Career
Don’t Let Your Finances Become Tangled This Christmas
All I want for Christmas is you money Christmas is an artificial hard close deadline for many businesses.Everyone seems to want updated budgets, accounts, returns, forecasts before Christmas. We spend our days working hard to maximise the financial potential of organisations but often when we come home at the end of a hard day,...
4 Interview Mistakes That Will Stop You From Hiring Top Talent
The market has changed and the pendulum has swung. We find ourselves in an environment where there are simply not enough great finance and accounting people for all the companies that are hiring. This means that the greatest talent in the market has choices when looking for...
Awkward Handshakes That Spell Interview Failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghG1fG6Oc08 Video by Consult Recruitment We’ve all been there. You meet a perfectly nice person for the first time, you go to shake their hand and you shudder because you realise that the handshake can be compared to shaking a wet fish or a clicky-wristed mannequin. I mean who...
Why You Don’t Achieve Your Goals – And What To Do About It
There are two forces at play if you want to achieve your goals, and they have to be working in partnership. This is powerful, simple and a total game changer. Look in the mirror and you will not only see your best friend but also your...
5 Ways To Deal With A Disengaged Boss
There’s always a lot of chat about employee disengagement. As we end the year disengagement becomes more apparent. The blogosphere is littered with how-to guides for managing disengaged employees - and tips for getting out of the slump, for those who count themselves among the disengaged masses. What...
The Secret To Igniting Your Career
“How did you know you wanted to become a pilot?” I asked Pilot Sam. His response had a twist. It’s a message critical for happy, thriving, long-lasting careers. There’s magic in this. Read on. We were dining beside the Bosphorus in Istanbul, sipping raki after a stupendous...
Why Soft Skills Are Vital For Your Accounting Career
Forget being the walking, talking IFRS regurgitator (unless you are wanting to be the technical director at a large accounting firm of course!) - accounting has moved on. Whilst technical skills are always at the heart of what we do - if you can’t communicate effectively,...
When Losing Great People Is A Good Thing
It’s a bittersweet thing. You’ve worked with somebody for years. You’ve seen their wee babies grow up and become big school kids. You’ve been there when they are going through tough life stuff. They are great at their job and completely understand your company. They’ve been there...