a red and yellow door to represent offering alternative ways
| | | | | | | |

Seven massive differences between working for Big 4 and Mid-Tier firms

ByHeather Townsend

Working in mid-tier accounting firms vs Big 4 – what are the differences? This is an important question for many Accountants and Consultants, especially those looking for the best opportunity. Why? Because their decision could be the difference between them being stuck on the ladder or progressing in their careers so that they make partner….

a runner at the starting block to represent taking action if at a career crossroads
| | |

I want to make partner. Where do I start?

ByHeather Townsend

Wouldn’t everything be much easier if your partners gave you clear guidance on what you actually need to do to make partner? Rather than the often conflicting and vague advice such as ‘just win more business.’ That’s really not helpful at all, is it? To help you overturn that reality when on the partner track,…

decline a client politely template
| | |

How to find the time to progress through your Partner Track Plan

ByHeather Townsend

View Post It is your responsibility to drive your own development and career, not your firm’s. If you want to make Partner, you need to create your Partner Track Plan and you need to find the time to progress through it. To help you make the time for your career development, no matter how busy…

a man watching the sun rise to symbolise preparing for partnership early
| | | |

How early should I start preparing for partnership?

ByHeather Townsend

“How early should I start preparing for partnership?” is a question that I get asked by lawyers, accountants, and consultants very often. “I want to make partner in the next 12 months” is also something I hear, but more on that later. While it is possible to make it through the Partnership Admission Process within…

a car being pushed by people to represent you being stuck in your career
| | | | | |

How to kick-start your career when you’ve got stuck

ByHeather Townsend

Are you feeling stuck in your career? Have you lost your mojo? Are you bogged down by the same old, same old, but try as you might, you can’t put your finger on what you really want and what to do about it? Despite what you might see on social media, there are plenty of…

fireworks to represent this year being the year to move your career forward
| | |

How to move your career forward

ByHeather Townsend

NOTE: this post was written in 2021 after almost 12-months of Covid restrictions and lockdowns.  However, the advice on how to get your career moving forward is still invaluable so do read on! Whether you started the New Year with resolutions or specific goals or you just have clear intentions for where you want to…

a sign saying no bad days to show how habits progress your career not goals
| | | | | |

Why habits, not goals, are essential to progress your career

ByHeather Townsend

If you were asked, “What will progress your career?” I’m pretty sure that your answer would be something akin to “goal-setting plus a lot of hard work.” This would be no surprise as isn’t that the winning combination for all the personal and professional goals that we set ourselves? Let me ask you something, how…

a blurred image of cyclists racing to represent a productive first day back to work
| | | | | |

5 secrets to make that first day back to work as productive as possible

ByHeather Townsend

Do you know that dip in productivity that you get after coming back from vacation? Where the first couple of days or even that first week goes slowly, and you tell yourself that you’re just getting back into the groove of things? This is what is known as the ‘post-vacation blues’ and many lawyers, accountants,…

End of content

End of content