Press Releases For Theaccountancyjob.com

02/01/2008 - Earning an honest crust?

Sales workers are the most dishonest according to a recent survey which has discovered that when given the choice to bend the truth about work expenses, those who work in Sales will jump at the chance, compared to the much more honest accountants and construction workers.

TipTopJob.com, an online job portal, surveyed 5 different sectors, reaching across recruitment, IT, accountancy, sales and construction. Individuals were asked a simple yes or no question as to whether they tell the honest truth about their expenses and an astonishing 66% of sales people admitted that they are partial to exaggerating the truth when the time comes to claim their money back.

Accountants are the most unlikely to stretch the truth about their expenses: a massive 71% objected to doing such a thing. Whilst Construction workers followed a similar example with a matching 70% honest answer. The results revealed that the common perception that people hold about sales employee’s integrity might have some truth behind it after all. However, Corinne Dauncey, Marketing Manager for TipTopJob.com said: “Despite the results showing who is the most dishonest in the workplace, they also reveal that there are a lot of honest workers out there who are happily earning an honest crust”.

15/11/2007 - UK workers are living the dream

It’s been finally proved that UK workers love their jobs. A recent survey has revealed that despite glamorous career choices such as a film star, footballer or food critique the majority of UK workers wouldn’t leave their job for the world.

Online job portal, TipTopJob.com, surveyed five different industry sectors - Engineers, Sales, IT, Construction and Accountancy - to find out what their dream job is. Each sector was given the choice out of film star, footballer, charity worker abroad, doctor, food critique or their current job and surprisingly every sector voted their own industry as their dream job.

Accountants are the most content in their job with a massive 89 per cent choosing Accountancy as their dream job. Sales people are least content but 21 percent still chose sales as their dream job comparing to just 15 percent who would rather be a film star.

The results are mirrored throughout the other industry sectors too with 26 percent of engineers choosing engineering as their dream job, 34 percent of IT workers choosing IT and 47 percent of construction workers choosing construction.

The survey reveals that despite better pay, free meals and a hotter climate being on offer the majority of workers are already doing their dream job. Out of those surveyed, being a footballer was second choice closely followed by charity working abroad, being a filmstar, food critique and lastly a doctor.

Corinne Dauncey from TipTopJob.com said: “The survey results are comforting and dispel the myth that workers are unhappy within their jobs. Despite reality television making glamorous jobs more attainable in the eyes of school leavers it is reassuring to discover that there are plenty of UK workers out there who are happy in their jobs which may not pay as much money as a film star but offer stability, regular income and good career prospects.”

12/09/2007 - theACCOUNTANCYjob.com reports 75% of accounts departments have up-to-date IT systems

theACCOUNTANCYjob.com has reported to have found 75% of accounts departments have up-to-date IT systems

Growth in IT has caused most companies to embrace modern technology in order to speed up processes and make them more efficient. Some Accountancy departments are still however lacking in this area and revert back to using spreadsheets on a daily basis where they manually enter information and complete tasks. Luckily this is a dying phase as more and more companies are realising the time and cost implications through installing modern technology that really creates higher efficiency and productivity. As we note here, 75% have realised what the advantages are and have taken the step to change their IT systems.

Corinne Dauncey from theACCOUNTANCYjob.com comments, “If companies do not update their IT systems then they may find themselves trailing behind their competitors. It is really important to keep upgrading computer systems to be productive enough to compete in any marketplace.”

10/08/2007 - Blue Mondays... not for Accountants!

When asking workers what their favourite day of the week is you’d expect a resounding Friday from most people. But not Accountants! In a recent survey, theACCOUNTANCYjob.com asked accountancy jobseekers what their favourite day of the working week was and surprisingly Monday came tops!

31% of Accountants prefer the first day of the week with Friday being the second favourite day with 21%, 17% prefer Wednesdays or Thursdays, meaning the least favourite day of the week is Tuesday with 14%.

Could it be that Accountants love their jobs so much that they just can’t wait until the weekend is over? Or as Corinne Dauncey, from theACCOUNTANCYjob.com asks: “Are these Accountants just being sarcastic?!”

Make your own minds up!

12/06/2007 - theACCOUNTANCYjob.com hits a record of over 10,000 jobs

theACCOUNTANCYjob.com has hit a record figure of over 10,000 jobs. They now officially have one of the largest accountancy jobs databases in the UK marketplace.

