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
When Should You Leave a Big 4 Accounting Firm? – An Auditor’s Dilemma Blog PART 2
Leaving a Big 4 Accounting Firm
You’ve just survived another busy season and are staring listlessly out the window. Empty fast food containers litter your desk and you swear that you forgot to feed your cat when you left the house this morning – again. Maybe it’s time to
Should You Stay Until Audit Manager? – An Auditor’s Dilemma Blog
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Thoughts on Becoming an Audit Manager
Ah yes, the eternal dilemma facing any auditor, or member of the band the Clash – should I stay or should I go now? Or, more specifically, should I hang in there until I reach the level of
4 Signs You’re a Good Finance Manager
Are You an All-Star Finance Manager?
We’d all like to think that we’re great Finance Managers, even if we’re relatively new at the rol. We communicate collaboratively after all and have an open door policy. But there are definitely signs that you’re the kind of Finance
What Happens After You Submit Your Resume to a Finance Recruiter
You’ve applied to a job posting with what you feel is a first class finance resume. But you wonder if it’s like casting dimes down a wishing well.
What actually happens when you submit a resume to a finance recruiter? Read on to find out.
Step 1:
New Finance Job? How to Get Noticed at Work
There are always nerves when you start a new role. You want to make a positive first impression. But how do you do it without stepping on toes?
Here are 3 ways to make an impact in your first month on the job.
Stakeholders
Meet with key stakeholders as soon
How to Prevent New Finance Hire Turnover
The internet abounds with general tips on how to reduce employee turnover. Get creative with benefits, articles trumpet. Offer regular praise and recognition, blogs proclaim.
But what about the first month, when new finance hires are most prone to throwing in the towel. What does a hiring manager need to
5 Skills You Need to Rock Your Finance Job at a Start-Up
When many of us think of taking a job at a start-up, we think about flexibility, a fast-moving culture and maybe a ping pong table or two.
But before you decide to jump ship to a start-up, ask yourself if you’re bringing the skills you need to impress and
How to Decline a Counter Offer
You’ve landed a new position and informed your current organization that you’ll be leaving. One day later they present a counter offer.
What should you do? You know you don’t want to stay, but you do want to leave on the best possible terms.
Here’s how
5 Words to Remove From Your Finance Resume
With resumes still an integral part of the hiring process, it pays to have one that captures and holds the attention of the hiring manager. A great resume, if done correctly, can do wonders to promote your professional brand.
If laden with generic terms that are overused, however, it can
How to Build Influence in Your New Finance Job
We often hear about influencers – people who are able to shape points of view and circumstances to align with their own. They seem to have an ability to build consensus and understand what it takes to be successful.
If you’re starting a new finance job, there are certainly things