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Dueling perspectives on internal audit

A guest post by an intern in Internal Audit was recently featured on another accountant’s blog, I Want To Be A CA, and I was first alerted to it by Krupo’s post title bait. The post is not compli­mentary about … Continue reading

09. September 2009 by Neil
Categories: Auditing | Tags: , , , , , | 1 comment

The best place to launch a career

I’m knee-deep into my third year working as an auditor, and that means I’ve nearly met my experience require­ments to call myself a CA. By my calcu­la­tions I’ll qualify somewhere around January. Over those 2+ years I’ve gained valuable experience … Continue reading

29. September 2007 by Neil
Categories: Profession | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Work-life balance: Laptops on holiday

Work-life balance is a topic that comes up frequently in the accounting profession. Robert Half, a recruiting company, surveys accoun­tants occasionally. 38% of accoun­tants take the office with them on holiday in the form of either a laptop or handheld … Continue reading

09. September 2007 by Neil
Categories: Accounting | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Annual review a chance to look forward and back

I had my annual perfor­mance review Friday afternoon. I knew what to expect, because it’s basically the aggre­gation of each job review we get throughout the year. Job reviews are a solid lead indicator for the annual appraisal. Reviewer comments … Continue reading

28. August 2007 by Neil
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Firm using Facebook to recruit in Toronto

I’ve grown a bit tired of Facebook lately. I think it’s because what origi­nally was a torrent of friend additions has gradually slowed to a trickle. (I meet lots of new people through my job but I doubt they want … Continue reading

07. July 2007 by Neil
Categories: Marketing | Tags: , , , , | 5 comments

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