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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 […]

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Make Sure You Understand The Job You Are Applying For

Looking for your next job in accounting or in your professional field is challenging. One of the things I’ve noticed is that what the job title is doesn’t always fit with what you might expect to be in a role. For example, a job that’s advertised as a Finance Business Partner which is more like a Finance […]

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Take The Time To Craft A Good Covering Letter or Note

40 years ago when I started out in my accounting career, the job application process was very different. Newspapers were the primary source of job adverts.  Some may have used professional journals. Back then using recruitment consultants wasn’t that common. Fast forward to current times (2020). The internet has made advertising a job easy.  There are numerous job boards.  […]

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How To Shine In Job Interviews

Job interviews or a series of job interviews are still the most common way of selecting staff. Given this reality how can you shine in job interviews? Be Prepared When you build a house, it’s essential that you lay solid foundations. Success in job interviews is no different. The better prepared you are the better […]

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