Careers in Accounting and Finance

(8 reviews)

by Rob Weaver

This course will help you to identify where you are in your career, where you want to be, and what you need to do to get there. Take charge of your future today.

price £75+vat
cpd hours 4 CPD hours
access 120 days' access

This course will enable you to

  • Manage your career proactively
  • Figure out where you currently are in your professional journey
  • Identify your career goals and make sure you achieve them
  • Set SMART and SMARTER goals that can help you plan for your future
  • Improve your professional relationships and refine your interviewing, CV writing and listening skills
  • Strengthen your confidence, attitude, and personal brand to supercharge your career

About the course

Staying competitive in today's job market can be tough, which can make it daunting to think about the future of your career. Figuring out what you want to achieve and setting achievable goals can help guide your career in the right direction and give you the confidence to pursue your dream role.

This course will help you to identify where you are in your career, where you want to be, and what you need to do to get there. Take charge of your future today by identifying and setting your career goals, improving your professional skills and relationships, and developing your confidence to create a personal brand.

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Contents

  • What are your options?
    • The role of the accountant
    • Kickstarting your career
    • The role of career management
    • The practice vs industry dilemma
    • Career paths
    • The PPI approach
    • Career skills and behaviours
  • What do you want to achieve?
    • Career values
    • From career values to career satisfaction
    • Examples of work values
    • Beliefs – benefits and drawbacks
    • Setting goals
    • Career goals
    • SMART-ER goals
  • How will you get there?
    • The importance of your network
    • Building stronger relationships
    • Effective listening
    • Growing your professional network
    • Making the right career decisions
    • Creating a CV for success
    • Finding the right role
    • Acing the interview
    • Interview skills
  • Supercharging your career
    • The right attitude
    • Developing a personal brand
    • Building confidence
    • Developing career confidence
    • Career resilience
    • Understanding cultural differences
    • A global career
    • Career breaks

How it works

Author

Rob Weaver

Rob Weaver BA (Hons) Has worked in the finance industry for over 25 years. He is a former Senior Pensions Consultant at a leading pensions provider. He currently works on a number of consultancy, training and coaching projects including the Level 7 Accountancy Apprenticeship (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA) through Reed Business School.

Reviews

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(8 reviews)
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    MC
    Matthew C
    30 Dec 2024
    30 Dec 2024
    Thought-provoking, it gives a good insight on how an individual should approach, review and manage career changes.
    TT
    Tlang T
    28 Dec 2023
    28 Dec 2023
    This is CPD, everybody must consider to take, it requires one to regular take stock concerning/considering where you currently are in career, what you want t achieve professionally and the route you would like to follow to get to where you would like to be
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    Mr. L
    28 Sep 2023
    28 Sep 2023
    This was high time we all needed it.
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