Though the days are still short, spring isn’t too far away and we don’t know about you but we couldn’t be happier about it at Public Practice Recruitment Ltd!
We’ve noticed over the last few years that the first few months of the year often sees an influx of candidates looking for a fresh new challenge. In the same way that people decide to move house or feel motivated to freshen up their living spaces after the festive season, lots of accountants feel that the start of the warmer months and longer days boosts their professional energy and confidence which signals the time for a change.
But that does mean competition can be fierce. And though the recruitment market for accountancy is still stacked in the candidate’s favour, at this time of year a really sensible strategy for securing the next BIG job of your dreams, might be to consider an interim post. Let us explain why….
Let’s compare searching for your dream job to searching for your dream home. Perhaps you’re approaching a Partner level position or you have your heart set on a specific firm or a specific role that doesn’t come about often. When you’re trying to position yourself to be the most attractive buyer for a home you do so by showcasing your offer and your readiness to move, . Logistics matter, so not being tied in to a three or six month notice period just might be the difference between an employer choosing you and choosing a candidate with a similar CV.
And this is where an interim accountancy role can come into its own.
Interim roles offer many of the same perks you get when you’re on a permanently employed contract but they come with a higher financial reward and often less of a mental and emotional commitment to the firm that you’re working for. This can free up your out of work time to focus on finding the next permanent step and making sure that your CV is jam packed with transferable skills that will mean you stand out from the crowd.
And if you’re working with a first-class, niche accountancy recruiter like us, and you’ve taken an interim post to ensure you’re hastily available for the right permanent next step in your career, this is a really impressive piece of information for us to pass on to our clients. Your CV will show that you have the commitment to be in an employed job but the fact that you’ve taken the decisive action to take a short term post to ensure you’re ready to jump when the perfect posts presents itself, is a sound and strategic move that will showcase your intelligence and enthusiasm.
‘Accountants that we place in interim posts are often surprised at the new skills they can pick up even on a short term contract. Most importantly they develop the ability to be agile, pivot and hit the ground running, but they also gain a really important sense of perspective about the varying different ways firms operate which can be really useful to a new employer.’
Garry Howling, MD
Our database of clients (which runs into the thousands, all over the UK) are always interested to know about candidates who would consider an interim post, so if this might be a solution for you, don’t wait to see the exact interim post for you pop up on our jobs board. Instead upload your CV today or contact us for a confidential call and we’ll put the feelers out with the right clients to match your needs and we almost always get a great response.
And if you want to learn more about the perks of applying for jobs as an interim accountant you may be interested to read the following articles:
