Tailoring Your Resume
As we explored last week, optimizing your resume by choosing an appropriate format is very important. Similarly, ensuring that your resume is tailored to each position you apply to, even when not actively applying for jobs, is an absolute must.
So how do you best go about this? We recommend
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
Chronological Resumes vs. Functional Resumes
Writing, or updating, your resume is never exactly pleasant, but it becomes especially difficult – not to mention stressful – when you’re unsure what resume format to use.
Whether you’re shooting for a specific position or simply brushing up the ol’ resume (which a successful professional should always be keeping
The Importance of Ongoing Professional Development
Whether you’re a CA, CGA or CMA, your work as an accountant will never be just about the numbers.
Sure, your expertise in taxation, finance and auditing is invaluable, but often, what really sets you apart in this industry is versatility. That means a truly successful accountant will possess
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
How to Write a Great Thank You Note
“Sorry seems to be the hardest word,” according to Elton John – but “thank you” probably runs a close second. Here are some tips for writing a thank-you note that will help your cause.
So, apart from the anxiety you had to endure while on the hotseat, you’ve emerged from
Dressing for a Finance Interview
So you’ve jumped through the preliminary hoops and impressed—on paper, at least— the powers that be enough to bag a job interview. Now for the hard part: not only are you facing tremendous pressure to be charming, competent and utterly on in the flesh, you’re also expected
Social Media Tips for Accountants
“It takes twenty years to build a reputation,” Warren Buffet once famously remarked, “and five minutes to ruin it.” Today, with the rise of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, reputations can be built and ruined in mere seconds. Here’s how you can get a handle on social
