Career worries

System
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I am an aat foundation level student looking for account junior position, I have being turn down on many occasion because of lack of experience. Is anyone going through what I am going through at the moment? :?
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  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    hi,
    i'm going through the same thing, started foundation in sept '05 and thought i'd get a part time job in accounts but because i haven't got any experience (qualifications don't seem to count) no one wants to know.
    doing voluntary work in an office (not accounts) at moment so i can at least get that kind of experience.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    Hi, I had the same problem, I have just completed AAT foundation, but have no accounts experience at all.
    I applied for loads of jobs and got a few interviews but failed to get the job.
    I spoke to my tutor about it and she recommended voluntary work, so I became treasurer of a nursery in my area, three months later I applied for an auditors position and hey presto I got the job, I have been there a while now and it is very enjoyable, they are going to support me through the next 2 years of college too.
    Keep at it is my advice something will come up, try the voluntary option too because my new employer said that was what got me my job. Good luck to everyone searching for work. :D
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    That's gives me hope to keep searching :-o
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    We are going through the same thing. I hope we both get the job we are looking for? :?
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    HI ALL OF THEM


    i have same problem.about job i have no experiance in accounts. i completed aat foundation.
    i am looking for junior accountant post. i applied some posts . but nobody called to me interviwe. my plan is join in valatiree in office accountwork.could you tell me. how can i jion in valatiree job and where can i find that one help me
    plese.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    your local paper under jobs should have a section for voluntary work, failing that you need to write to companies offering your services
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    HI

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REPLYING. BUT I LIVING IN WORCESTR WHAT PAPERS CAN I FIND THE VALANTREE JOBS
    PLASE HELP ME.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    hi,
    If you call into your local library in Worcester they may be able to point you in the right direction for volunteer groups in your area. hope this helps, good luck :)
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    Hello,
    At the moment I have register with recruitment agency about account Junior position, but haven't been successful. Have anyone registered with the recruitment agency? what are your experience with them? are they trying to find you a job in account Junior or Account Assistant? :-o :?
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    I found that the recruitment agencies were always looking for more qualified and experienced people.
    You never know though something may come up with them.
    I think with this line of work you just haveto keep looking and applying for any job that is relevent, one day you will be lucky, where i live there isnt many people with AAT qualifications about so I was fortunate in getting a job with just AAT foundation
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Im 37 and had worked in the automotive industry all my life mostly in shitty factorys, decided to take up accountancy so I enrolled on the AAT. After six weeks I phoned every accountant in the yellow pages and sent a CV to the the ones who asked for one. I got two days a week volantry work at a local accountants which the employment service supported.I did that for four months and I have just been offered a position at a top accountants practice in the city with the further option after the AAT to go on to Charted fully funded.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    well done you, it just shows that perseverience does pay off in the end.
    I am 38 and have also just got the job i wanted.
    :lol:
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Agencies, Agencies, Agencies - register with any of them - they'll find you something to do with the area you specify. Afterall, they need to find you jobs to get paid themselves.
    I was registered with one "am-recruitment" or something, in Manchester and after 3 days I was sat in the interview room - 4 days after I started as accounts junior. Still here after 2.5 years.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    Hello all,

    How does the employment service helped you find voluntary work in accounting?

    I maybe looking for voluntary work now. 8)
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    You do have to be careful with some agencies though. They get paid on commission so sometimes they will place you anywhere just to get the commission, even if the job isnt what you want.

    Make sure they know exactly what you want and that you wont settle for anything which is less.

    Gem
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    I've had some right old expereriences with agencies over the years. Some of them just seem to match up keywords in your CV with keywords in the job description, no thought process involved at all. I've actually ended up in a job interview where neither the agency nor the employer appear to have read my CV at all. Ouch!

    Then again some have been brilliant. By and large the bigger agencies have been OK, it's the smaller ones (two blokes annd a phone!) that have been rubbish.

    Chris
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    The job centre has various schemes avalible to help with training the main one being NEW DEAL.If you are unemployed and qualify for new deal you can then ring around all the accountants in your area and and explain the situation. I think the employment service pay so much of your wages for a period,ie six months which in most cases is enough experience to open doors for other vacancies. Go to your local emplyment service and ask or visit their website.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    hi

    ihave same problem i am looking for valatree work. any one help me please how can i get the valatree work.which companies will provied valaree works how can i ask them.i find news papers.but i didnot gathered information. :cry:
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Hello ammji

    Have you got the yellow book? (telephone directory) go into the yellow book and ring companies that you are interested in working with and make enquiry about becoming a volunteer ( accountancy firms). 8)
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Hi Im so glad I logged on and read everyones responses. Im currently unempolyed have been for three months. I have done my AAT Foundation and have been applying for loads of accounts jobs but to no avail. I have felt very down about this but reading about what everyone has said it has made me feel more positive. I now plan to take your advice and apply to as many accountants as I can and offer my services for free. Hopefully this will pay off and I will find a great job. :-o
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    hi
    any one find the volantree accountant.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    ammaji

    You need to ring round accountants and offer your services for voluntary work. You could even compose a letter but please forgive me for being critical, get someone to spell check it for you. I am happy to help if you would like me too.

    Annette
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    Hello,

    I apply for an account junior position who offers to pay for anyone willing to study AAT. Having got the experience, I was rejected, I got confused because I thought they were looking for someoneone with my criteria. They have advertised the job once again.
    Does anybody knows what this means? :oops:
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    They may think you're over qualified if you've already got foundation AAT. They could have been looking more for an office junior.

    Gem
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    hi

    i am realy tried.i serched yellow pages but i canot get the companys valatree work for accountancy. i try appernticeship at my college now it finished it starting again setember.
    i have applied so many jobs. but noboday called me
    what should i do? i need job in accountancy.where can i get the accountancy valantree work.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    hello

    When I said search for voluntary work for accountancy, did you try ringing all the accountancy firm to confirm of any vacancy? Could you please tell me how you are searching? :shock:
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Ammaji

    You just need to keep trying. And I don't mean to sound harsh, but it would be worth getting someone to spell-check your letters and correspondance.

    Just keep at it :)

    Gem
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
    Re:Career worries

    I feel for every one who has had these sorts of problems. I must say however, (although this is no consolation) that this is not at all exclusive to the accounts world. Getting expereice without experience is a nightmare.

    I, in a way feel, like a bit of a fraud in the accunts world. I 'did' retail for 4 years and decided it was not for me, so I tried to get an 'office' job. That in itself was a mountain, but climb it I did and after periods of JobCentre visits and dole collecting I got a few temp positions. One place I went to work at (to do data entry, essentially) I was offered a job. Until then I had not even considered accounts. I am still here 2 years later, doing management reporting, amongst other things. But, damn, I had to struggle to just get into an office.

    Stick with it. Things do happen.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    well done you! it just goes to show that perserverance pays in the long run. :)
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 ๐Ÿค– Admin ๐Ÿค–
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    Hello all

    It came to a point where I don't want to look for accountancy job anymore. I kept questioning myself, have I choose the right subject? I mean how do employers expect everyone to get experience when they are'nt willing to give you a job just because you got the skills but not experience?

    Is anyone going through the samething? What is your opinion? :?

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