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Terrible Job, Great Career
One of the first things I ask candidates is, “Do you want a job, or do you want a career? Because this can be a terrible job, but a great career.”...
7 Soft Skills All Accountants Need to Be Successful
In the accounting industry, your soft skills are as important as your hard skills. Your soft skills are the reason you effectively communicate,...
Five Traits of a Top Analyst
As a financial analyst, you work in a highly competitive field. Along with having the required education, skills, experience, and certification, you...
The War for Talent…
If you're in a hiring position then you have likely realized that the war for talent has been fully waged. Whether you are the winner or loser of...
Ditching the Work-Life Balance
One of the things that people ask me about the most when we’re talking about potential work is how much work-life balance different jobs afford. I...
Making Sense of Record-High Unemployment for Finding Your Next Superstar
During this time of high unemployment due to COVID-19, you may be wondering why few candidates are responding to your job postings for a finance...
Imposter Syndrome
“Oh no, is now when people are going to find me out?” You’re not the only one who wonders. The feeling that you’re going to be ‘found out’, that...
Hiring The Best Athlete not The Best Resume
We’ve all done it, interviewed the person that everyone in the room loved. Your gut told you she was a great fit, but she was too entry level, came...
Millennials in The Workplace
I’ve written before about the hand-wringing that comes along with trying to “figure out” a new generation of employees (any new generation). Right...
Multitasking…does not work
The other day I was trying to take a work call while heating my son’s bottle. Heating a bottle is easy. I poured water into a container, pushed a...
Start Networking Now…Not When You Need To
It is never too early to start building your network. In fact, one of the biggest mistakes people make with networking is to wait until they need...
What You Didn’t Learn In School: Navigating Your First Job
We live in a world where people are better educated than ever, so why do the majority of employers and recruiters think that people newly entering...