

Twitter: @webrecruit

6. FistfulofTalent.com

Started in 2007, the contributors of this site are some of the most interesting HR leaders out there. I was super-excited when I stumbled upon it, having already followed most of them for years. Being able to read their thoughts collectively in one place is an absolute joy.

They talk about the bare bones of recruiting and careers, and having this insight into how HR leaders really feel is a huge benefit to any person going through a career transition.

Twitter: @fistfuloftalent

7. Guardian Careers

No list would be complete without the Guardian Careers website. Apart from the quality articles and fresh insights into various career challenges, I am a huge fan of their live debates.

Twitter: @GuardianCareers

8. Interviewing.com

This is the online resource for all things interview. Articles include ?How To Approach Applying to a Previous Employer? and ?Throwing Curveball Interview Questions?.

I am certain you will find something on here that will benefit your job search, so give them a visit.

Twitter: @interviewingcom

9. Careerealism.com

I love, love, love this site. They offer job search advice, employment tips and access to various careers-related discussions.

Their tagline is ?Because every job is temporary?, and I think there is something quite empowering about that.

Their writers are at the top of the careers game and the articles are fresh, current and thought-provoking. I particularly like the article ?6 Things To Do Before Leaving Your Job?.

Twitter: @careerealism

10. Careercake.com

Last but not least, this is my careers site! Careercake.com was founded in 2010 when I was a frustrated recruitment consultant, unable to help as many jobseekers as I wanted. I started making videos offering advice based on my own experiences as a recruiter over the previous ten years. The majority of my recruitment background was within the finance and accountancy sector, which is what led to me becoming the AAT career coach (you can see one of my videos below)

Careercake.com is driven by the Earl Nightingale quote: ?Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career?. I dedicate my time to helping you become ? and remain ? that driving force in your career.

Twitter: @Careercaketv

Watch more videos from the AAT career coach in a YouTube playlist

Learn how AAT?s vocational accounting qualification can help your accounting and finance?career

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Storm hosts Rose Parade show after fiery accident

With a wave of her bandaged left hand, and boosted by well wishes from Dr. Phil, Chris Evert and even a young woman she once babysat, Hannah Storm returned to a most comfortable setting ? talking in front of a TV camera.

The ESPN anchor hosted the Rose Parade telecast Tuesday in her first on-air appearance since sustaining first- and second-degree burns to her face, hands, chest and neck in a propane gas grill accident Dec. 11.

"I was just so happy to be there, so grateful," she said by phone from Pasadena, Calif. "It took a lot out of me, but it went great."

Storm lost roughly half her hair in the accident outside her home in Connecticut. She wore extensions for the two-hour show on ABC. Storm's eyebrows and eyelashes also were burned off. When a makeup artist brushed on her first eyebrow, "I wanted to kiss her, it looked so good," she said.

This was the fifth time Storm served as TV host for the Rose Parade. She said working alongside her former "SportsCenter" co-anchor, "Good Morning America" host Josh Elliott, eased her way.

She said it was to her benefit that she could ad-lib through the show. She's left-handed, and the burns and an infection make it hard to turn pages on a script or take notes.

"I could be myself today, just talking and reacting to what I saw," she said. "It was a very familiar place."

She was warmed, too, by having her three daughters with her in California ? 15-year-old Hannah, 14-year-old Ellery and 11-year-old Riley. There are, incidentally, four generations of Hannahs in the family, with Storm's mother and grandmother also sharing that first name.

"It was good that the girls got to see mommy doing what she usually does. Being on TV, being on the set, that brings a sense of normalcy," she said.

Storm cautioned that her return to the air just three weeks after being injured was far from normal. The fiery explosion left flame marks on her neck, and doctors have told her to keep the most seriously burned areas out of direct sunlight for six months. Dressing and showering are still difficult, too.

"This hair wasn't real, these eyebrows weren't real," she said. "It's important to remember burns take a long time to heal."

During the telecast, she thanked everyone from the Trauma and Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center who treated her. Her husband, NBC sportscaster Dan Hicks, rearranged his schedule to stay home during her recovery.

Storm has received bunches of calls, texts, emails, tweets and other supportive messages. Tennis star Mardy Fish, ESPN colleagues Dick Vitale and John Kruk, and the Rev. John Jenkins, president of her alma mater Notre Dame, were among those reaching out to the popular broadcaster and producer.

Storm will wait to see when she rejoins "SportsCenter" in Bristol, Conn. She hoped to anchor Sunday, but wants to see how she feels this week.

In the meantime, Storm plans to turn her ordeal into an opportunity to talk about how to safely operate propane gas grills.

