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  • Survey Results: The Road to Recovery

    Bosses of accountancy firms and financial departments should beware, as this new breed of financial professional are unwilling to put their career plans on hold waiting for pay and promotions.
  • The Auditor's Guide to the Art of Saying 'No'

    An inability to say ‘No!’ can take you away from your core goals (professional and personal) and your personal values. Read on to learn about the art of saying 'No!'.
  • The Perfect Auditor Elevator Pitch

    Your Elevator Speech succinctly describes who you are, what you do, how you do it, but above all conveys, what your skill or service does for others.
  • Discovering Your USP

    What do big brands like BMW and Microsoft have in common? A promise. Consistency. You know what you’re getting. Each brand has your trust. You understand its value, the return it will give you, for your time, for your money... Imagine if you could apply that branding philosophy to your career?
  • Survey Results: Future of Accountancy - September 2009

    Nearly half of the today’s accountants (44%) do not believe enough is being done to attract graduates to the profession or to study accountancy, according to research conducted by CareersinAudit.com.
  • Your Case for Promotion

    Jon couldn’t believe his luck. At the tender age of 25, one year post qualification, he’d been awarded his first managerial promotion... Of course it wasn’t luck that got Jon this first promotion.
  • The Auditor’s Guide to Conflict Resolution

    If you’ve managed to navigate purely tranquil waters in your career, then bon voyage! But if, like the rest of us, you steer through the turbulent rivers of difficult people, delicate relationships or out-and-out conflict, read on.
  • Taming Technology: You and Your Inbox

    Looking forward to some leisure time this evening? Why not? It’s been another long day. Then there’s a rumbling in your pocket. It's an email from your boss. A couple of sentences, a few minutes, and then you can relax. And so you start typing...
  • Techniques to Improve Performance

    ‘You put better things into your time, you get better things’. It can be great to be efficient but it's completely useless if what you're doing isn't taking you in the direction you need to go - towards your goals.
  • Blended Living

    Picture this. A life of resolved conflicts. Time to do anything, and everything. Satisfied stakeholders: boss, reports, partner, friends and family. Exquisitely balanced to your own personal prescription. Seamless, congruent, harmonious.
  • Coaching your Audit Team

    In this article, we explore what is actually meant by coaching in its many guises, what makes it special and how it can benefit organisations and individuals within the audit profession.
  • New Year Resolutions: Revitalised!

    Christmas decorations in August? Planning the winter ski in temperatures of 30°C? It might feel a tad unseasonable but it’s really never too early for New Year resolutions.
  • Working Abroad

    Far from being a busman's holiday, appointments abroad demonstrates mobility, flexibility and cultural awareness: qualities that headhunters and employers alike prioritise when making senior appointments.
  • Writing an Accountancy CV to get an Audit Job

    If you want a CV that will land in the contact list rather than the dustbin, there are some standard rules you should follow when writing a CV to apply for audit jobs.
  • No Time for Time Management

    What exactly is Time Management? Why is it that no matter how hard we work there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done?
  • Managing Your Work-Life Balance

    Many of us have lost our work-life balance but are worried about not putting in the hours and losing our job as a result. But how much extra work is really expected of us, or are we suffering from presenteeism?
  • Effective Management & Leadership

    The role of audit manager is a demanding one; but also very covetable, being chock full of highly desirable transferable skills.
  • Junior Audit Jobs – A Crash Course in Auditing

    By understanding the process that that an auditor goes through and why audits are carried out it is much easier to get the perfect job.
  • Getting into Audit

    Adnane 23, talks to Careersinaudit.com about getting his first job in Audit and how he is settling into his first role as Associate Auditor for Johnson Controls in Belgium.
  • How to Find an Audit Job Online - Top 5 Tips

    Follow these top 5 tips to help you find the dream audit job you're looking for online.