4 Ways a Lateral Move Can Benefit Your Finance Career
You’ve been working hard and delivering for your organization.You hope to be offered a promotion, but instead a lateral move is put on the bargaining table. Don’t walk away just yet. In spite of what you might believe, a lateral move can be good for your finance career.
3 Things You Should Do if You Are Looking for a Finance Career Change
If the thought of going to work makes you emit a high pitched keening noise that only dogs can hear, it may be time to consider a finance career change.
There are, however, 3 things you should do before you take action and leave it all behind.
Evaluate Progress
Firstly, take
How to Tell When It’s Time to Leave Your Accounting Job
It’s one of the toughest calls to make: how do you know when it’s time for you to stop complaining about your accounting or finance job, and to start looking for a new one? Here are some signs that you should be preparing your exit.
Do you hate your job?
Jim Caltabiano, MBA/CFO, on Improvising Your Way to Success, Pt. II
In the second part of our story on Jim Caltabiano, the Vice-President and CFO of Campbell Company of Canada explains how, after a small “detour,” he found his way back on the path to success.
So you’d left Campbell’s to pursue something different. What was your next opportunity?
How Recruiters Find Passive Job Seekers
As often as not, the best person for a job already has one. Here’s how recruiters go about finding and recruiting these “passive” candidates.
In the recruiting world, it’s commonly understood that some of the best candidates for a job are, ironically, already gainfully employed. Of course, this
Tips for Giving Back and Finding Meaning as an Accountant
Accountants have skills that can make a positive difference – not just for their companies’ bottom lines, but also for the world we live in. Here are some ideas about how you can give back.
Let’s not be bashful here: as an accountant or finance professional, you possess some highly
Avoiding Career Suicide on Social Media
We’ve talked in the past about how hiring professionals can optimally use social media to attract and find the right candidates, and offered some basic advice to accountants for expanding and managing their online presence.
But there’s another, darker side to the Internet that we’re all becoming
4 Tips for Networking
For some people, networking comes as second nature; for others, it can be an uncomfortable and intimidating ordeal. Here are some tips to help you network like a pro.
Like many buzzwords, the term “networking” can feel stale and clichéd. And yet, anyone looking to advance professionally, find a
Things You Should Know about Working in the Tech Industry
The high tech industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. If you’re an accounting and finance professional in Toronto looking to work in the industry, here are some things you should keep in mind.
The secret’s out — high technology is one of the fastest
6 Things a COO Expects from their CFO
As someone who has worn the hats of both Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, few people are better qualified than Jim Mitrakos to explain to CFOs what their COOs need from them. Based on Jim’s extensive experience in both operations and finance, here are the 6 most important
