What You Should Know Before Becoming an Accounting and Finance Contractor
Working as an accounting or finance contractor can be a big change for many accountants. Here’s what you should expect.
We’ve explored how hard it can be to hire a good accounting or finance contractor. But what about those on the other side of the desk – i.e., current or
Growing Your Accounting Career: How to Make Your Small Business Big
It’s not enough just to think big – you need to take action to make it happen for your accounting career.
For the self-employed and small firm accountants alike, growing an accounting career can feel like an uphill battle. To be sure, scaling up your business is a challenge that requires
Tips for Accountants: How to Motivate Yourself After Summer
After a long and lazy summer, it can be tough to get back into the swing of things at your accounting job. Here are some tips to help you transition.
As the summer weather slows to a sad crawl and fades into a distant memory, the blissful months of long
Greening Your Home Finance Office
Working out of your home and looking to go green? Follow these tips to make your virtual finance office as eco-friendly as can be.
Last week, we identified some ways for accountants who work out of their homes to optimize their virtual finance offices. But there’s no reason your
How to Optimize Your Virtual Finance Office
It might sound like the dream job, but working from home can be harder to master than most people think. Here are some tips for getting your virtual finance office in order.
For most of us, our accounting jobs require that we show up to our offices every day. But
What to Expect from an Accounting Job at a Start-Up
Working in a start-up environment can be a real breath of fresh air for many accountants. But it can also be a dramatic change from a more traditional accounting job. Here’s what you should expect.
Everyone and their mother seems to be talking about start-ups these days, be it
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
Four Handy Apps for Your Accounting Job
You’re an accountant? Don’t worry – there’s an app for that. Here are four apps and programs that will help you with your career in accounting.
Jobs in accounting aren’t what they used to be. The advance of digital technology offers those with jobs in accounting endless
Top 5 Accounting Interview Guidelines
When you’re interviewing candidates for an accounting job, there’s no single recipe for success. But there are accounting interview guidelines you can follow that will help you find the best talent for the role.
Whether you’re an HR representative, an internal recruiter, or a senior-level finance executive
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.
Resume Mistakes Accounting Candidates Make, Pt. II
Mistakes happen – but they shouldn’t happen on your resume. Avoid these common errors to keep your file off the cutting room floor.
If you only had sixty seconds or less to convince an employer to hire you for a hot accounting job, what would you say? Which skills or experiences
Resume Mistakes Accounting Candidates Make, Pt. I
The resume is the first thing a potential employer or recruiter sees of you. Make sure you make a good first impression by avoiding these common mistakes.
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