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Skills development and career progression

Features and articles on the key skills you will need to develop your career.

5 Top Tips for Anyone Considering a Career in Interim

A career in interim isn’t an easy choice. But, for those that are willing to dedicate themselves to delivering the best service, it can be fulfilling, highly rewarding and provide an opportunity for the kind of freedom that is unheard of in permanent placements.

Starting out as a portfolio FD or FC? My top five mistakes to avoid

James Shand is an experienced Virtual Finance Director and owns vfdnet, He shares mistakes he wishes he’d been told to avoid when starting out 18 years ago.

A-Z of CPD courses by topic

18-01-2023

As a global leader of the finance profession, ICAEW offers a comprehensive range of learning solutions for every stage of professional development, designed for finance teams and finance leaders.

Interview bad habits

16-01-2018

We have collected together examples of interview bad habits and solutions for you to overcome and fix them.

Sphere of influence

If your job entails talking to and influencing people, Tom Bird and Jeremy Cassell have prepared a six-step guide to presentation fundamentals that will almost certainly help you make your point.

The ICAEW guide to successful job search

08-01-2016

ICAEW has teamed up with Simon Gray, ICAEW Chartered Accountant, former recruiter and author of ‘Super Secrets of Successful Executive Job Search’, to create a series of podcasts offering expert insights in how to find and secure the finance job you want.

Career progression

05-05-2011

How ICAEW can help you develop your career in the direction you want.

Job-essential skills

01-01-2011

Learn which skills employers look for, how to develop them and how to describe them in your job applications.