Audit & Governance Careers Advice - January 2020
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Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
In an Analytics job interview, it’s not just what you say, but how you say it that is important. While technical skills, qualifications and experience will be the main areas an Analyst job candidate will be evaluated on during a job interview, there are other skills that can help you stand out amongst the competition. Set yourself apart from the other applicants on these skills, and you could be ...
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Posted on Monday, January 27, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The term ‘analyst’ is rarely a job title seen alone. Whether financial, data, research, quantitative, digital or even risk, the analytics scope is seemingly unending. Below expands on three of these analytics titles, exploring what Data, Research and Financial Analytics entail and how each of these roles are distinct. Data Analyst Arguably the most well-known within the analytics family, those ...
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Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Data Science is a discipline that incorporates the application of statistics, data analysis, machine learning and computer science. The goal? To get value from data through analysis so as to better understand how a business is performing. With this information, the Data Scientist builds AI tools to automate certain processes within the organisation. There are a number of tools at the Data ...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Careers in Risk Management are essentially careers managing the unknown. Whether considering internal or external factors, risks are an obvious and unavoidable factor of any business. Yet, when looking beyond these continual risk hurdles, Risk Managers are tasked with another everyday challenge – managing. Beyond simply being an aspect of any managerial role, proactive risk management is ...
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Posted on Thursday, January 9, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 09 Jan 2020 Looking for a new challenge, fancy switching jobs or wondering which ones are futureproof? We've delved into techie cyber-space, with a helping hand from expert Simon Wright, director at CareersinCyber.com and CareersinRisk.com, to find out which jobs will be the hot tech, cyber and risk opportunities in 2020 and beyond. Data Scientist Data Science is the process of ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Data Analyst interviews are notoriously technical. Interviewers are known for putting theoretical knowledge on blast and expertise to the test, and with possible questioning broad, feeling fully prepared can pose a challenge. Below covers just the surface of those frequently asked interview questions, from basic to personal, that Data Analysts can anticipate. The Technical Questions "Talk us ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Diversity, in all forms, enriches business beyond just reputational benefits. Tied with an increased bottom line, companies championing diversity dominate their gender-homogeneous counterparts by 85% percent when looking at financial return and 50% when considering performance, according to a recent PwC survey. Research by McKinsey mimics PwC’s findings, reporting that “companies in the top ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
From the rise of flexitime to homeworking, flexible working strategies are receiving some serious airtime in the auditing and accounting arena. With 63 percent of full-time employees already working with some form of flexible working arrangements, workplace flexibility is both in demand and on the rise. Top tier companies are rolling out flexible working policies in conjunction with their ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 08 Jan 2020 One-third of businesses are still failing to meet GDPR compliance according to new research by RSM. Despite the regulation being in full effect for well over a year, only 57 percent are confident in their businesses’ compliance and another thirteen percent are uncertain either way. With GDPR now erased from the priority list for a third of survey respondents, middle market ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 08 Jan 2020 Beyond university qualifications, certifications are a great addition or even alternative for Information Security professionals at every level. Some of the certifications, which are available by the hundreds, hold as much value as a degree or professional experience in the eyes of employers. Whether advancing your career is the intention or simply getting your foot in the ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 08 Jan 2020 The cyber industry has huge potential for professionals – from growing demand to continually increasing salaries and varied opportunities, we have listed the three main reasons why pursuing a path in cyber security is worth your consideration. 1. Growing Demand for Professionals The demand for cyber security professionals has never been greater and with the predicted 3.5 ...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 08 Jan 2020 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are tasked with many challenges, but arguably the biggest headache of the role surrounds getting that elusive board buy-in. With responsibility for a company's information security falling to CISOs, those struggling to achieve this all-important buy-in see their company a ground for cybercrime and security vulnerabilities. An ...
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Posted on Monday, January 6, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Alan Turing pre-empted the era of machine learning, saying in 1947: “What we want is a machine that can learn from experience.” From the birth of computers and then the internet to a world practically ruled by technology, Machine Learning has manifested. What is Machine Learning? Machine Learning is essentially the marriage of machine and artificial intelligence that enables said machine to ...
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Posted on Monday, January 6, 2020 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Exploring careers under the analytics umbrella, whether considering data analytics, business analytics, big data analytics or even data science, uncovers diverse pathways that share a surprisingly homogeneous foundation. With most entering the wider field from a Data Analyst route, foundational requirements of all analytics positions see fundamentals like Python, SQL and statistics degrees a ...
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Posted on Monday, January 6, 2020 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 06 Jan 2020 Alan Turing pre-empted the era of machine learning, saying in 1947: “What we want is a machine that can learn from experience.” From the birth of computers and then the internet to a world practically ruled by technology, Machine Learning has manifested. What is Machine Learning? Machine Learning is essentially the marriage of machine and artificial intelligence that ...