Storm was injured when she tried to re-ignite the grill after the flame had gone out. She shut off the gas and when she turned it back on "there was an explosion and this wall of fire came at me in an instant."

Storm said two people she worked with Tuesday said they'd been burned in similar accidents.

"A lot of people are afraid of grills," she said. "I think this will be a good chance to talk about safety."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/storm-hosts-rose-parade-show-fiery-accident-000316083--spt.html

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Ask the RD: Health Benefits of Decaffeinated Tea - The Nutritionist ...

Tea is the most popular drink in the world and provide several health benefits.? The benefits of tea vary based on the amount of polyphenols it contains. During the process of decaffeinating the tea, most of the polyphenols remain intact, giving decaffeinated tea most of the benefits that caffeinated tea has.

Green and black teas contain the most benefits and 2 to 3 cups of tea are recommended per day for adults. Drinking decaffeinated tea is a smart choice for those who need to avoid or limit caffeine.

Polyphenols
Polyphenols are plant compounds with antioxidant properties thought to be more effective than vitamin C. The polyphenols in tea are known as catechins. There are two processes used to decaffeinate tea. One that uses ethyl acetate only retains 30 percent of the polyphenols. The other, more natural way uses only water and carbon dioxide and retains 95 perfect of the polyphenols. Decaf tea is a smart alternative to caffeinated tea.

Antioxidants
Antioxidants fight free radicals that can change cells, damage DNA and cause cell death. Free radicals can lead to cancer and heart disease and speed the aging process. Antioxidants in decaffeinated tea, especially green tea, can help neutralize free radicals and may reduce or prevent the damage they cause. Green and black teas provide the most antioxidants.

Reduced Cancer Risk
Clinical studies have shown that both black and green tea protect against cancer, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Polyphenols in tea may kill cancerous cells and prevent them from growing. Tea helps to prevent against certain cancers such as bladder, gastric, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, according to the Mayo Clinic.? Researchers found that women under the age of 50 who drank 3 or more cups of tea per day were 37 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not consume tea.

Lowers Cholesterol
Tea can lower total cholesterol and raise HDL, the good cholesterol. Polyphenols may block cholesterol from being absorbed in the intestine and help rid the body of it. In a study of male smokers, drinking green tea reduced blood levels of the harmful kind of cholesterol, LDL. Drinking tea can also assist in preventing atherosclerosis, a condition in which the artery walls thicken due to accumulation of fatty materials, through reduction of cholesterol and triglyceride levels. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the rate of heart attack decreases 11 percent by drinking 3 cups of tea per day. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not allow tea makers to claim that tea reduces these risks.

Resources
University of Maryland Medical Center: Green Tea
Mayo Clinic: Tea: Enjoy a Cup for Health and Pleasure
Dr. Weil: Is Decaf Tea Less Protective?

What is your favorite kind of tea?

My favorites are Yogi green tea kombucha, any jasmine tea, Bigelow eggnogg'n, Tazo Refresh?and many more.

Source: http://www.nutritionistreviews.com/2013/01/ask-rd-health-benefits-of-decaffeinated.html

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Egypt prosecutors investigate popular TV comedian

In this Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 photo, Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef addresses attendants at a gala dinner party in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against Youssef a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)

In this Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 photo, Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef addresses attendants at a gala dinner party in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against Youssef a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)

CAIRO (AP) ? Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities.

Lawyer Ramadan Abdel-Hamid al-Oqsori charged that TV host Bassem Youssef insulted President Mohammed Morsi by putting the Islamist leader's image on a pillow and parodying his speeches.

The case against Youssef comes as opposition media and independent journalists are growing increasingly worried about press freedoms under a new constitution widely supported by Morsi and his Islamist allies.

Other cases have been brought against media personalities who have criticized the president. Some of the cases have ended with charges being dropped. Morsi's office maintains that the president has nothing to do with legal procedures against media critics.

On Tuesday, the independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of Egypt's most widely circulated newspapers, said Morsi's office filed a complaint accusing it of "circulating false news likely to disturb public peace and public security and affect the administration."

The paper had published a report earlier this week attributed to sources saying that Morsi was due to visit the hospital where ousted President Hosni Mubarak is receiving treatment after being injured in his prison cell. Mubarak is serving a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the uprising against him.

A visit by Morsi would have enflamed public anger. The paper later updated the story to say that Morsi's wife had only visited a relative in that hospital.

The paper said a reporter and an editor were summoned for interrogation.

A local committee of journalists and editors has called for stronger guarantees of press freedoms and a rejection of the current constitution, fearing it allows for jailing journalists under broadly-worded articles regarding media offenses.

