How can I switch from accountancy to law?
I am due to qualify as a chartered accountant in the UK in September. However, I have no intention whatsoever of staying in this profession, and have been considering law. What entry routes would be best for me to pursue, and what is the best way to successfully make the transition without neccessarily being pigeonholed in corporate law?
Law & Legal - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
You have got the basic qualifications to become a lawyer by studying accountancy. Knowing how to rip people off. I sent my solicitor a xmas card and he just sent me a bill for 50 quid for reading it.
Answer 2 :
I think you'll have to go back to school to get your law degree - that is, if you want to be a solicitor or a barrister. One way to not get pigeonholed is to start your own firm or work for a firm that doesn't do corporate law. Or, you might try forensic accounting...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
What work experience should i do if i want a job in business?
What work experience should i do if i want a job in business?
I want to get a job in business such as a sales manager or an accountant. What work experience would be good for me to do, such as doing it in an office
Other - Careers & Employment - 1 Answers
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Anything in the office to start with is good. You will need to learn people skills to be a good manager. Accept any opportunities to train or lead others. Help new employees. Dealing with the public will give you experience with customer service and working with diverse populations. If you can learn any book keeping, that would help with accounting. You might even be able to get a low level entry job in something like the accounts payable department.
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I want to get a job in business such as a sales manager or an accountant. What work experience would be good for me to do, such as doing it in an office
Other - Careers & Employment - 1 Answers
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Anything in the office to start with is good. You will need to learn people skills to be a good manager. Accept any opportunities to train or lead others. Help new employees. Dealing with the public will give you experience with customer service and working with diverse populations. If you can learn any book keeping, that would help with accounting. You might even be able to get a low level entry job in something like the accounts payable department.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
How do you become a vet, what qualifications will you need, and will you have to go uni?
How do you become a vet, what qualifications will you need, and will you have to go uni?
Im studying, business and media A-level, and was originally going to become an accountant but I'm thinkg of becoming a vet as I love animals, but im not sure how I would go about this.
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
To become a vet, you will need to obtain a veterinary degree from university. There are six universities in the UK which offer veterinary degrees. These universities are found at Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and London. The course lasts for five to six years, depending on the university. Entrance requirements are very high and differ at each university. Usually three 'A' levels are expected in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths - the grades expected are very high - A's and B's. A broad range of GCSE's will also be expected, with particular attention paid to Science, Maths and English. All of the universities require applicants to have work experience before their application, e.g. in a Veterinary Practice, or on a farm handling livestock. All veterinary courses cover the major species of animals encountered in practice (e.g. cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, cats and birds). It is not possible to specialise in one particular species until the veterinary degree is obtained
Answer 2 :
Schooling just like a doctor, I looked into t once, 4yrs college, then like 4 more to get you certificate, go to your local vet and ask for volunteer work, and see how they are..
Answer 3 :
Are you in year 11 or doing further education? Because the universities want chemistry plus biology, maths or physics as A-levels, which are very different to your choices. Are you doing maths for accountancy? The degree takes about 5/6 years, so it is very long and very hard to get into. You also need lots of work experience to show you are keen such as kennels, lambing on a farm. This shows your commitment and universities need to see if you would last the course. You need to be really sure if you want to be a vet, because it is lots of hard work. But good luck all the same - accountant or vet http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/index.cfm?pid=49&catalogueContentID=263
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Im studying, business and media A-level, and was originally going to become an accountant but I'm thinkg of becoming a vet as I love animals, but im not sure how I would go about this.
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
To become a vet, you will need to obtain a veterinary degree from university. There are six universities in the UK which offer veterinary degrees. These universities are found at Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and London. The course lasts for five to six years, depending on the university. Entrance requirements are very high and differ at each university. Usually three 'A' levels are expected in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths - the grades expected are very high - A's and B's. A broad range of GCSE's will also be expected, with particular attention paid to Science, Maths and English. All of the universities require applicants to have work experience before their application, e.g. in a Veterinary Practice, or on a farm handling livestock. All veterinary courses cover the major species of animals encountered in practice (e.g. cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, cats and birds). It is not possible to specialise in one particular species until the veterinary degree is obtained
Answer 2 :
Schooling just like a doctor, I looked into t once, 4yrs college, then like 4 more to get you certificate, go to your local vet and ask for volunteer work, and see how they are..
Answer 3 :
Are you in year 11 or doing further education? Because the universities want chemistry plus biology, maths or physics as A-levels, which are very different to your choices. Are you doing maths for accountancy? The degree takes about 5/6 years, so it is very long and very hard to get into. You also need lots of work experience to show you are keen such as kennels, lambing on a farm. This shows your commitment and universities need to see if you would last the course. You need to be really sure if you want to be a vet, because it is lots of hard work. But good luck all the same - accountant or vet http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/index.cfm?pid=49&catalogueContentID=263
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Realistically speaking when will there start to be more jobs in the Republic of Ireland?
Realistically speaking when will there start to be more jobs in the Republic of Ireland?
