Job Searching for Accountants

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What do employers look for in accountants?

Stay informed on the business scene - read the business pages

Tailoring your CV

  • Mention specific Accounting Packages
  • Show that you are not "Just an accountant"
  • Qualifications and Institute Memberships. i.e. ICAI, AITI
  • Display pass rates
  • Client profiles. i.e. sectoral experience more relevant now than ever
  • Accounting systems i.e. Sage, SAP etc

Enhancing your CV 

  • IT courses
  • Soft skills - presentation
  • Tax courses
  • HR issues

Recession Resistant Sectors

  • Compliance
  • Internal Audit
  • Insolvency and restructuring

Where the jobs are overseas

  • Luxembourg
  • Caribbean
  • Australia

Using your spare time productively

  • Voluntary groups needing assistance
  • Write an article on some relevant area

Agencies which specialise in Accountants