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​You’ve been offered a new Accounting role – congratulations! There are a few things to do now, firstly, to celebrate and inform your current employers of your resignation. The second is to think about how you’re going to make a success of your new role. You know you have the right skills, abilities and experience that your new employer is looking for, so you can relax on t...

Applying for a new role, and going through the recruitment process can be a daunting task for even the most experienced accounting professional. Interview nerves affect most people, but they can make the recruitment process more stressful than it needs to be for you, the candidate. Your next job might be the start of something amazing – so naturally, you will want to imp...

​Naturally, we all go through periods of having exciting projects on at work which make us fall in love with our roles again; and times when finding motivation is harder. But if the thought of the end of the weekend and another week in work fills you with dread, this could be a sign that something is seriously wrong. Either you’ve outgrown your accounting role, your workpl...

​The quality of your resume can mean the difference between being stuck in a role with no prospects or being offered a great new position. Your resume is still the first thing clients ask for and will be the decider between getting an interview and being left out of the recruitment process. The resume has been around for hundreds of years, and over time it has changed and ...

As we are now living in a world that has been changed by the pandemic, your employee retention strategy must be better than ever. A pre-pandemic Retention Report by the Work Institue (2019) found that “one in three workers would voluntarily leave their job by 2023”. And this has only increased due to significant shifts in the market due to Covid-19. The effects of the pande...

The world of work has changed dramatically in recent years, and the pandemic has heightened awareness for the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Recently, there has been an increased realisation from employers that they need to be doing more to promote diversity and inclusion. A recent CIPD survey found that two-fifths of employers said that they believe...

​When it’s time to interview the shortlist of candidates for your vacancy, you need all the help you can get to ensure you eventually make the ‘right’ hire. Interviewing is a skill, and just because you are in a managerial position, that doesn’t mean that interviewing comes naturally to you. Likewise, just because you’ve been interviewing for years, this doesn’t mean that y...

​As an accounting professional, it’s essential that you hire individuals into your team who will thrive, which in turn allows your business to grow. The ‘right’ hire can make all the difference, just as hiring someone who isn’t exactly what you’re looking for can be harmful to your team and ultimately your success. No business wants to spend any more time, resources or reve...

​In our post-Covid world, having a strong talent pipeline is more crucial than ever. And the skills shortage that was present in almost every industry pre-Covid is still threatening organisational growth. When you’re recruiting, it’s not about the number of people you can attract to your business; it’s about the quality of these candidates. Even with the perceived increase ...

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Attracting Talented Employees   When you are a small company with limited resources, it is never easy to attract the key people needed to push your business over the hump and onto the next growth phase.    While being small has its advantages, one clear disadvantage is when small companies try to compete with larger ones for similar ta...

Sometimes it seems that in order to land a good job with a good company there are too many ideas, tips and pieces of advice to remember. Experts will tell you how it is important to look the part by wearing the right outfit, presenting the proper attitude, and exhibiting the correct body language. They’ll sermonize about the importance of researching the company, reading the...

You want well-rounded staff in your workplace. To get well-rounded staff, you need well-rounded people. The best way to develop team camaraderie, boost morale and allow your talented staff to express themselves and increase their productivity is by embracing the power of play in the workplace.  Allowing your staff to play decreases their stress, thereby leading to decr...

In the last five years, offshoring has shifted from being a niche strategy to a dominant one used by a number of firms. The extent of offshoring varies according to characteristics of the firm (e.g. the larger the organisation, the more likely the firm is to outsource.Offshoring is part of the never-ending search for efficiency and cost reduction in firms, and can be underta...

As part of Mental Health month the Hedley Scott team want to join the global conversation focusing on ways to reduce mental health in the workplace. Our latest blog discusses the mental, physical & social effects of being a workaholic.Obsessive workers are easy to spot. Their almost religious devotion to productivity and advancement means long days, late nights, missed w...

Managers and business owners have many unique challenges these days, from finding qualified applicants and keeping them onboard to keeping productivity high when staffing levels dip. Keeping the best performers motivated while urging everyone else to do better requires a delicate balance, and no small amount of skill. Getting the best out of your workers requires a combinati...