Authorities ordered the closure of TV station "Al-Fareen" last summer after bringing its owner, Tawfiq Okasha, to trial for scathing attacks against Morsi and his Brotherhood group. Okasha had emerged as one of the most popular TV personalities of post-Mubarak Egypt by railing against the uprising that toppled Mubarak's 29-year rule in February 2011.

Another prominent case was directed at the editor of a prominent opposition newspaper, al-Dustour, who has since stepped down. He went on trial briefly for "spreading lies" and fabricating news.

Youssef, a doctor, catapulted to fame when his video blogs mocking politics received hundreds of thousands of hits shortly after the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime leader Mubarak.

Youssef's program is modeled after Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," where he has appeared as a guest.

Unlike other local TV presenters, Youssef uses satire to mock fiery comments made by ultraconservative clerics and politicians, garnering him a legion of fans among the country's revolutionaries and liberals.

Among his most popular clips are the ones where he pokes fun at the president's speeches and decisions.

While holding a red, furry pillow with Morsi's picture on it, Youssef satirizes Morsi's style of speech.

"He tells us things we never knew," he says, before wordy clips of Morsi going into detail about the day of the week and other basic facts.

"It's October 6! Tell us when it's Christmas!" Youssef shouts to the camera as the audience erupts in laughter and applause.

Youssef, 38, is one of Egypt's most popular TV presenters with 1.4 million fans on Facebook and nearly 850,000 followers on Twitter, just shy of the president's number of followers.

Also Tuesday, police said they arrested a suspect in a shooting that seriously wounded a protester in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, where an open-ended sit-in protesting the Morsi regime is taking place.

According to witnesses, before dawn on Monday, gunmen shot and wounded 19-year-old Muhanad Samir, who has said he was jailed and tortured under Egypt's former ruling military council after he witnessed the killing of another activist. Lawyers say the attacked appeared to target Samir, who is battling for his life with pellets embedded in his head.

Security officials dismiss allegations Samir was the victim of a political assassination. On Tuesday, they said they arrested the owner of a cafe in downtown Cairo who told police that he fired on the square after people manning makeshift checkpoints there searched his car and shot at him. The officials spoke anonymously in line with regulations.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-01-01-Egypt/id-35ddb3c187e84bdaa091c88d4958d669

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Clinton's blood clot located in her head; full recovery expected

(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is "making excellent progress" recovering from a blood clot in her head that was discovered during a medical examination, her doctors said Monday. But Clinton remains hospitalized until a proper medication level is established, they said.

A day after announcing that Clinton had been admitted to a New York hospital for treatment of a blood clot related to a concussion she sustained, State Department spokesman Philippe Reines on Monday released a statement from Drs. Lisa Bardack and Gigi El-Bayoumi offering further detail on? Clinton's condition and how it was first diagnosed.

"In the course of a routine follow-up MRI on Sunday, the scan revealed that a right transverse sinus venous thrombosis had formed. This is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. It did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage," the statement said.

To help dissolve this clot, her medical team began treating the Secretary with blood thinners. She will be released once the medication dose has been established," the statement continued. "In all other aspects of her recovery, the Secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery. She is in good spirits, engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff."

In mid-December, the State Department announced Clinton had suffered a concussion after fainting at home. She has not been seen publicly for several weeks, but was scheduled to return to work shortly.

Clinton is expected to step down from her post later in January. President Barack Obama has name Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as his choice to succeed Clinton.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/doctors-clinton-making-excellent-progress-treatment-blood-clot-220003467--politics.html

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Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to school

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? Since escaping a gunman's rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a little more than usual.

Now parents like David Connors are bracing to send their children back to school, nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. It won't be easy ? for the parents or the children, who heard the gunshots that killed 20 of their classmates and six educators.

"I'm nervous about it," Connors said. "It's unchartered waters for us. I know it's going to be difficult."

Classes are starting Thursday at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where the students' desks have been taken along with backpacks and other belongings that were left behind in the chaos following the shooting on Dec. 14. Families have been coming in to see the new school, and an open house is scheduled for Wednesday.

An army of workers has been getting the school ready, painting, moving furniture and even raising the floors in the bathrooms of the former middle school so the smaller elementary school students can reach the toilets.

Connors, a 40-year-old engineer, felt reassured after recently visiting the new setup at the former Chalk Hill school in Monroe. He said his children were excited to see their backpacks and coats, and that the family was greeted by a police officer at the door and grief counselors in the hallways.

Teachers will try to make it as normal a school day as possible for the children, schools Superintendent Janet Robinson said.

"We want to get back to teaching and learning," she said. "We will obviously take time out from the academics for any conversations that need to take place, and there will be a lot of support there. All in all, we want the kids to reconnect with their friends and classroom teachers, and I think that's going to be the healthiest thing."