The specialist site for accountancy professionals re-launched at the beginning of March and has become a very popular choice amongst Recruiters as well as Jobseekers. With various targeted marketing in place and the current sponsorship/partnership with the IFA, new, quality accountancy professionals are finding and using the site.

Richard Purvis, UK Sales Manager comments, “With our current strategy in place, we have reached a record jobs database. We are now ahead of a lot of the specialist jobsites, for example, GAAPweb (6747 jobs), TotallyFinancial (8524 jobs), AccountancyAge (5,807 jobs) and City Jobs (6,229 jobs) (As of 12/06/2007)”

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11/06/2007 - Accountants Brain Drain to Sunnier Climes

Worryingly, 9 out of 10 UK-based accountants are attracted to the prospect of working overseas - as revealed today by online job portal theACCOUNTANCYjob.com.

Highlighting a potential accountancy ‘brain drain’, 92% of accountant respondents said that they are attracted to the idea of working abroad, with only 8% stating that they saw no temptation.

Areas such as Cayman Islands and Bermuda were named top of the accountant ‘wish list’ as places which cannot meet the employment needs of their fast growing economies, and offering fabulous career benefits and a wonderful way of life.

UK accountants will be increasingly drawn abroad by career ‘pull’ factors such as attractive tax free salaries, more opportunity for progression and CV building work experience.

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14/05/2007 - theACCOUNTANCYjob.com sponsors the IFA Financial Student of the Year Award

theACCOUNTANCYjob.com and The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) have launched the Financial Student of the Year Award 2007.

As part of the sponsorship, theACCOUNTANCYjob.com will supply the IFA with an exclusive job search on their website and work together to promote the forthcoming award.

The Institute of Financial Accountants has been running The Financial Student of the Year Award for 5 years now. The 2007 award is open to all finance students currently studying at a higher education or further education establishment in the UK and Northern Ireland. The award aims to encourage excellence by rewarding students and tutors who are true ambassadors of the finance industry.

“Today’s students are tomorrow’s finance professionals.  We want to encourage excellence every step of the way by rewarding the aspirations and efforts of all finance students, ” said Steve Boakes, Chief Executive, Institute of Financial Accountants.

“Opting for a finance qualification is not always an easy choice.  Often students have to juggle studies with work and family responsibilities and a great deal of study time is spent alone.  We therefore want to use the Awards to raise the profile of the finance student and highlight positive role models in the field of financial services.”

Corinne Dauncey, from theACCOUNTANCYjob.com commented: “The IFA award recognises the ability of finance students to apply their ideas to business issues, demonstrating how finance professionals add value in more than just the conventional ways. Sponsoring the awards is an exciting opportunity for us to help attract qualified professionals to the site and assist them in finding a new job.” 

26/04/2007 - Accountants Do It in Suits

Surprisingly, accountants steer clear of jeans, trainers and casual shirts – in favour of a work jacket and tie to ‘relax’ in on their time off. 

In a survey out today online job portal theACCOUNTANCYjob.com reveals that a remarkable 6 out of 10 accountants (62%) choose to wear a trusty suit rather than more causal clothing when not at work.  

Less than 4 out of 10 accountants (38%) are happy to change out of their work clothes into something more relaxing – proving that ‘suited and booted’ is the favoured dress code of accountants in the UK. 

Corinne Dauncey from theACCOUNTANCYjob.com said: “The accountancy profession seems to buck the UK trend of wearing something more comfortable to relax in – a surprising fact when considering that accountants spend a good deal of their time in more formal suited attire, which is by definition not particularly comfortable”.

22/02/2007 - theACCOUNTANCYjob aims to give Accountants text-appeal

By simply texting ‘Flexta JOBS’ and your ‘email address’ to 80806, candidates will automatically receive further information about the jobsite and an exclusive sample of the jobs registered on the site (SMS charged at standard rates).

Mike Dauncey, CEO comments, “This is a new form of attracting candidates for job boards, so it will be an interesting experiment. With the imminent re-launch of theACCOUNTANCYjob.com, it is a great time to give SMS marketing a try. ”

Stephen Jones, MD of Flexta.co.uk adds, “In selecting our SMS marketing technologies to attract candidates, theACCOUNTANCYjob.com is offering their jobseekers a simple, convenient, and automatic method of accessing real-time job information.”

08/02/2007 - theACCOUNTANCYjob.com is re-launching