Career Advice

This is all career advice added to the system in date order.

Prejudi-shhh…

It is of course, illegal to discriminate when recruiting, but recent research shows that all is not as it should be. Max Williamson explains Although one would assume, or at least hope, that discrimination had been largely forced out of the relatively...

Working in the Middle East

The Middle East continues to capture the imagination of many UK accountants. Most people reading this will know at least someone who has made the move and with the feedback from those migrants being so positive, it’s not surprising that many continue to...

Age Discrimination Rife in Accountancy

A new survey by CareersinAudit.com shows a massive majority of accountants believe advancing years will do nothing to advance your career. A damning 79% of respondents said that age discrimination was an ugly professional reality, and 74% said they...

Greece - A Career Hotspot?

Historically, very few finance professionals have considered Greece when looking at an overseas assignment. No doubt this is because the vast majority still consider Greece to be a holiday destination and have never taken the time to consider it as...

Globetrotting Careers

Professional accounting qualifications have long been regarded as a passport to a world of career opportunities - and never more so than today. Globalisation has seen a massive increase in the mobile workforce, with accountants plying their trade in...

Audit Jobs – What Employers Want

Do you have what it takes to land the best audit job with the best firm? Take a look at the list below and see how well you fit the profile that employers are seeking when filling an audit job. Desire To Collaborate In A Team EnvironmentAuditors need to...

Which Audit Sector Suits You?

The fields of corporate governance, internal audit jobs, accountancy positions and IT audit jobs still offer excellent career opportunities and given the increasingly international face of the corporate world means that there are audit jobs available...

External Audit Jobs in Public Service

The demand for those to fill external audit jobs continues to stay high as companies try to comply with SOX. One of the best places to be looking for external audit jobs these days is in public service. In fact, the government is hiring in all areas of...

The Basics of IT Audit

What do IT auditors do? If you are new to IT auditing it’s important to understand how the process works, what its aims are and how they are achieved.For an IT auditor they must firstly understand the business. While a company’s business model might not...

The Basics of Internal Audit

What is an Internal Audit? The role of an internal auditor is to carry out an independent appraisal of how a company works, their processes and the risk that may affect the business. Typically those carrying out the internal audit work across all...

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