A common belief (or myth) is that at a certain point in the year, accounting firms stop hiring. Sometimes they do, but in many cases, the opposite happens. Here is the truth. Teams have open roles they need to fill. Budgets must be used, as hiring managers don’t want to start the next quarter short-staffed. Logically, this is a smart time for candidates to make a move, es...
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How To Move to a New Accounting Role Before The End of The Year
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Rethink Your Resume: How to Create a Skills-Based Resume
about 1 month ago by Steve MerrittEverything about work is changing, from what the modern accounting office looks like, to how employers assess and recruit candidates. Companies and recruitment teams are rapidly recognising that the old-school resume isn’t as reliable as it once was. Documents listing job titles and certifications year-by-year don’t always tell the full story about how successful someone c...
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Career Transitions in a Tight Accounting Market: Leveraging Your Transferable Skills
4 months ago by Steve MerrittThe accounting job market today is complicated. The rise of artificial intelligence and automation might be leading to new opportunities in some sectors, but it’s also causing widespread job displacement, and initiating wide-scale layoffs and job freezes in others. In fact, some experts now believe we’re in the midst of a “white collar recession”, where countless previously...
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