Audit & Governance Careers Advice - October 2017

  • Different Types of Risk Jobs

    Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 by CareersinRisk.comNo comments

    If you are a graduate looking to get into risk or a professional hoping to make a career change or make a side step, you will want to know what types of risk jobs you can expect to come across. Traditionally when you think of risk professionals, you either think of a risk manager or a risk analyst, who will advise companies and businesses to help them make important business decisions. However, ...

  • The Importance of Internal Audit

    Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    There are some things companies looking to streamline their expenditure could probably cut back on; however one would argue that internal audit is not one of them. The internal audit function remains as relevant in today’s market as it ever has, in fact perhaps even more so in light of incoming regulations and directives such as the EU GDPR . The role of internal audit in facilitating proper ...

  • Audit Advantage: Anxiety, the Auditor’s Ally?

    Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 by Carol Mclachlan for CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    More often than not, anxiety is presented as a negative; we have treatment for anxiety ‘disorders’, in audit and other professions we talk about managing anxiety before a meeting or a presentation , we feel anxious awaiting an exam result. Without a doubt these are all examples of a feeling that can be uncomfortable, often debilitating and, at the extreme, be diagnosed as a mental health ...

  • Survey Results: Stress!

    Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Setting the scene It seems that stress – ‘a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances’ strikes everywhere and pretty much everyone at some time in their life. So prevalent is stress that medics across the globe have termed it the “epidemic” or the “disease” of the 21st century – with certain life circumstances such as a divorce, moving house, ...

  • Skill Hit List for GDPR Jobs

    Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 by CareersinCyber.comNo comments

    Published: 03 Oct 2017 It’s almost a cliché to remind you of the impending step change due to occur on 25 May 2018 as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) prepares to take effect. However, for those with the relevant skill set, the GDPR could mean an interesting twist in your career path as you assign your talents and expertise to the newly created role of Data Protection Officer ...