Archive for February, 2012
Why changing careers has never been easier
Linda Fleet turned her back on working on an Asda checkout to embark on a career running her own accountancy practice. Here’s her story.
Introducing the new AAT website
This week saw the launch of phase one of the new AAT website. Chloe Christey-French, AAT’s Web Project Manager, talks you through some of the changes – and the ones still to come.
5 ways to find work experience through volunteering
20 February – 26 February is Student Volunteering Week. Volunteering can be a great way to gain the accounting work experience you need while contributing to your local community. Here are some ways to go about getting work experience through volunteering.
Home is where the job is
Kitchens, beds, herbs – Ceris Williams’s weekly job post of accountancy job opportunities has a distinctly homely feel this week. If these vacancies are not in your area, it may be worth checking out Ceris’s previous job posts, which cover various parts of the UK. You can also search for more accountancy roles across the [...]
Plugging the skills gap in Scotland
Vocational training is sitting high on the news agenda thanks to National Apprenticeship Week. Jacqui Hepburn, Director of Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland, offers a glimpse of what is being done north of the border to plug the skills gap Our recent Scottish Sector Profile report looked at the profile of 24 sectors [...]
Go for gold with Ceris’s accountancy job opportunities
Didn’t get a ticket to this year’s Olympics? Join the club. All is not lost though as amongst the accountancy job opportunities sought out by our very own guru, Ceris Williams, is an opportunity to work at London 2012 Ceremonies.
Top tips for taking on accountancy apprentices
As part of a week-long series of posts celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, Helen Bloodworth, training manager from Baker Tilly, shows you the steps and considerations you need to go through when taking on an accountancy apprentice. Understand that taking on an apprentice is a long term investment (our apprenticeship programme lasts five years). If nurtured [...]
AAT apprentice: you’re hired
Sophie Dobbins has been an apprentice at AAT for five months. Here she talks about her decision to apply for an apprenticeship, and describes what she has learnt already I was struggling a little with my A levels when I was at college and I’d lost motivation. I was looking for advice on other career [...]
Ceris’s latest accountancy job opportunities
AAT’s very own Fairy Jobmother, Ceris Williams, is back with another offering of accountancy jobs for AAT students.
It’s time to raise the status of apprenticeships
Getting an apprenticeship with Rolls Royce is as competitive as trying to get into Oxbridge. At the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2012, AAT Chief Executive Jane Scott Paul asks: isn’t it time snobbery over apprenticeships was put to bed?
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