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 […]
Continue readingGetting through the shortlisting process is an achievement. Having made it to the job interview stage, you are much closer to getting the job offer. But let’s not pretend that it’s easy. There’s probably still an 80% chance that you will get rejected or lose out to another candidate. In this blog post I want to share some of […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 has changed many things. One difference is that if you are interviewing for jobs right now, chances are they will be done remotely. A question that I’m often asked is what’s different about the remote job interviews. Before I answer that, let’s look at the similarities between a remote and face to face job interview. Similarity #1: You […]
Continue readingYou 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 […]
Continue readingEffective 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 […]
Continue readingYou’re an accountant or other professional. You have got your professional qualifications. You do good work. Yet you are not making the kind of progress that you know you should in your career. Sadly this is a lot more common than it might seem. When I was delivering a webinar almost two-thirds of people of the accountants on the webinar […]
Continue readingAs an accountant you have a lot to offer. Of course so do other candidates who are on the market. Through my work with thousands of accountants, there’s something that I’ve noticed. There is no silver bullet or magic strategy to get you the job. It’s really all about marginal gains. The small things that you can do to give […]
Continue readingThey say that people don’t leave organisations. They leave or stay depending on their direct boss. I know that when I look back over the last 40 years of my career, what difference a good boss made. In many ways I would have achieved nothing in my career in accounting if it wasn’t for the boss who saw […]
Continue readingI think it’s fair to say that many accountants recognise that their CPD is really important to get on in their careers. The great thing is there are so many opportunities to access learning these days. From webinars to online or in person training courses and even one to one coaching. One question that I’m often asked is […]
Continue readingIf you are looking for your next job at the present time, chances are your interview or interviews will be happening online. I’ve even had clients who have had to do a full assessment day online via Zoom. Now if all of your past experience has been doing job interviews face to face, the online job interview […]
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