Audit & Governance Careers Advice - November 2016

  • Security - Compensation and Market Trends - Mid-Year report 2016

    Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Living with Brexit uncertainty We wrote at the start of the year that the security recruitment market does not operate in a vacuum. It remains substantially dependent both on the economic environment within which it operates and also the perceived threats and losses that can result from a lack of investment in security. Like many others in the recruitment industry we were anticipating that any ...

  • Compliance - Compensation and Market Trends - Mid-Year report 2016

    Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Living with Brexit uncertainty Our employers survey published at the start of 2016 suggested a buoyant recruitment market for compliance professionals . 79% of compliance departments had reported they were finding it difficult to recruit, with only 12% considering it was unlikely that they would need to recruit externally during the course of the year. However, according to our own metrics the ...

  • Risk - Compensation and Market Trends - Mid-Year report 2016

    Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Living with Brexit uncertainty At the start of 2016 we reported that the risk recruitment market had slowed. Even though our client survey reported that 55% of risk departments did not have the resources to meet the demands made upon them, only 52% reported they had attempted to recruit in the last six months. Furthermore, 23% reported that they were unlikely to recruit in 2016, significantly up ...

  • Internal Audit - Compensation and Market Trends - Mid-Year report 2016

    Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Living with Brexit uncertainty We wrote at the start of the year about the value of stability and the way it lifts demand for internal auditors. Like many others in the recruitment industry, we were anticipating that any demand suppressed by the uncertainty of Brexit would result in an uptick in demand as the vote was settled in favour of the status quo. Clearly this did not come to pass and the ...

  • Quality Assurance Jobs

    Posted on Monday, November 21, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    One of the top ten occupations revealed to be the most satisfying, the Quality Assurance job market is a competitive one, so for candidates looking for roles in this sector, the key is to stand out from the crowd. A space that is driven by individuals with keen attention to detail and process as well as analytical thinking, those qualities must be apparent from the outset, from the structure of ...

  • Careers in Corporate Investigations

    Posted on Friday, November 11, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    If you fancy yourself a Columbo or Poirot type character when it comes to your chosen career, then corporate investigations may be just the ticket. Closely related to the field of IT Forensics , Corporate Investigations is similarly routed in the fundamentals of detective work. Of course, it is far more complex than that simple analogy and when you look at the specialist areas that fall under ...

  • IT Forensics: The Lowdown Part II

    Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    A diverse strain of the InfoSec industry , those wishing to pursue a career in IT Forensics should be aware that it is a closely-knit and difficult business to break into, not least because it demands a level of practical experience from those wishing to work in it, more so than academic qualifications. “Government or law enforcement offer the best grounding and breadth of case exposure for ...