I was saddened but unsurprised by the news that Moore Stephens and Chantrey Vellacott are to merge with effect from 1...
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10 time saving tips for busy accountants
Hard to believe that the last time I shared any time saving tips on this blog was back in 2009. I've taken the 3 tips...
Seven tips to develop your career in accountancy
This post is quite distinct from most of the others on this blog. Instead of focusing on accountants in practice, what follows is intended to help those accountants looking to develop their career. I am often asked for my advice in this connection so have gathered...
8 tips if you are considering an accountancy franchise
This isn't intended to be complete treatise on the subject. I have simply jotted down a few thoughts in preparation for a magazine interview. If my contributions appear online I will provide a link in due course. The journalist seems to be undertaking extensive...
4 tips for job hunters
1 - Register on LinkedIn and complete your profile so that you are attractive to prospective recruiters and anyone looking there for someone like you. Here's a link to a short series of blogs I wrote recently on the value of LinkedIn. Once registered you can then...
Are you assertive or aggressive?
I was recently asked my views on the benefits of being assertive rather than aggressive in getting a tax job and in your tax career. Here's what I said as is published in Taxation 2 magazine: While we are used to seeing aggressive characters getting their way on...
Finding, Minding, Binding, Grinding
It's been a while since I referenced the key roles we tend to adopt in our firms. There are four essential such roles. Most firms need partners and team members with skills in each of these 4 areas. Finders - who go out and find the new work Minders - who look...