The milkround can be a time of great excitement as the next class of future graduates begin their transition from the world of study into the world of accountancy. The process itself is very competitive with a large number of…
Final year is a busy time for students. The increased study and assignments workload coupled with the usual extracurricular activities leaves little time for much else (well, maybe some time!). However, an additional consideration for final year students is their…
LinkedIn hasn’t replaced the traditional CV just yet but these days, it’s a critical part of any graduate application process. The first thing many employers will do when you apply is search for you on LinkedIn. If you’re absent, or…
Excel is the one tool you’re guaranteed to use as a trainee accountant and are likely to use every day of your professional career. That said, it is often overlooked in college (well, on some courses at least). If you’re…
There are a lot of different factors that impact the outcome of an interview; it’s not always as straightforward as simply answering all the questions correctly. According to CollegeJournal, an interview comprises 55% body language, 7% verbal communication, and 38%…
Although interviews can be really nerve-racking, a good first impression can really make a difference – video interviews are no different. More and more companies are using video interviewing for early-round selection, which helps bring a you to life much…
It is likely you will at least apply for a couple of trainee accountant roles. It can be tiring if you tailor your CV to each role. Also, you might not remember which format you had for what application and there…
Once you are ready to get going with applications it is key to make sure you plan your “route to market” – make sure you get access the the best companies out there. You can play this in one of…
At Cruncher we could have made a pretty educated guess at the top 3 things employers look for when hiring trainee accountants. Lucky for us the Higher Education Authority (well actually the AHEWCS..the career services part) did a lot of quantitative research…
In 1482, Leonardo da Vinci wrote the first CV (allegedly!). The fundamentals of the good old CV haven’t changed much since then.
In the milkround, the first stage of the application process will be an online application via the firms’ graduate recruitment websites. It’ll be time-consuming for you, but this approach is logical from the firms’ perspective as it creates a standardised…
Google “graduate interview advice” and you will get 1,310,00 results. That’s the first problem. The second is that there’s quite a bit of dubious, contradictory information which makes it hard to figure out what advice to trust. That’s where Cruncher…