How To Attract Talent: Preparing For A Hiring…
Many businesses have identified that they need to hire people with additional skills to help them respond to changes in their market, increase the speed at which they can transform, and ultimately succeed in the new landscape. But with talent being scarce at the moment due to travel restrictions and a general reluctance to change jobs, how do you go about attracting those much-needed new employees?
3 Trends Defining The Future Of Recruiting
Never before have so many industries concurrently implemented hiring freezes, truly displaying the historic magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst you automatically expect it for those industries so directly impacted, like Hospitality, Travel & Transportation, Retail and Media & Entertainment, strict hiring freezes have also been seen across Accounting, Marketing & Advertising, Manufacturing and Financial Services, as well as many more.
60% Of UK Businesses Have Seen Revenue Adversely…
How will businesses in the UK fare in the post-COVID-19 landscape? How different will the working world look for professionals up and down the nation?
Analysing the impact of Covid 19
This report, in partnership with Vacancysoft, investigates the impact of Covid 19 on the accountancy, banking and insurance sector.
7 Career Steps from ACA Newly-Qualified to CFO
In this blog I provide advice on how to progress from ACA newly qualified to CFO. This is targeted at people who are ACA newly qualified from a traditional audit practice background, as opposed to those coming from corporate finance, TS, or banking.
8 Ways To Help Improve Your Employee Retention Rates
Employee retention is critical to the overall success of a business. “Our people are our greatest asset” can be heard time and time again in the workplace, however, many companies fall short when it comes to actioning such initiatives.
Why You Should Improve Your Business Soft Skills
You’ve got the right skills and/or qualifications that enabled you to get your job in the first place. Depending on what your profession is, you will undoubtedly want to undertake additional qualifications and courses which will give you a greater level of technical skills and improve your future career prospects. But these can be a serious commitment; they are often both costly and time consuming.
Your First 100 Days In A New Job: Top Tips To Help You…
Your CV caught the hiring manager’s attention, your interview went really well and your contract negotiation went smoothly. Now it’s time to start your new job!
How can an accountant up-skill themselves to…
Rob Thompson, Deputy CFO at The Bank of England, gives his opinion on how accountants can up-skill themselves and accelerate their careers.
Starting a new job at an accountancy firm when working…
Remotely starting a job with a new employer may seem daunting, but technology certainly makes it easier. Here’s the experience of a candidate who remotely started as an Audit Senior at a Top 15 firm.
Working Remotely: How to conduct pre-employment…
Interviewing, pre-employment screening and onboarding can all be completed remotely by hiring organisations. And it's easier than you might think...
9 tips to help your remote interview run smoothly
While plenty of organisations have been set up to function with a remote workforce for some time, one particular aspect remains where a face-to-face meeting is often preferred in many industries; the interview process. This preference is not necessarily valid anymore, with vast technological advances allowing for remote interviews to be successfully conducted from afar.