| Employment News You Can Use | November 2009 |
In This Issue
- Convert slow time to retraining time
- Getting in IFRS shape for the New Year - take our poll
- Keep your finance job, save the world!
- Giving Back: Community service in action
- Candidate Corner: Preparing a straight-forward no-nonsense resume
- Job Postings
Convert slow time to retraining time
Practical advice on emerging from the recession in fighting form
by Frank
Colantonio, CA,
Director, Continuing Education, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
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The recession continues to affect a significant number of professionals with job loss and fear of job redundancy. Many organizations are finding it necessary to re-structure, which translates to cutting back on their most important assets - employees. It’s a time to focus on survival strategies for many companies, and even though conventional evidence clearly shows that those investing in people and training are less likely to fail, HR and training budgets are easy targets for cost cutting. Read the full article, or download the pdf retraining_time.pdf. |
Getting in IFRS shape for the New Year
According to the Canadian Accounting Standards, “You [public company accountants] may be
able to put off your New Year’s celebration plans until the last minute, 
but
you cannot delay planning for your transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).” In
fact, like a well-paid professional trainer, the ACAS’ August 2009 Bulletin #8 does a great
job of prescribing just the right IFRS fitness regime to get you in shape by January
1, 2010 – in time to establish the
one year comparative period you’ll need when you start transitioning to IFRS in 2011. Read
the full bulletin or
download the pdf IFRS.pdf.
If you work for a privately held company and are still wondering how relevant IFRS is for you, CMA Canada reports, "The Strategic Plan of the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) includes a separate strategy for the development of financial reporting standards of private enterprises.” A complete outline of the exposure draft of the revised standards is available on the AcSB website under documents for comment.
Take Our Poll: Compare your IFRS fitness to others. Get instant results!
As of October 21, 2009, only 7% of all participants reported
being “all
set!” for IFRS while a full 22% “hadn’t even thought
of it.” The good news is that more than a quarter indicated they were “making
progress.” Remember, take it one day a time, and ask for
the help you need, and you will get there. |
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Keep your finance job, save the world!
Socially responsible business jobs for accountants
by Mark Swartz, MBA, M.Ed.,
CareerActivist.com, Author, Speaker and Sustainable Career Specialist
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Where are some of the best jobs for finance professionals despite this turbulent market? In companies that are serious about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), ethics and Green initiatives. The more committed a business is to the realm of "sustainability," the likelier it is to value the integrity and risk management disciplines of a designated accountant. Read the full article, or download the pdf finance_job.pdf. |
Giving Back: Plant a Tree. Save an Island.
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Pro Count Account Executives Shannon Burton and Court Wiekenkamp joined 45 Lannick colleagues in supporting the firm’s annual Community Involvement Day: Plant a Tree. Save an Island. Lannick is committed to giving back to the community in which we live and work. By participating in the Toronto Island Stewardship Program again this October, our energetic team helped preserve one of the city’s greatest natural features from serious risk of erosion by planting hundreds of indigenous plants and trees. |
Preparing a no-nonsense resume
A straightforward, clear resume is critical for presenting yourself well
to a prospective employer. After all, what busy employer has the time or energy to decipher
a resume that is a clear example of reinventing the wheel? Sounds boring, but your future
boss will thank you for practicing the K.I.S.S. principle. Read our Resume
Tips with sample resume (or download tips-resume.pdf)
to help keep you on a straight and narrow path to success.
Job Postings
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