A firm grip

Article Abstract:

Successive surveys have shown that accountants, particularly chartered accountants hold a tight grip on Finance Director's (FD's) posts in the UK's top companies. The vast majority of FDs in the FTSE 100 are qualified accountants, but for the first year, the number of accountants in the top finance job has remained steady since 2005, and in spite of a number of changes in the constituents of the FTSE 100, 80 of the 99 FDs are still qualified accountants.

Labor force information, Surveys

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High-tech low point

Article Abstract:

With the collapse of the dot.com companies and the economic downturn, there are still quite a number of companies that want to hire accountants. The article tells how Keith Ward of Cor Systems picked out his future employer from them.

Behavior, Recruiting, Employee recruitment, Ward, Keith, COR Systems Ltd.

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Hi-tech low point

Article Abstract:

The employment opportunities for accountants in high technology firms do exist in 2001. It is important for accountants to realize the jobs and high salaries are still available.

Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, Electronics, Electronic Components and Accessories, Electronics industry, Vocational guidance

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