How to Write a Self-Assessment for Your Finance Job
Right up there with root canals and small dogs that won’t stop barking is the unparalleled joy that comes with writing a self-assessment for your finance job. At first glance the task of writing a self-assessment seems daunting. What do you downplay? If you feel like you’ve hit
ON THE DOT: Inside the Mind of a Talent Acquisition Leader in Toronto
Dorothy Wolentarski’s LinkedIn profile says, “Who am I? I’m innovative, data driven and have a passion for social recruitment practices. I have a great sense of humour and a genuine passion for people.”
She is also one of the people we turn to for insight on recruiting practices.
Top Leadership Skills for New Finance Mangers
The CPA Competency Map is fascinating (ok fascinating might be bit of a stretch, but it is revealing). While technical skills such as finance and taxation are listed, so too are skills such as ethical behaviour and leadership. For new finance managers, who are just getting their leadership legs underneath
How to Make the Leap from Accountant to Financial Analyst
In football, players are often asked to take on a new role for the good of the team. Defensive backs become, gasp, full backs and in the odd case, a college quarterback becomes a receiver. Those who can adapt, succeed, while those who can’t flounder at the wayside. For
Why You Still Need to Excel at Excel
No doubt about it, as a finance and accounting professional, you still need to excel at Excel. Even with end-to-end financial suites like SAP and Oracle, people still do financial analysis by extracting data from those back-end systems and entering it in to Excel spreadsheets. Excel is used in marketing,
Attention Agency Recruiters: What the Corporate World Needs You to Know
In the classic work of non-fiction “A Walk in the Woods,” the author, Bill Bryson, decides to hike the Appalachian Trail – all 3,500 km of it (no we’re not kidding – the whole thing). He takes his friend, Stephen Katz, with him. Their obvious lack of physical and emotional preparation leads
How to End Your Finance Interview with a Bang
Here’s the thing – people (and this includes your prospective employer who’s interviewing you in three days) remember the highlights of a conversation/interview. They’re also influenced by how the interview ends. In fact, here’s a fancy formula for an award winning interview: peak moments + strong ending =
What Do Home Renovations and Accounting Contractors Have in Common?
Do you remember the time that you decided to do your own home renovations? No, well good decision. If the answer is yes, then you might also recall that they took longer than you anticipated. Between delays on getting the right shower head in, to finding a dangling wire you
Peaking in Your Accounting Interview
Great athletes plan their peak to coincide with a major competition. It takes discipline, focus and a whole lot of advance preparation. And while you’re not going to increase your protein intake, or run three sets of stairs to get ready for your accounting interview, there are strategies you
What Not to Say in a Finance Interview
You’re all dressed up in your best clothes. You enter the interview room, offer a firm handshake and your best professional smile. You are, in other words, off to a fantastic start in your finance interview.
There’s only one problem. You haven’t done a lot of company
Dressed to Kill: The Finance Interview
According to Business Insider you only have 7 seconds to make a first impression. Whoa! Hold your horses (and other western metaphors we can’t call to mind right at this moment). Did you say “7 seconds?” If that’s the case, a firm handshake, professional smile and the right clothes are
Hello Neo: Technology and Accounting in the GTA
In the sci-fi thriller The Matrix, Keanu Reeves delivers a flurry of literal and metaphorical jabs at a technologically driven race that has taken over planet earth. It’s good fun and let’s be honest, not everyone can wear a trench coat with such incredible panache. But is technology