The working interview
Accountancy Action is in the press again! Read our article on the rise of the working interview on the Association of Accounting Technicians Jobs website here.
Go-karting Action
It will come as no surprise to hear that this year has been a very tough one with lots of hard work from the Accountancy Action team. So last week we celebrated 2009 and thanked our consultants for hitting their targets and making it through the difficult climate with a trip go-karting. After putting on [...]
Flat fees
Flat fees – many people in the recruitment world are sceptical. However it’s something that I really believe in.
In my view there were (and still are) too many recruiters thinking that they could just source a CV from a job board, match it to a job spec, send it over to a client and charge [...]
It’s Christmas!
An Action Christmas is just not Christmas without Barneys, Not so Secret Santa, Sticky Toffee Pudding and Lawrence making the waitresses wear phallic shaped balloons on their heads.
I am wondering if perhaps now I dont live 500 yards from Barneys any more whether its time for this tradition to move on and evolve after 8 [...]
Christmas fun at Accountancy Action
It’s party time again at Accountancy Action. The Christmas party comes around but once a year (although unlike some other companies we take our guys out every month) and this year we are off Go-Karting followed by an evening of food and drink at Barneys in St Albans. Once again our pathetic attempts at organising [...]
Will accountants save the world?
No, we’re not suggesting the next generation of accountants become superheroes – although it’s an interesting image. City AM’s recent headline “accountants can save the world” actually referred to carbon reduction – but what do accountants have to do with helping the environment?
The example given is the CRC – Carbon Reduction Commitment. Organisations in the [...]
Accountancy Recruitment on the up!
Interestingly the flow of accountancy jobs seems to be on the increase over the past couple of weeks.
I remember 9 years ago, in my first year of trading, i was the butt of a lot of my friends jokes. I often used to call them at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon asking them to check that my phones lines were working.