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  • LinkedIn Etiquette for Auditors

    'I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn'. How often have your received this inoffensive, modest invite?
  • How will Brexit Affect Auditors?

    We consider the impact such a move could have on the UK economy and how this affects audit professionals and auditors currently working in the UK and across Europe.
  • How many Overtime Hours do you Work to earn your Holiday Entitlement?

    According to the Chartered Management Institute's recent report on 'The Quality of Working Life', you are likely having to work over 200 hours of overtime which cancels out the average holiday/bank holiday entitlement of 28 days per year.
  • Emotionally Intelligent Email

    I've quoted it before, and I'll quote it again, but are you aware that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is more critical to your professional success than the intellectual variety?
  • Down with the Delegates

    It's crazy conference season and as a veteran circuit speaker, this is the peak time of my working year. Closely akin to the external auditor's January equivalent (those of us with the glut of December year ends and insane international reporting deadlines), it feels like a full twelve months ar...
  • Survey Results: Ethics - What is your Moral Compass?

    The 2015 annual Audit & Risk Recruitment Survey by CareersinAudit.com asked over 1,700 auditors and accountancy professionals worldwide their opinions around ethics and when they will look to move on in their careers.
  • Obsessive email-checking: The Addiction and the Antidote

    I do it. My husband does it. As do my kids, my desk neighbour, my boss and almost all my clients. The scourge of the smart phone, widely proclaimed as work-life balance liberator, saviour of flexible working is, in fact, proving to be our captor rather than our redeemer as we succumb to a new ...
  • How is the Gender Pay Gap in Australia affecting auditors?

    A recent ABC investigation has concluded that full time earnings for men and women within the same job continue to be staggeringly disparate.
  • Are All Audit Jobs About Numbers and Figures?

    People typically associate auditors with numbers and figures. When thinking of auditors, their mind may conjure an image of an introverted type solitarily hunched over spreadsheets and a calculator.
  • The Seminar Series

    Regular advertisers of audit jobs on CareersinAudit.com, Internal Audit Connections (IAC) and its partners involve themselves further in the audit community by running seminars throughout the year for senior members of the Audit and Risk community on various industry related themes.
  • Qualified Auditors: Why moving to Scotland could be the best decision you make in 2015

    Why would moving to Scotland be a good idea for a newly qualified auditor? Lynn Wight from Rutherford Cross takes a look at the opportunities on offer in the northernmost tip of the United Kingdom.
  • From Wimps to Winners: A Short History of the Office Lunch

    For those of you too young to remember, it was Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film ‘Wall Street’ who gave us the classic line: ‘Lunch? Aw, you gotta be kidding. Lunch is for wimps’.
  • Survey Results: Battle of the Sexes

    Now in its fifth year, the CareersinAudit.com annual industry research takes a closer look at whether today’s accountants are fulfilled in their current roles and what career satisfaction means to them. How prepared are they to make do with the status-quo and, if not, when do they intend to ma...
  • Crossing the Audit Threshold: Business Kissing Version 2.0

    Last week I met a colleague from my Ernst & Young days. A peer, a friend but someone I hadn't seen for around ten years. Delighted to see them, I was rather wrong-footed when they lurched forward with an embrace of salutation, which due to my clumsiness ended up as a minor scuffle and a less tha...
  • Elephants in the Audit Room

    'Elephant in the room' is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss.
  • Company Culture Matters For Your Audit Career

    A company's personality is shaped by its values and ethics, missions, goals and expectations. We think you should think about the concept seriously before you change job.
  • To Get the Job: Pretend to Be Your New Boss

    So you have been offered a new consultancy job, but how can you ensure you live up to the expectations of your new boss?
  • Make a Good Job of Moving Abroad

    An exciting future in another country could be more than just a dream for audit professionals who choose the right career moves.
  • Make The Time to Tell Your Career Story

    Research tells us that we learn the most through experiencing memorable narratives and this is no different when it comes to job applications.
  • Reading Between the Lines for That Dream Accountancy Job

    When you're scanning the jobs listings for your next accountancy job, it's worth remembering that these adverts are generally not wholly representative of the role itself.