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Selling Yourself – prepare for that interview!

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

From the time you open your eyes on planet Earth, you have been selling yourself. Not only to the rest of the world but even to your parents, brothers & sisters and your friends. Confused? ...

Linkedln Guide pt2 – help your ACCA career

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

In my previous article, "How LinkedIn can help your ACCA career", I mentioned why is it important to join professional networks (especially Linkedln) and stay ahead of competition. But starting at Linkedln requires some professionalism ...

What do Accountancy Clients and Employers want?

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

Interview clients of personal service firms (such as accountancy firms), and ask, "Why do you continue to work with your personal account manager and even the firm in general?" You assume you know their answer. ...

Can ACCA Accountants Be Leaders?

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

This question is asked of me so many times that I decided to directly ask various company professionals. So I started a poll at a finance group at Linkedln (Professional Networking website) and so far ...

ACCA Job Interview - General Tips – Prepare correctly for your Accounting career

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

I know many of you have already read various general interview tips but let me reiterate the issue. Let me put you in the Employers’ shoes for a moment. Just imagine you are an accountancy ...

Increasing ACCA Numbers?

By Chris Surridge · 14 years ago

Sitting with a friend at a coffee shop discussing about the current global crunch and wondering when things will take good shape, I came to know that our accountancy body, i.e., ACCA (The Association of ...