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ACCA without work experience

CFH · 2013-11-04 00:15:22

Hi, I`m looking for some feedback on employment prospects for someone who`s sitting the ACCA exams as a student (no training contract). I`m currently sitting F4-F9 and all going well I hope to do the Oxford Brookes RAP during the summer and then move on to the P`s in the Autumn. I don`t have any work experience in the…

04-11-2013 01:15AM

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CFH

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Hi, I`m looking for some feedback on employment prospects for someone who`s sitting the ACCA exams as a student (no training contract). I`m currently sitting F4-F9 and all going well I hope to do the Oxford Brookes RAP during the summer and then move on to the P`s in the Autumn. I don`t have any work experience in the accountancy field to my name but I do have nearly 20 years experience in retail banking. Any thoughts?

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#2 04-11-2013 06:24PM

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I did the first 9 full time as a student and then went in and did the P's as a trainee. But I was very young. I didn't find it a problem.

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#3 06-11-2013 12:33AM

CFH

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Yeah, I was thinking that taking into account my age I`d find it hard to get a training contract.

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