Teachers are returning as well, and some have already been working on their classrooms. At some point, all those will be honored, but officials are still working out how and when to do so, Robinson said.

"Everyone was part and parcel of getting as many kids out of there safely as they could," she said. "Almost everybody did something to save kids. One art teacher locked her kids in the kiln room, and I got a message from her on my cellphone saying she wouldn't come out until she saw a police badge."

After the evacuation, teachers grouped their children at a nearby fire station, Robinson said. One sang songs, while others read to the students, she said.

Julian Ford, a clinical psychologist at the University of Connecticut who helped counsel families in the days immediately following the shooting, recommended addressing it as questions come up but otherwise focusing on regular school work.

"Kids just spontaneously make associations and will start talking about something that reminds them of someone, or that reminds them of some of the scary parts of the experience," Ford said. "They don't need a lot of words; they need a few selective words that are thoughtful and sensitive, like, 'We're going to be OK,' and 'We really miss this person, but we'll always be able to think about her or him in ways that are really nice.'"

It will be important for parents and teachers to listen and be observant, Ford said.

"Each of the boys and girls are going to have different reactions to different aspects of the environment, different little things that will be reminders to them," he said.

Parents might have a harder time with fear than children, Ford said.

Before the shooting, a baby sitter would take Connors' children to the bus stop. But Connors said he'll probably take the third-graders to the bus the first few days.

"I think that they need to get back into a normal routine as quickly as possible," Connors said. "If you're hovering over them at all times, it almost intensifies the fear for them."

His children, who escaped unharmed, ask questions about the gunman.

"It's hard for us to say why," Connors said. "That's kind of what we tell them. This person wasn't well, was sick and didn't get the help he needed."

Connors said his children are excited to go back to school but predicted they might be nervous as the first day approaches. He hopes the grief counseling services continue, he said.

"It's going to be a long road back," Connors said. "Back to what I guess is the biggest question. Everyone keeps throwing that word around the new normal. What does the new normal look like? I think everybody kind of has to define that for themselves."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sandy-hook-students-teachers-head-back-school-162954873.html

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No love for 'fiscal cliff,' 'spoiler alert'

DETROIT (AP) ? Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. "Spoiler alert" is among them. So are "kick the can down the road," ''trending" and "bucket list."

A dirty dozen have landed on the 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The nonbinding, tongue-in-cheek decree released Monday by northern Michigan's Lake Superior State University is based on nominations submitted from the United States, Canada and beyond.

"Spoiler alert," the seemingly thoughtful way to warn readers or viewers about looming references to a key plot point in a film or TV show, nevertheless passed its use-by date for many, including Joseph Foly, of Fremont, Calif. He argued in his submission the phrase is "used as an obnoxious way to show one has trivial information and is about to use it, no matter what."

At the risk of further offense, here's another spoiler alert: The phrase receiving the most nominations this year is "fiscal cliff," banished because of its overuse by media outlets when describing across-the-board federal tax increases and spending cuts that economists say could harm the economy in the new year without congressional action.

"You can't turn on the news without hearing this," said Christopher Loiselle, of Midland, Mich., in his submission. "I'm equally worried about the River of Debt and Mountain of Despair."

Other terms coming in for a literary lashing are "superfood," ''guru," ''job creators" and "double down."

University spokesman Tom Pink said that in nearly four decades, the Sault Ste. Marie school has "banished" around 900 words or phrases, and somehow the whole idea has survived rapidly advancing technology and diminishing attention spans.

Nominations used to come by mail, then fax and via the school's website, he said. Now most come through the university's Facebook page. That's fitting, since social media has helped accelerate the life cycle of certain words and phrases, such as this year's entry "YOLO" ? "you only live once."

"The list surprises me in one way or another every year, and the same way every year: I'm always surprised how people still like it, love it," he said.

Rounding out the list are "job creators/creation," ''boneless wings" and "passion/passionate." Those who nominated the last one say they are tired of hearing about a company's "passion" as a substitute for providing a service or product for money.

Andrew Foyle, of Bristol, England, said it's reached the point where "passion" is the only ingredient that keeps a chef from preparing "seared tuna" that tastes "like dust swept from a station platform."

"Apparently, it's insufficient to do it ably, with skill, commitment or finesse," Foyle said. "Passionate, begone!"

As usual, the etymological exercise ? or exorcise ? only goes so far. Past lists haven't eradicated "viral," "amazing," ''LOL" or "man cave" from everyday use.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/list-no-love-fiscal-cliff-spoiler-alert-092339244.html

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