Professional Skills to Cultivate Throughout Your Career

After learning to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, accountants are more prepared than ever to close out the year. Here's why. Mercer Bradley

Cultivating professional skills throughout your accounting career helps you grow professionally. The more value you add to an organization, the more opportunities you have for advancement. Developing relevant hard and soft skills helps you remain engaged and productive at work. It also increases your job satisfaction and tenure with an employer. This benefits your career […]

How to Receive and Implement Feedback

Openly receiving and implementing feedback helps improve your work performance. As a result, you should intentionally create space for it and remain receptive. Feedback is not bad or negative, feedback is a way to learn and grow personally and professionally. Whether you receive formal or informal feedback, your brain immediately begins processing the input. Training your brain […]

How Can Being a Volunteer Advance Your Career?

As an accounting professional in Canada, you should consider volunteering with a local non-profit organization. Serving on a board of directors or an audit committee can help advance your career. A non-profit’s board of directors is its governing body. The directors focus on high-level strategy, oversight, and accountability for the organization. As a volunteer board […]