How to Resign from Your Finance Job Without Burning Bridges
A scorched-earth approach may work in warfare, but it’s not a good strategy when you resign from your finance job. It burns bridges and your professional brand in the process. Instead, try employing these 7 strategies to leave your finance job with grace and class.
Consider Your Timing
Leaving with
How to Become a More Confident Finance Leader
Some people are born leaders, or at least that’s how the myth goes. These natural leaders seem to exude confidence. They don’t suffer from fear of failure and they make decisions easily. Not all of us feel this way, however. Most leaders experience doubt, and worry that they’
Toronto Recruiters Talk About Top LinkedIn Blunders
LinkedIn can be one of the most powerful social media platforms for opening the door to your next finance or accounting job. But you could be sabotaging your chances of getting noticed without even realizing it. To properly leverage the power of LinkedIn, avoid committing the following 5 blunders.
Ignoring that
The BIG 4 Breakup: Consider These 5 Things
This blog was originally a LinkedIn post written by Clarity Recruitment’s founder Joe Diubaldo.
I’m going to go on record as saying that I love the skill set that comes with training at a BIG 4 or mid-sized public accounting shop. The training teaches people to look at a
How to Fast Track Your Accounting Career
A new year offers us a chance to set resolutions and follow through. If you want to fast track your accounting career, here are 5 goals to help you reach the next rung on the promotional ladder.
Goals 1: Cultivate a New Skill
Identify any new reporting standards, regulatory measures
How to Work for a Finance Leader You Don’t Believe In
Most companies don’t develop their future leaders. Most of the time, an organization promotes based on job competence, longevity or connections. And while this doesn’t necessarily result in bad leadership, it can mean that your manager is poorly equipped for the role. Here’s how to work for
Accounting Job Tips: How to Spot a Great Start-Up
Whether it’s the busy season of a Big 4, or the pressures of the corporate world, the idea of working for a savvy, fast-paced start-up can appeal to many accounting and finance professionals. But if you’re considering working for a start-up, it’s important to be able to identify
Making the Leap from Big 4 to Industry with Amy Jacobs
The risk adverse world of accounting and finance doesn’t emphasize a love for ambiguity or uncertainty. Interestingly, however, embracing a role that isn’t as clearly defined can be a way to make the leap successfully from the Big 4 to industry. Just ask Amy Jacobs, CPA, CA and current
Accounting Career Tips: The Pros and Cons of a Lateral Move
Lateral moves. Why is it that those two words make us think that we’re throwing in the promotional towel, or that our organization doesn’t believe in us? While there are some cons to a lateral move, there are also pros. Here’s why a lateral move could be
How to Become an Accounting Consultant
Being an accounting consultant can come with a lot of perks – flexible hours, tax benefits and better money. There are, however, certain pieces of the puzzle that must be in place for you to experience success in the land of self-employment. Here are some tips for becoming an accounting consultant.
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? The 7 Magic Traits
Presto, chango, and an accountant becomes an entrepreneur. But the road to transformation takes more than a lightning bolt scar (yep, we went there – Harry Potter reference) and a magic wand. There are key traits that allow accountants to make the leap to entrepreneurship. If this is a career
The Accounting Interview: Questions That Test Emotional IQ
Questions that measure technical fit often take priority over emotional IQ in an accounting interview, but do they have the self-awareness, empathy and social skills to be a valuable member of your team?