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This is a guest blog from David Landau, Co-Founder & Director at Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment

Are you a qualified accountant and ever questioned whether it’s the job you really want? In this episode of The Variants Analysis, trainee chartered accountant turned hospitality CEO Gavin Adair joins our host Adrian O’Connor to discuss his somewhat unconventional career path.

As of 2021, there’s a record number of 41 female CEOs running Fortune 500 companies.  That’s less than 10% of CEOs on the list, while female leadership as a whole totals only 8.1% across the featured companies. 

Getting ahead in the finance industry is about more than the latest financial skills. Of course, you’ll need the necessary technical know-how and expertise to do your job well. Ultimately, however, it’s soft skills that set you apart in your job hunt and eventual career path.

This article, A Guide to Working as an Accounting Backpacker in Sydney, was originally posted on Richard Lloyd Recruitment's website on 3rd October 2016. Get in touch with them by clicking these links and they'll help you with your planning and finding a job!

Recruiters are everywhere, in every market, and much of the time, up in your business. We all know the adjectives that get bandied around about the salesy, greedy, overpaid “Consultants” who are only out to make the placement and get the money, and if you’ve been in the industry for any length of time chances are you could name some of these people. Below are the 5 main reasons I hate recruiters.

We are incredibly excited to have David MacLeod as one of our inspirational speakers sharing his experiences, motivations and knowledge on Employee Engagement, Motivation and Retention.David is co-Chair of the Employee Engagement Task Force launched by the Prime Minister at Number 10 in 2011. He is also a visiting Professor of the Cass Business School, a Fellow of the Ashridge Business School, the Institute of Marketing, the CMI, and of the RSA.

You have the experience. It’s a natural step up for you. You’re really excited. For once, the Recruiter has hit the nail on the head and found you the perfect role. So why do you leave the interview feeling like you missed the mark? Worse still, why did the feedback come back saying that you weren’t quite strong enough?

The first speaker at our event, Celebrating Women and Diversity in the Workplace