Extra Credit Blog

A way that I can continue my learning for my career is to ready the Wall Street Journal and also watch the stock market.  As a business major it is critical to stay up to date on recent news.  Everyday news could make or break the company I'm working for.  By reading the Wall Street Journal I can keep tabs on our competitors and see if there are any businesses that we need to be more aware of.  The WSJ can also provide insightful business tips and stories that relate to other industries.  The reason I mention this is because is Bus 101 we have learned that stakeholders are affected by business decisions and many times, our stakeholders will overlap with those of another company.  When I go to work at a Fortune 500 company they will more than likely be publicly traded.  The company will sell stocks in order to gain capital so that it can pursue different ventures.  By keeping an eye on the stocks I will be able to monitor how well the capital is doing.  When the stocks start to drop I will know that I need to work harder in order to help the company regain the lost stock value.  Normally it would be up to the executive officers of the business to improve the standings, however I will be working as an accountant and as such I may have the ability to help improve our stock value.

https://order.wsj.com/sub/f3
http://www.nyse.com/

Bad and Good Sentence

Bad Sentence:  I work at Community Development Professionals.
This sentence should be more developed.  It sounds to short and brief.


Good Sentence:  If I were not performing my job, payroll would go slower and IT would require a professional so that the other employees would be able to perform their tasks in a timely fashion. 
This sentence shows good use of rhetoric and is a good way to convince someone in regards to my point of view.