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seeking advices to be a assistant accountant?

  • 14-08-2008 12:16am
    #1
    gilbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭


    hi,guys,

    i am just wondering that how to be a assistant accountant?i just graduated from college with hounour 2.2 degre in accounting & finance. and i got 9 exemptions of ACCA(F1 to F9), i am doing ACCA course in BPP now. for last 3 months i sent lots of my CV to employer via a few job websites(jobs.ie/irishjobs.ie), never get any responses from any of them, thus

    1)i am just wondering what i should do to get a proper job as a assistant accountant?(any other way i can use to find a job like that?)

    2)what kind of jobs can be taken as part of ACCA requirement,beside assistant accountant (three years experiences)?


    thanks millions for any sort of advices?:confused::confused::confused:


Comments

  • #2
    09_09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭09_09


    dont worry man..i m with u..i got 1.1 and same 9 exemptions from ACCA..i got few replies but no good result. still loooking for job. well .. it is not ryt time for us. hopefully we will get job next year...if u really want it..try to run ur contacts ..thats the only way u can get it.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    09_09 wrote: »
    dont worry man..i m with u..i got 1.1 and same 9 exemptions from ACCA..i got few replies but no good result. still loooking for job. well .. it is not ryt time for us. hopefully we will get job next year...if u really want it..try to run ur contacts ..thats the only way u can get it.

    No. No. No.

    The best way to get an accounting job is to go through the specialist recruitment agencies.

    I'm thinking Accreate, Brightwater, Hays , etc etc. Send them your CV with a cover letter, and take advantage of their expertise.


  • #4
    gilbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭gilbert


    09_09 wrote: »
    dont worry man..i m with u..i got 1.1 and same 9 exemptions from ACCA..i got few replies but no good result. still loooking for job. well .. it is not ryt time for us. hopefully we will get job next year...if u really want it..try to run ur contacts ..thats the only way u can get it.

    this makes me feel better,haha:D,(i'm just kidding) but we should try our best to find the path to rome.


  • #5
    gilbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭gilbert


    ND 1978 wrote: »
    No. No. No.

    The best way to get an accounting job is to go through the specialist recruitment agencies.

    I'm thinking Accreate, Brightwater, Hays , etc etc. Send them your CV with a cover letter, and take advantage of their expertise.

    that is uesful to me,thanks a lot!

    but any other way what we can try ,beside agencies ??:D


  • #6
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    gilbert wrote: »
    that is uesful to me,thanks a lot!

    but any other way what we can try ,beside agencies ??:D

    Forget it - go to an agency


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  • #7
    09_09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭09_09


    ND 1978 wrote: »
    No. No. No.

    The best way to get an accounting job is to go through the specialist recruitment agencies.

    I'm thinking Accreate, Brightwater, Hays , etc etc. Send them your CV with a cover letter, and take advantage of their expertise.


    my friend. i have sent my CV to all accounting agencies..some of them are accreate, Robert half, recuritment plus, eden, symbio select ltd they registered but never gave me call back..:o.. but like Premier, Accounting solutions, MARYB, 1800 and few more ..They never replied me..they are looking for exeprience...:(

    one incident..i went to Grafton recruitment..the lady got my CV she did not check my 3 A on my CV and she just turned the page and said you do not have experince in accounting... no job... apply directly...i was f..k..g angry...:mad:

    the best way is to run your contacts or wait until market kool down and there will be more jobs.:D


  • #8
    09_09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭09_09


    from my personal 2 and half months experince ..never go to agency unless u have experience or u are over qualified for the job...

    apply directly..their are only two companies going to hire graduate in september..

    KPMG..frget it..no chance in hell...
    Bank of Ireland..same answer..lolz...


  • #9
    gilbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭gilbert


    09_09 wrote: »
    from my personal 2 and half months experince ..never go to agency unless u have experience or u are over qualified for the job...

    apply directly..their are only two companies going to hire graduate in september..

    KPMG..frget it..no chance in hell...
    Bank of Ireland..same answer..lolz...

    i never ever think about big 4s,no chance at all, how can we get any experiences before we get the first job.:mad:


  • #10
    09_09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭09_09


    thats the problem. But everything depends on your luck. If you have luck you will get job very easily but in mine case. i am out of luck....


  • #11
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    The best thing to do is apply through both agencies and directly to employers (via jobs.ie, irishjobs.ie & monster.ie). Start/continue with your ACCA exams. Perhaps if you have not had success getting a job to date, you should get someone to look at your CV as it may need to be formatted in a different way.


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