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Explaining ACA exam failure in interviews

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  • 18-11-2011 12:03pm
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    deckard11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Bringing this in from the Accountancy forum as got no replies. Hopefully it might do better here :)

    Hey guys,

    Can't seem to find a thread on this and would like your input. I recently failed CAP 1 management accounting and consequently had to leave the firm I was with. I was employed by one of the big 4.

    I am not looking to pursue accounting. I'd just like to get some opinions on how I should broach the topic of why I left the firm when it is asked in interviews. The firms I'm looking to apply to are large corporations with graduate programes so I anticipate the recruitment process to be stringent. Any ideas on this? Cheers
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    MrMatisse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭MrMatisse


    Dont worry about it. Most employers dont care.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,693 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Tell the truth, but try to make it look like it's in line with your revised-before-the-exam career goals. Try not to mention the word "fail" if possible.

    eg:

    "I'd been thinking for a while that I didn't really want a career in accountancy, because INSERT A POSITIVE SOUNDING REASON HERE EG THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE CONTACT. Things came to a head with the XXX exam, and at that point I decided to leave YYYY and do WWW instead."


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    MrMatisse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭MrMatisse


    I know a lot of people who were in your boat. All have moved on and are much much happier where they are now.

    Dont stress out and maybe fire off your cv to recruitment agencies, the grad programmes can take a long time to get up and running. Keep busy in the mean time.


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