2005 Media Coverage
Brits Needed to End Shortage of Kiwi Men, Lifestyle Extra, 24th December 2005
An appeal has gone out to red-blooded British males to help end a severe shortage of men in New Zealand.
Kiwis take seductive line in bid to woo male accountants, Irish Independent, December 2005
ACCOUNTANTS have long been accused of being boring but now they are laughing on the other side of their faces.
Survey reveals Accountants move abroad for Lifestyle, www.onrec.com, 20th December 2005
Think Global Recruitment, the specialist in international financial recruitment, today revealed ‘lifestyle’ is the key reason Accountants chose to relocate overseas.
Accountants 'move abroad for lifestyle change', Grant Thornton's website, December 2005
An international financial recruitment company has revealed that a better lifestyle is the main reason that accountants chose to relocate overseas.
Recruitment Forum, CPA Ireland Official Website, November 2005
An international recruitment forum for young accountants will be held next month in Dublin.
Ireland calling, eFinancialCareers.com, November 2005
Ireland calling: Think Global Recruitment is hosting the International Recruitment Forum at The Gresham Hotel in Dublin on 26 November 2005.
Higher Ambition? ACCA Magazine interviewed Angus Braham, Snr Recruitment Manager, November 2005
As the largest international accountancy body, ACCA offers unique opportunities with global organisations. Lesley Meall talks to members and recruitment consultants to give you the inside track.
The Wizard of Aus, In Conversation with Gillian Forrest, Accountancy Ireland, December 2005
Gillian Forrest wanted a change. Four months later she was in a new job, a new firm and a new country. She recounted her Australian journey to Shane McGinley.
A Job in the Sun, Sunday Mail, 3 November 2005
AFTER Scot Beverley Shanks visited the Channel Islands on holiday, she became determined to set up home there. The 25-year-old found a job in Jersey within weeks of passing her chartered accountant's exams and left rainy Glasgow behind for a warmer climate.
The Cultural Differences of Working Overseas, irishjobs.ie, 4th October 2005
When considering a career move overseas, it is wise to not only extensively research job opportunities, climate and cost-of-living, but also local culture, advises Abigail Stevens of Think Global Recruitment.
A Financial Systems News website, (quote from Angus Braham, Snr Recruitment Manager), Soft Skills, 3rd October 2005
If you're a finance professional with systems skills and it's a few years since you changed employers now might be a good time to consider a move. Demand is high and so are salaries.
Global growth, The Scotsman, 5th September 2005
THINK Global Recruitment, the specialist company which places Scottish accountants overseas, has announced a £2 million increase in turnover, to £3.2m.
Bean counter numbers just don't add up, The Evening News, 25th August
TAKE the pulse of the recruitment sector in Edinburgh at the moment and you'll find it positively racing.
International accountancy recruitment forum for Dublin, Irish Sunday Business Post, 7th August 2005
Scottish recruiter Think Global has announced plans to hold an International Accountancy Recruitment Forum in Dublin later this year.
I love my accountancy job, but fancy a change. What opportunities are there for me to work abroad? There’s actually a shortage of qualified accountants in Bermuda at the moment, according to Think Global Recruitment, the UK-based accountancy recruitment consultants that organise placements abroad.
Big Four bribes continue, Accountancy Age, 14 April 2005
Yet more examples have reached TS of the lengths the Big Four - and even some companies - will go to in order to attract new accountants to
There's a whole new world out there, The Herald, 7 March 2005
AN acute skills shortage in the accounting and finance market is helping recruitment specialists such as Hays post sharp increases in fees. However, the phenomenon is not limited to the international giants. Think Global Recruitment, an Edinburgh-based accountancy recruiter set up in 2000 by Abigail Stevens, then just 29, has opened its first overseas office, capitalising on the high reputation of Scottish accountants abroad.
Accountancy Worldwide Forum, Birmingham - 12 March 2005, Accounting Technician, 10 February 2005
Fancy number-crunching in an exotic location? In response to the global shortage of newly-qualified accountants, leading international companies will be sending headhunters from all over the world to the Accountancy Worldwide Forum at the De Vere Belfry Hotel, Birmingham, on 12 March 2005.
Accountants offer £25,000 to secure graduate trainees by Roland Gribben, Daily Telegraph, 10 February 2005
Graduate recruitment is set to rise for the second year in a row as am ore employers move back into the market offering bigger rises in starting salaries.
Foreign firms and companies seek UK accountants, Accountancy Worldwide Forum takes place next month, www.accountancymagazine.com, 3 February 2005
Just as the UK Big Four are recruiting from overseas to help cope with the current qualified accountant shortage, their foreign counterparts are seeking to recruit from the UK.
Ever Considered Tax Consulting In Tokyo? Audit In Australia? Risk Management In Russia? www.accountancy.co.uk 3 August 2004
These dreams will become a reality for many young accountants who are attending the Second Annual Accountancy Worldwide International Recruitment Forum on Saturday 12th March 2005 at The De Vere Belfry in Warwickshire.