I am working at the moment and have another plan that will keep me going for a while after that. But then that is it. Will the Recession be any bit better in a year and a half? Any interesting articles via links about the situation would be very much appreciated.. I would be in the Accounts area training to be an Accountant. Cheers for answers Thanks for all the great answers. I cannot make up my mind so will leave it to a vote. Thanks again
Other - Ireland - 10 Answers
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Answer 1 :
If only we kne. I just lost my job aswel now in a 'high skilled sector' civil engineer. joined the dole dam its depressing prime time programme link with mary coclan (however you spell her name) talking crap! http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1067415
Answer 2 :
We need to stop losing them before we start gaining them again. I can see it taking a few years. I lived with a few accounting students last year who were doing their masters. I think about a quarter of their class got jobs and the rest are in limbo.
Answer 3 :
I'd say two years + and at that not as much work as before. I'm going on hope. http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/planet-developer/
Answer 4 :
Looks like our goverment are quite happy to see the skilled labour flee the country http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/martina-devlin/martina-devlin-time-to-reshuffle-marys-skills-out-of-harms-way-2078558.html
Answer 5 :
When I was out of work I did a FÃS accounts course (Level 5 FETAC Certificate in Computerised Accounts & Payroll). All it taught me was that I fecking HATE bookkeeping. I'm so pleased I'll never have to prepare another trial balance ever. You must have some serious brains CG!
Answer 6 :
There will be more jobs when the rest of the world has recovered economically and starts buying from us again, there is nothing in the Irish economy itself to actually bring about a recovery, the banks have effectively stopped lending, people are afraid to spend, and it will be about 30 years before the taxpayer pays off the public purchase of bad debts (thats NAMA by another name). We have an oversupply in the housing market and the boom was generated on the back of construction and selling overpriced goods and services to each other that we didnt need in the first place, the entire economy was a giant pyramid scheme supported by self-serving politicians who didnt have the guts to call a halt. When I left college in the 80s unemployment was 17%, we're not even there yet. It was accepted that we would have to emigrate to find work and we did.
Answer 7 :
Oh good, I don't know! I'm very lucky in that I'm still in school but have 2 part time jobs and don't get pay cuts or taxed or anything like that. But I know soo many people that have lost theirs and people are still losing them. Our economics teacher said it could take up to 3 years. :S Love Accounting in school, then went to an accountants for Work Experience in 4th year and all the dudes told me to stay away from it... haha.
Answer 8 :
I hope in the next year or two but realistically thinking would say a few more years than that..Have seen so many lose their jobs lately here & think it will get worse before gets better..
Answer 9 :
YES to Jobs...YES to Lisbon....
Answer 10 :
The good times are over...for good..half a million people unemployed.. most of them from the Construction Sector which will never recover simply because the country is full of empty houses that nobody can afford to buy....so start looking abroad for work.....any work...
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I am working at the moment and have another plan that will keep me going for a while after that. But then that is it. Will the Recession be any bit better in a year and a half? Any interesting articles via links about the situation would be very much appreciated.. I would be in the Accounts area training to be an Accountant. Cheers for answers Thanks for all the great answers. I cannot make up my mind so will leave it to a vote. Thanks again
Other - Ireland - 10 Answers
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Answer 1 :
If only we kne. I just lost my job aswel now in a 'high skilled sector' civil engineer. joined the dole dam its depressing prime time programme link with mary coclan (however you spell her name) talking crap! http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1067415
Answer 2 :
We need to stop losing them before we start gaining them again. I can see it taking a few years. I lived with a few accounting students last year who were doing their masters. I think about a quarter of their class got jobs and the rest are in limbo.
Answer 3 :
I'd say two years + and at that not as much work as before. I'm going on hope. http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/planet-developer/
Answer 4 :
Looks like our goverment are quite happy to see the skilled labour flee the country http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/martina-devlin/martina-devlin-time-to-reshuffle-marys-skills-out-of-harms-way-2078558.html
Answer 5 :
When I was out of work I did a FÃS accounts course (Level 5 FETAC Certificate in Computerised Accounts & Payroll). All it taught me was that I fecking HATE bookkeeping. I'm so pleased I'll never have to prepare another trial balance ever. You must have some serious brains CG!
Answer 6 :
There will be more jobs when the rest of the world has recovered economically and starts buying from us again, there is nothing in the Irish economy itself to actually bring about a recovery, the banks have effectively stopped lending, people are afraid to spend, and it will be about 30 years before the taxpayer pays off the public purchase of bad debts (thats NAMA by another name). We have an oversupply in the housing market and the boom was generated on the back of construction and selling overpriced goods and services to each other that we didnt need in the first place, the entire economy was a giant pyramid scheme supported by self-serving politicians who didnt have the guts to call a halt. When I left college in the 80s unemployment was 17%, we're not even there yet. It was accepted that we would have to emigrate to find work and we did.
Answer 7 :
Oh good, I don't know! I'm very lucky in that I'm still in school but have 2 part time jobs and don't get pay cuts or taxed or anything like that. But I know soo many people that have lost theirs and people are still losing them. Our economics teacher said it could take up to 3 years. :S Love Accounting in school, then went to an accountants for Work Experience in 4th year and all the dudes told me to stay away from it... haha.
Answer 8 :
I hope in the next year or two but realistically thinking would say a few more years than that..Have seen so many lose their jobs lately here & think it will get worse before gets better..
Answer 9 :
YES to Jobs...YES to Lisbon....
Answer 10 :
The good times are over...for good..half a million people unemployed.. most of them from the Construction Sector which will never recover simply because the country is full of empty houses that nobody can afford to buy....so start looking abroad for work.....any work...
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