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Employers are on the lookout for professionals with the ability to adapt and be resilient to continual technological change
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The in-demand soft skills in 2021
13/04/2021
How has the pandemic affected the soft skills employers want in their finance professionals? -
A sporting chance at a finance career
22/03/2021
Charity LTSB helps place people at great companies, study ACCA and learn soft skills from Premier League football teams -
We took some of the most frequently asked questions around career change to a recruitment expert
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Five essential post-pandemic skills
27/01/2021
Covid-19 has has caused huge changes in the workplace, including some must-have core skills -
Catherine Edwards, Associate Director Skills and Assessment from ACCA, explains how to use the ACCA Competency Framework in the job application process.
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Digital in finance: eight predictions
28/12/2020
What does the future hold for CFOs as finance teams experiment with new technologies? -
From blamer to doer
02/12/2020
If a team member doesn’t deliver what they signed up to do and blames someone or something else, here’s how to get them to take responsibility -
Dr Rob Yeung: The art of persuasion
26/11/2020
Dr Rob Yeung discusses how to improve your ability to influence and persuade -
Time management while working and studying
06/11/2020
The best accountant in the world is going to come unstuck if their time management skills are found to be lacking -
What are the top 10 employment skills most frequently identified by researchers? Organisational psychologist Dr Rob has the answers
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Data visualisation
02/09/2020
Using data to tell financial and other stories to non-financial people -
The most in-demand skills
26/08/2020
In these strange times, what are the core and non-accounting skills that are top of the 'important' list? -
Young digital natives can help older, more experienced colleagues improve their understanding of technology and its potential through reverse mentoring schemes
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The most useful non-accounting skills
13/08/2020
We explore the must-have skills that have been highlighted following lockdown -
Why ethics must top your skill set
30/07/2020
Sharon Machado, ACCA’s portfolio head of business reporting (and formerly ACCA’s head of qualifications), takes a look at why ACCA students and university students need to enhance their professional, analytical and ethical skills -
The skills employers want in 2020
30/07/2020
We take a look at some of the skills that will be most in demand of new trainees and graduates from employers in 2020 -
Achieve ‘the perfect blend’ of soft skills
30/07/2020
With expectations on accountants constantly shifting, it is important to have a wide range of soft skills at your disposal to complement your technical skills in order to have a better chance to succeed -
Cybersecurity skills – the why, what and how
30/07/2020
Accountants play a pivotal role in fighting cyber crime and recent graduates need to grasp these basics quickly. Are your cybersecurity skills up to scratch? -
Digital skills were already incredibly important for the modern and future accountant, but the coronavirus crisis has made them even more so