Catch 22!!! Relevant Accounting Experience.

System
System Posts: 100,537 🤖 Admin 🤖
edited June 9 in AAT member discussion
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I am sure that there are other members out there like myself. I have been accredited M.A.A.T. status, however, I work in a limited purchase ledger environment which does not give me the required practical skills to maintain the proffesional level achieved. I have found that since finishing A.A.T, many of the skills learned have become "rusty" or even forgotten.

I am also finding it difficult finding alternative employment due to lack of practical experience, coupled with my age (a very young 44) employers don't seem to be interested in offering me a position. I know that CPD courses are a good way of continuing your studies and keeping abreast of new legislation in accounting but this is no substitution for practical experience.

I am beginning to feel that all the hard work put in to achieving M.A.A.T was irrelevant!

Any feedback would be appreciated!
Siany

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  • System
    System Posts: 100,537 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Catch 22!!! Relevant Accounting Experience.

    Siany.

    Although i understand your feelings, there is no need to be despondent. The very fact that you have completed your AAT qualification speaks volumes, even more so due to your job.

    A lot of employers prefer the more 'mature' applicant.

    Keep plugging away and keep smiling :-)

    Scott.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,537 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Catch 22!!! Relevant Accounting Experience.

    :lol:

    Thanks Scotty!! But less of the "mature" please lol.

    Of course you are right. The right opportunity will come along eventually I'm sure. I just need to be patient. In the meantime I am enrolling on some CPD courses and studying the Foulks Lynch ACCA study textbook on business taxation. Perseverance is my middle name!

    Siany

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