advice

ammaji

Hi friends

I am new thise flowder can any one give little advice to me? first upall i am saying sorry to my boring easy.

i am currently finished my AAT EXAMS final year and i have one more exam.
now i am looking for jobs trinee accountant, assistant accountant,adiminstrative roles, i worked one year in volunteer center in 2006-2007 now i am not working.now i have experiance gap.i have cleared few interviews but not successful.now is it better to join in volunteer jobs.
or shall i keep tring jobs.could adive to me which one is best.i have very nervous and i can not decided.

thank you

jorja1986

Please do not take offence but improving your english skills would help towards employability. I found your thread quite difficult to understand.


I would do some volunteer work as you will get experience and show to future employers you are willing to do aything.

aatfree

I agree with the poster above. Do improve your written English skills. Employers will take this as a sign that you have poor attention to detail and can't add up.

Volunteer work in Finance will give you valuable experience while you are applying for jobs.

A-Vic

Cv Cv Cv

Hi,

All i can advise at the moment is proof read everything you write - and make sure your CV is upto date. Apply to agencies, accountancy practises and even speak to friends and people you know.

Am really sorry to say but if was a potential employer and recevied a covering letter (which i have) in the same style, i wouldn't even get passed the first page.

I dont want to come across as agorgant my spelling is awful most of the time - but i have held lots of interviews and had to choose between hundreds of CV's and spelling mistakes are the first thing we look at.

I wish you the best of luck in your future :001_smile:

sanju158

Regarding Job Search

Hello, I am also looking for a first job in finance, and despite having a 2.1 degree, and not having to resit any exams its been very very difficult to get interviews.
I have got 5 interviews in about 2 years and needless to say they havent got me the job, but I have only got two more units to go before I complete the AAT course, I mean why cant they give someone a chance I am working in Medical research, and studying after work surely that show a passion for a career change and a can do attitude.
I have many transferable skills which I would bring with me.

I hope I have not wasted my time and money by doing this course!

Sanjay

aatfree

What subject is your degree in? What jobs have you been applying for? Having experience is very important in Finance. If you have no experience then that could be a possible reason why you are being turned down.
I wouldn't say you've wasted your time because aat is a good qualification to have however with your degree you may have been better to have applied for the graduate trainee accountancy schemes. On a graduate trainee scheme the company pays for your tuition and gives you all the required work experience.