Career Advice - August 2021

  • The Top Five Traits of Successful Data Analysts

    Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Data makes the world go round. So long as we have the experts available who can interpret it. Businesses rely on Data Analysts to make the connections they need between their customers, their products, processes, inputs, and the market, using the data being generated. Using the insights and information Data Analysts extract from the data, organisations can then make informed decisions to drive ...

  • The High Demand for Cloud Security Professionals

    Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2021 by CareersinCyber.comNo comments

    Published: 26 Aug 2021 The demand for cyber security professionals with expertise in cloud security has evolved with the ever-increasing number of businesses moving to the cloud. Moving away from the historic server or on-premise model and into the cloud model has opened up a whole new set of security questions and challenges to overcome. Speaking to Dylan Holloway, Cyber Security Manager for EY, ...

  • Internal Audit vs External Audit: Which is best for you?

    Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    There’s always two sides to every story and that includes a career in audit. The question is, is it the Internal Audit or External Audit side that is going to procure you your happily ever after? What? The first thing is to understand what the final objective of either audit type is. External Audit, in 9/10 cases is to express an opinion on financial statements. This is done in accordance with ...

  • Moving to Compliance from Another Career Path

    Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    The most important point to note when deciding to make a professional move, is not to get caught up in the supposed expectations. If you’re considering a move into a career in compliance and you’re coming from an unrelated space, that doesn’t mean you should drop down to a less senior level. “Don’t be afraid to match your skill and experience coming into a compliance role,” says Senior Compliance ...

  • Getting a Job in Risk When You Don’t Work in Risk

    Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    It sometimes happens that people find themselves at a crossroads in their career and make the decision to apply their skillset elsewhere. The ease and mechanics of such a transition is of course dependent on the profession you have selected. If you are looking to make your career in risk without a background in risk, you should consider what you can bring to the role and how best to network and ...

  • Questions to ask at your Data Scientist Job Interview

    Posted on Sunday, August 1, 2021 by CareersinAudit.comNo comments

    Our modern existence is powered by reams and reams of data, as businesses utilise this immeasurably invaluable commodity to glean insights into their consumers and convert them into lifelong clientele. The importance of data equates quite neatly to a demand for Data Scientists whose job it is to analyse and interpret the data to unearth meaning, patterns, insights and trends in order to make ...