Career Development Tips for Accountants
As you continue to work in your current role, it’s easy to become complacent. But if you want to accelerate your career, refine your ambition and channel it into successful outcomes, you need a plan.
And whether you decide to take the road less traveled, or drive a direct
3 Tips for Fast Tracking Your Accounting Career in 2014
Ah yes, the infamous New Year’s resolutions; promises we make, but invariably fail to keep. Whether it’s going to the gym more frequently, or committing ourselves to work/life balance, somehow, someway, we never quite get there.
But to move your accounting career into the fast lane, you
Must-Have Excel Skills for Accountants
By Frank Wdowczyk, 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. Connect with Frank on LinkedIn.
Despite all the various ERP systems and their
7 Traits of Successful Accountants
Success is one of those things that’s easy to describe but hard to identify. Look for these lucky seven traits to track down the most successful accountants for your company.
There’s no single blueprint for success, but the most outstanding accountants share certain characteristics. Among other things, they’
3 Qualities Employers Look For When Hiring Accountants
What do employers want in an accountant? Here are the three most important things companies are looking for when hiring accountants.
Let’s face it: the job market is brutally competitive. In order to succeed you need to make the most of all of your opportunities – because you don’t
Tips for Writing Finance Job Self-Assessment, Pt. II
We’re our own worst critics. But we don’t have to be – with these few tips, you can write your finance job self-assessment that’s at once honest and flattering.
3 Advantages of Hiring a Chartered Accountant
An accountant is an accountant, is an accountant, right? Wrong. Chartered accountants have some specific skills and training that will make them valuable additions to your finance team.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring the benefits of the different accounting designations in Canada. Each has its own unique
How Long Does It Take to Find an Accounting Job?
They say that good fortune comes to those who wait. Okay, but how long should you have to wait? How long does it take to find an accounting job?
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.
Improve Your Career: Leadership Skills Every Accountant Should Have
Some leaders are born – others are bred. Here are some leadership skills every accountant should have, so that they can stop playing “follow the leader,” and start being the leaders to follow.
There are a lot of popular myths about accountants (not a few of which have found their way into television’
How to Embrace Feedback and Improve Your Career
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” So runs an old Buddhist proverb. But are you a willing student? Here’s how to embrace feedback and make yourself more coachable.
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,
