Tips from Finance Recruiters: The Elevator Pitch
Finance recruiters meet with job seekers every day, most of whom would love to know how to craft a great elevator pitch. Make no mistake, that 30 seconds is a real asset in moving you towards your career goals. You’ll use your elevator pitch in networking events, in answer to
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.
How to Land the Best Accounting Jobs in Toronto
It goes without saying that a great resume and interview skill set will help you land a role.
But how do you hear about opportunities in the first place that might otherwise pass you by?
Landing the best accounting jobs in Toronto is almost more about advanced networking skills than
The Top 5 Places for Toronto Accountants to Network
While most of us are busy building our resume, savvy job seekers focus on enhancing their networks.
And while there’s nothing wrong with developing marketable skills, it’s often the relationships we foster that lead us to our next opportunity. With that in mind here are the top five
How to Take Your Finance Career to the Next Level in 2015
If you’re like most of us, you’ve thought about what your dream job might look like. Perhaps you envision yourself as a key contributor to the success of a small, fast-paced start–up. Or maybe the idea of working overseas pushes your “let’s make it happen” button.
3 Behaviours That Can Hurt Your Finance Career
Very rarely is our path to career advancement a smooth one. Usually there are ups and downs, misfires and successes. There are, however, a few behaviours that can damage our chances of moving the career stick from neutral to drive.
If your career has stalled out ask yourself if any
New Year’s Resolutions for Your Finance Career
It’s that time of year again, where we make promises to ourselves, pursue them with great vigour for a month and then typically go back to our old habits.
But here are 3 New Year’s resolutions for your finance career that you’re going to want to keep, particularly
Tips for Accountants: The Do’s and Don’ts of Networking
You gaze around bleary-eyed, slumped at your desk like a puppet whose strings have been cut.
While you have survived another year end, you’re exhausted and the thought of attending the networking event this evening fills you with mounting horror. But you’ve committed yourself to going, so you
How to Make the Jump from Finance Manager to Finance Director
As a Finance Manager you’ve worked hard, demonstrated a team-first mentality and been rewarded professionally as a result.
And while you may be content in your present role, you can foresee a desire to take the next step in your career. For those of you who want to make
3 Technical Skills Every Accountant Must Master
As your accounting career progresses, so too does your skill set.
Ideally, you would complement this natural evolution with some additional professional development. Employers today are looking for candidates who possess some very specific competencies. In fact, there are 3 technical skills every accountant must master if they want to advance
Tips for Accountants: How to Build and Manage Your Brand – Part 3
By Frank Wdowczyk, CPA, CGA
Frank, Senior Recruitment Partner at Clarity Recruitment, has over eight years of practical accounting experience, and seven years as a finance recruiter.
He lends his extensive expertise to finance professionals across the GTA.
The final instalment of How to Manage and Build Your Brand explores
5 Signs of a Bad Accountant
We’ve all had it happen to us – a bad hire. Accountants who do not perform up to expectations can derail a team, set a company back months and cause damage to an organization’s bottom line.
There are definitely signs that you could be hiring a bad accountant. To
