Well it’s been a busy month here at GAAPweb! As well as celebrating the fact that our new Career launch site is now live and looking good we’ve also been reading through all the feedback from you guys – and you’ve had a lot to say!
The effects of the credit crunch…
Thanks to all of you who answered our Credit Crunch Survey! The results were pretty interesting, mainly indicating that it’s not all doom and gloom after all!
For a start, 46% of you think you’ll find it just as easy to get a job this year as you did in 2007. This is definitely good news as a massive 70% of you have said you will be looking to change jobs this year. The main reasons you’re looking to move are:
- Higher salary.
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Quicker career progression.
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Job instability in your current role.
Unfortunately there are some less positive reasons behind your decision to move. Only 16% of you think it’s likely that your current employer will offer you a promotion and 59% expect to be refused a pay rise this year – no wonder so many of you are looking elsewhere!
In fact 52% of you feel no pressure at all to stay in your current job because of economic downturn – you’re continuing on your intended career path regardless of the credit crisis.
The most popular backup plans should the credit crunch affect you are:
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48% of you would find a similar job within a new company.
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25% would do contract work for a while and consider their options (and the temp sector does tend to boom during periods of economic instability).
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20% would move into a different industry sector.
And of course we’re always here for any other advice and help you need – just get in touch!
Just getting started in finance and accountancy?
Well thanks for your fantastic feedback!
Our survey results were really fascinating, and we’re excited to hear all your plans for your future career and how you intend to get there. You’ve given us a much better idea of what it is you need from GAAPweb and we’ll be feeding it back to recruiters too!
We were interested to note a definite move away from a straight academic route as students and graduates told us how they intended to impress future employers. Many of you expect potential employers to be most impressed by your work experience first of all and then by your language skills. Unusually, achieving a high percentage in exams and passing exams first time came in way below our top two answers.
The good news is that most of the recruiters surveyed said exactly the same thing – so you really need to concentrate on getting some good experience under your belt if you’re looking to break into the industry.
Once you’re in a job your priority is obtaining that qualification – 72% of you named this as your primary concern. Other popular answers included:
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Securing a membership of a professional body.
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Specialising in a particular discipline.
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Working overseas.
Thanks again for all your feedback! We’ll be putting all this info into our Career launch site so make sure you head over there to get all the advice you need to really get started in finance and accountancy!
Protecting your privacy
A few of you contacted us early last month to notify us of a rogue job advert on our site which asked for money upon application. We removed the advert immediately and whilst we are as vigilant as possible to make sure this doesn’t happen please heed the following advice:
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Never part with any bank details or send money in response to an advert on our site.
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If you are asked to do so please report the company to GAAPweb, using the feedback@gaapweb.com address, so we can remove the job. If you have any concerns about a job you can also call us on 020 7801 9830.
That's all for now - good luck with your job hunt!
