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The Millennials Series: 7 ways to make your LinkedIn stand out to employers – The importance of LinkedIn for accounting and law students.

LinkedIn is one of the main platforms utilised by employers and recruiters when they are looking for new talent. Essentially, LinkedIn is your online resume that allows you to display your work history, education, and the skills you want to present to the wider audience, alongside enabling you to connect with like-minded individuals within your field...

The Millennials Series: Three ways University and College students can make the most out of studying overseas

Studying overseas is a life-changing opportunity. You are forced to become self-sufficient, to meet new people and experience another culture. Studying overseas was one of my favourite experiences of my undergraduate degree, and is something I highly recommend all students experiencing. Ideally, a semester-long exchange is the best way to get the most out of … Continue reading The Millennials Series: Three ways University and College students can make the most out of studying overseas

The Millennials Series: Three Experiences Accounting Students Should Have Whilst At University

Graduate accounting jobs are not easy to land, and undergraduate jobs even more so. With the process becoming more and more competitive, there are the three things I can recommend for all accounting students to do to make yourself stand out to potential employers are: Study abroad on either a short term program or a semester-long … Continue reading The Millennials Series: Three Experiences Accounting Students Should Have Whilst At University

The Millennials Series: Five reasons mentoring is beneficial to achieving your goals

Mentoring is most often defined as “a professional relationship in which an experienced person (the mentor) assists another (the mentee) in developing specific skills and knowledge that will enhance the less-experienced person’s professional and personal growth.” - Management Mentors As I mentioned in “What’s more important: money or a job that you love?”, finding a mentor is … Continue reading The Millennials Series: Five reasons mentoring is beneficial to achieving your goals

The Millennials Series: What’s more important – money or a job that you love?

As I approach the end of my third year of official employment with Accodex, I’ve been reflecting on exactly how lucky I am that Chris Hooper and Markus Cirillo took a risk on a very green 19-year-old. I was uncertain as to what my career was going to look like, all I knew was that … Continue reading The Millennials Series: What’s more important – money or a job that you love?

The Millennials Series: USA Study Tour

Over July I spent three weeks in the USA, and was privileged to visit Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley... well words cannot explain how amazing it was, Google, EA Games and Draper University, all key in furthering my love of entrepreneurship. The main thing that really hit me was the open mindedness of everyone, and the … Continue reading The Millennials Series: USA Study Tour