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Use Examples To Stand Out In Job Interviews

When I started out in my accounting career over 40 years ago, job interviews were different. Back then you were more than likely to be asked questions where you had to explain how you would handle a situation. These questions weren’t bad questions. The trouble with them was that they weren’t great at separating the candidates that had […]

Look Beyond The Job Title When Searching For Your Next Accounting Job

You are looking for your next accounting job. Chances are you will have given some thought to what you are looking for. Or at least I hope that you have. When thinking about your next role, you will be thinking about salary. You may have an expectation about the specific salary or the salary range. Perhaps you have considered job […]

Think Effective Rather Than Perfect

Effective is a word that I use a lot when thinking about courses, webinars or workshops. To some it might seem like quite a passive word. For me it fits well with the accountants ad professionals that I work with, particularly in the non technical skills areas or job search. Being an effective from my perspective is about […]

Don’t Focus Here If You Want To Build A Successful Accounting Career

Those who get a professional accounting qualification clearly have a lot of potential. Even though there are far more qualified accountants here in the UK than when I started out in my career, the number with professional qualifications is still comparatively small in percentage terms. There is one big danger that you need to be alert to […]

When You Should Not Be Disappointed If You Didn’t Get The Job

Looking for a new job or even your first start in your career is challenging. Sometimes you will be successful and at other times it will be rejection. If it’s the latter (rejection), it’s really easy to go into a negative frame of mind. To start believing that there’s something wrong with you because you aren’t getting a […]

The Leadership Style Myth

If you are a leader or an aspiring leader in finance, you will be familiar with leadership styles. You may even have been asked about your leadership style in a job interview. Now it’s fair to say that there are different styles of leadership. But what there isn’t is a best style that fits every situation. In fact the […]

Reverse Mentoring In Finance

I was on a virtual conference recently. During the conference one of the discussion points was around reverse mentoring. Now you might be thinking, what is reverse mentoring and when might it be important. Chances are you are probably familiar with mentoring. In essence it’s where you work with someone who has achieved what you want to achieve. You utilise […]

Where Are You Heading In Your Accounting Career?

If you have invested the time and effort to get your professional accounting qualification, you have potential, without doubt. Equally, I’ve noticed that many smart accountants, who sail through their exams, sometimes don’t always go on to achieve their potential. Now let’s not pretend there is some magic trick that is going to help you be successful […]

Do These 3 Things To Give Yourself The Edge In Job Interviews

Three things that will give you the edge in job interviews. Number one, do your research on the company and the sector. Number two, go through the job description and person specification forensically and identify potential questions. Number three, practice answering questions out loud, including doing a mock interview with someone who can help you to come up […]

Does A Covering Letter Matter When You Apply For A Job?

Job applications, does your covering letter matter? The short answer is yes, and let me explain why. If you go that extra step and do a covering letter it immediately sets you apart from the majority of candidates who won’t bother. Secondly, it puts you in a position whereby if you’ve written a really good covering letter, the […]