Career Advice - May 2009

  • Region Focus - Spain

    Region Focus - Spain

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    In the Region Focus series of articles we focus on different regions of the world and provide tips for auditors thinking about working in these areas. If you have a particular region you would like us to investigate, please let us know here . We have so far covered Russia , Greece , France , the Middle East , Eastern Europe , the Cayman Islands and Australia . If you would like to know more about ...

  • Region Focus - Eastern Europe

    Region Focus - Eastern Europe

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    In the Region Focus series of articles we focus on different regions of the world and provide tips for auditors thinking about working in these areas. If you have a particular region you would like us to investigate, please let us know here . We have so far covered Russia , Greece , France , the Middle East , the Cayman Islands , Spain and Australia . If you would like to know more about working ...

  • Survey Results: Beating the Recession Blues

    Survey Results: Beating the Recession Blues

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    WORKPLACE RIVALRY MOUNTS IN ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION OVER FEAR OF JOB CUTS Research shows fear factor has struck with pay cuts, sleep deprivation and stress. Workplace rivalry is mounting in the accountancy profession with seven in ten accountants (69%) admitting that colleagues have become increasingly more competitive in a bid to keep their jobs, according to a survey conducted by ...

  • Region Focus - Russia

    Region Focus - Russia

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    In the Region Focus series of articles we focus on different regions of the world and provide tips for auditors thinking about working in these areas. If you have a particular region you would like us to investigate, please let us know here . We have so far covered Greece , France , the Middle East , Eastern Europe , the Cayman Islands , Spain and Australia . If you would like to know more about ...

  • Top Tips - 7 Ways to Excel in Your Audit Job

    Top Tips - 7 Ways to Excel in Your Audit Job

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Although the skills required to be a great auditor are very specific, there are a number of general tips which can help you excel in your career. Whether you are aiming to be a top internal or an external auditor, allow these tips to help you. 1. Don’t be too competitive If you’ve been in the job hunt market for a while you often end up getting quite competitive. Being confident and self assured ...

  • Top 10 Interview Tips

    Top 10 Interview Tips

    Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Below are our top 10 interview tips to ensure you land the job you want. 1. Check the Company Website A few minutes extra browsing the audit company’s website can be invaluable. Their news section might have an interesting recent event that you can drop into conversation that will show you’ve done your research. Maybe it’ll give you a bit better idea what the company does, so you can think about ...

  • Securing Your Next Position

    Securing Your Next Position

    Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Andra Nastasa, 26, previously working as an Internal Auditor at ArcelorMittal, found her new job as 'Financial Auditor - Senior' at Sara Lee Corporation, Barcelona through CareersinAudit. Here she talks to us about how her audit career has panned out so far... Tell us about your audit career to date? After graduating from Dunarea de Jos University, Galati in 2004 I was contacted by the Human ...

  • Communication for Auditors

    Communication for Auditors

    Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 by Carol Mclachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Auditor. Ace communicator. Super hero! ‘Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; team supervision; strong presentational skills to influence and persuade; good listening to build rapport; maintenance of client relationships; frequent contact with senior management; excellent oral and written communication skills; team player; active listener and efficient communicator’. Who are these ...

  • The Auditor's Communication Strategy

    The Auditor's Communication Strategy

    Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 by Carol McLachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Effective communication. The core competence for our profession. Listening, interrogating, understanding, translating, feeding back: whichever way you look at it, good two-way communication is critical for the auditor, and something which hopeful recruits should definitely look to improve if they are applying for audit jobs . So, let us now take this a step further and consider how we can hone ...

  • Surviving Pressure

    Surviving Pressure

    Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 by Carol McLachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments

    Under Pressure? Survive or thrive, you decide! It’s January. Tight deadlines, frenzied pace, long hours, short tempers. An uncertain economy, intensified competition - for jobs, promotion and, just about everything else. Undoubtedly, we’re under pressure. Love it or loathe it, it’s not easing up any time soon. Will you survive or thrive? Let’s find out.... What do frogs and auditors have in ...

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