Why Excelling at Excel Is Important for Your Accounting Job
Mastery of Microsoft Excel is a must-have skill for accountants, and a key to their professional growth. Here are some tips for accelerating your career with Excel.
As accounting and finance recruiters in Toronto, our job involves not only understanding our candidates’ strengths, but also identifying some of their weaknesses.
Why Accountants Should Be Able to Write
The pen, they say, is mightier than the sword: here’s why it helps when accountants can wield one comfortably. Writing in accounting is a crucial skills when it comes to written documents like memos, letters and written financial statements.
Six Ways Accountants Can Improve Their Writing
Even if you don’t have any plans to write the next great American (or Canadian) novel, you may still be judged for your prowess with prose. Here are some tips for improving your skills as a writer.
Could a missing comma in your cover letter cost you a job
How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
Not everyone is comfortable addressing or speaking before an audience. Here’s some advice on how you can develop your public speaking skills.
Let’s be honest: accountants aren’t exactly known as the most outgoing or gregarious people in the room. The stereotype of the accountant as a wallflower,
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
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
3 Important Tips for New Finance Managers
So you’ve just been appointed to your first managerial job. Congratulations! When you first received the news, you were probably beside yourself with joy. A bigger salary, a fancy new title, a corner office with a glorious view, and all of the other many perks of management — they’re
The Perks of Working as an Accounting Contractor
Contract employment isn’t just a boon for companies. Here are some of the perks you might enjoy from working as a contractor.
To do contract or not to do contract – that is the question. Or at least, that’s the question many accounting and finance professionals in Toronto are
Mentors and Coaches, Pt. II
Coaching is a great way to acquire new skills and raise your performance. Here are some things to expect and look for in a coach.
Would Michael Jordan have won as much as he did without Phil Jackson at the helm? Would Steve Yzerman have won as much without Scotty
