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  • Registering with CareersinAudit.com

    Find your perfect Audit job with CareersinAudit.com, the world's leading job board and career website for Internal Audit, External Audit, IT Audit, Risk, Compliance, Advisory and Assurance professionals.
  • Audit Advantage: Managing Up

    Leadership theory is prolific with models, styles and types. While you don't need to know all the detail, it can be helpful to understand where your own line manager sits on the continuum so you can flex your own approach accordingly.
  • A Room of our Own: Discovering Sanctuary in the Knowledge Age

    After a nine year 'sabbatical', I re-joined the corporate race earlier this month. With my glossy visage swinging merrily on a lanyard, the bliss of IT on short dial and equipped with my securID for remote intranet access, from home office to open plan, this is back to the future for me.
  • Survey Results: Battle of the Sexes

    Now in its fifth year, the CareersinAudit.com annual industry research takes a closer look at whether today’s accountants are fulfilled in their current roles and what career satisfaction means to them. How prepared are they to make do with the status-quo and, if not, when do they intend to ma...
  • The Audit Advantage Series

    Welcome to a brand new professional development series, created, crafted and customised to the needs of the audit professional.
  • Crossing the Audit Threshold: Business Kissing Version 2.0

    Last week I met a colleague from my Ernst & Young days. A peer, a friend but someone I hadn't seen for around ten years. Delighted to see them, I was rather wrong-footed when they lurched forward with an embrace of salutation, which due to my clumsiness ended up as a minor scuffle and a less tha...
  • Elephants in the Audit Room

    'Elephant in the room' is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss.
  • The Resilient Auditor, Part 10: Staying the Course

    In our final chapter, we'll revisit the essence of resilience and take a look back at what it takes to develop resilience as an auditor.
  • The Resilient Auditor, Part 9: Support is Strength

    Throughout this programme we've regularly alluded to the importance of help and support, both in building resilience and remaining resilient. Our penultimate lesson is wholly dedicated to these often undervalued resources; we'll be considering why they matter and what you can do to strengthen you...
  • The Resilient Auditor, Part 8: Finding the Fun

    Let's start a quick quiz. Which of these words belong together: audit, smart, risk, controls, cool, systems, compliance, assurance, sexy, humour?
  • Audit Jobs in Financial Services

    So, you’ve passed your CPA exam and now you think you’re ready to get into the job market to start making your own money. As an auditor with a new CPA license, you have several options when looking for a job.
  • Company Culture Matters For Your Audit Career

    A company's personality is shaped by its values and ethics, missions, goals and expectations. We think you should think about the concept seriously before you change job.
  • To Get the Job: Pretend to Be Your New Boss

    So you have been offered a new consultancy job, but how can you ensure you live up to the expectations of your new boss?
  • Make a Good Job of Moving Abroad

    An exciting future in another country could be more than just a dream for audit professionals who choose the right career moves.
  • Make The Time to Tell Your Career Story

    Research tells us that we learn the most through experiencing memorable narratives and this is no different when it comes to job applications.
  • The Resilient Auditor, Part 7: Confidence

    This month we look at confidence: what it is and why it matters, and how it is integral to your personal and professional resilience.
  • Reading Between the Lines for That Dream Accountancy Job

    When you're scanning the jobs listings for your next accountancy job, it's worth remembering that these adverts are generally not wholly representative of the role itself.
  • How to Get Ahead in Your Audit Career

    Maybe you started the year with good intentions of improving you career prospects. It’s not too late to do an audit of your career and ensure this is the year you make a change for the better.
  • The Resilient Auditor, Part 6: Stress

    Welcome to part six of the Resilient Auditor where this time we are facing head on, the topic of stress.
  • The Basics of External Audit

    We explore the basics of what's involved in working as an External Auditor.