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Accounting Jobs Resume: 5 Rules No One Told You
Make Your Resume Unique to Stand Out When you apply for accounting jobs, your resume has less than 10 seconds to create a positive first impression. That’s why it’s crucial that your resume be concise and easy to read. However, in a competitive job market, the length of your resume is not the only thing…
Read MoreVirtual Interviews for Finance Jobs 3: Background Mishaps to Avoid When You Interview Online
Don’t Let What’s Behind You Distract the Interviewer Virtual interviews for finance jobs can be nerve-racking experiences. Yet these days, video interviews are increasingly popular. In fact, it is the most popular way of interviewing for many companies. It is natural to be apprehensive when you are unfamiliar with the process. You may feel that…
Read MoreManaging Remote Accounting Teams — 5 Steps to Assess Candidates for Accounting Jobs
Take the Risk Out of Hiring With many accounting jobs now being undertaken remotely, it’s important to make sure your remote hires have the skills and competencies you need. Hiring the wrong person could risk your reputation, do damage to your team, and be a costly mistake. It has been estimated that a poor hire…
Read MoreIndustry Trends – Pandemic Growth, Retraction, Bounce: What Do Hiring Managers Do Now?
How Will the Post-COVID Bounce Affect You? Decision making on whether to hire for accounting jobs is now very delicate, and will be dictated by industry trends. The COVID-19 pandemic has blown a hole in economic growth. It is hard to know how your industry and business will be affected as we continue to navigate…
Read MoreTips to Improve Learning/Training Virtually for Entry-Level Accountants
6 Tactics to Engage and Educate Accountants Online When you employ an entry-level accountant, as part of your process you will need to provide training. How you do this has probably changed. The pandemic has driven much of training online. How you present training virtually is a challenge you and your managers may not have…
Read MoreAccounting Jobs Resume 1 – The Balance Sheet That Sells You
7 Resume Tips That Will Help to Get You Hired in Accounting Jobs To secure the best accounting jobs, you’ll need to compose a resume that demonstrates you possess all the skills that employers desire. You’ll need to show that you are organized, diligent, a team player who accepts accountability, and that you have the…
Read MoreFinance Jobs: 5 Reasons Your Online Search Is Unsuccessful
How to Be More Strategic for Career Move Success Searching for finance jobs is hard work. You’ve spent hours online, submitted countless applications, but haven’t had a single interview. The lack of success is not a surprise. According to research by TalentWorks, it takes an average of 100 applications to get a job offer. In…
Read MoreTips to Advance Your Career in Accounting Jobs
How to Build a Successful and Prosperous Career as an Accountant Accounting jobs offer the potential for an interesting and rewarding career. Every organization needs qualified accountants to manage their finances and taxes. As the economy grows, the demand for financial talent increases. Indeed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of accounting…
Read MoreInterviewing for Accounting Jobs – Questions to Ask a Hiring Manager
Creating a Conversation to Become the Standout Candidate You have been searching for ideal vacancies in accounting jobs and finally secured an interview for your perfect job. During the interview you must project yourself as the ideal candidate. Somehow you must set yourself apart from the other candidates, but how? The interviewer will give you…
Read MoreTips for an Accounting Manager to Get More Out of Video Meetings
Top Tips for Effective Video Conferencing for Accounting Managers As an accounting manager, the COVID-19 outbreak has changed the way you interact at work. For example, communicating with the executives in your company and with your team of accountants and finance professionals has likely become reliant on video meetings. For example, in Q3 2020, Zoom…
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