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In the second part of ‘Getting your foot in the door’. Neil Johnson asks recruitment consultants Karen Young, director at Hays and Gareth Cowan, co-founder at Trace Recruitment, about their CV Pet peeves and their top tips for interviews. 

Welcome to the first episode of Careerwise, where we take a look at all aspects of the world of work. In this episode, ACCA Careers editor Neil Johnson chats to recruitment consultants Karen Young, director at Hays and Gareth Cowan, co-founder at Trace Recruitment about getting your foot in the door. 

ACCA is a proud supporter of the Side Hustle, an initiative supporting young entrepreneurs across the country by Your Game Plan. ACCA Member and business owner Cheryl Sharp speaks to previous runner up Alfie, on how the competition has supported him to set up his successful gardening business. If you have any career problems you want solving, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com

We speak to ACCA member Sarfraz Nadir to find out about his key steps for career success. You can read articles from Sarfraz here and hereIf you have any career problems you want solving, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com

What skills do you need to develop to be an accountant fit for the future? Listen to our podcast where we chat to Karen Young of Hays and Gareth Cowan of Trace Recruit for their expert views on the changing world of work.Let us know at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com what topics you'd like us to cover in future podcasts.

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