Graduate jobless ACCA?

What kind of jobs are you applying to and did you get any feedback?

You should be fine taking two papers even if you get a full time job as they should allow you leave for college.

I'm just not so sure you should take on the ACCA without a job, overqualified and under-experienced is a serious problem for a lot of people these days and you could find yourself trapped.

Employers like to put their grads through the professional qualifications and from what I've picked up are hesitant to employ a graduate who has already got the full qualification but has no experience.

My advice is to not waste today just on here, ring up some accounting firms or your old Uni, anyone who can give you some non biased advice.

Dude there are dozens of accounting graduate schemes out there and if you include those within industry (CIMA finance graduate programs) then we are talking comfortably triple digits.

Unless you're at the stage where you have rejections in the twenties you should just keep applying, working on your CV and covering letter and continually checking and improving the answers to the competency based questions asked.

I received over 40 rejections (mostly for finance roles) before receiving my two offers (Big 4 and FTSE 100 company finance grad scheme) and we aren't talking some half-assed applications either. I could quite easily spend 5 hours on an application only to be instantly rejected. On average (if you include interviews, online tests and assessment centres) I've spent 10-15 hours on each application.

It's a numbers game and going through various application processes will only make you stronger and more experienced. If you make 100 well thought out, targeted applications and haven't landed a job then you might have a reason to be worried otherwise man up and soldier on.

Dude there are dozens of accounting graduate schemes out there and if you include those within industry (CIMA finance graduate programs) then we are talking comfortably triple digits.

Unless you're at the stage where you have rejections in the twenties you should just keep applying, working on your CV and covering letter and continually checking and improving the answers to the competency based questions asked.

I received over 40 rejections (mostly for finance roles) before receiving my two offers (Big 4 and FTSE 100 company finance grad scheme) and we aren't talking some half-assed applications either. I could quite easily spend 5 hours on an application only to be instantly rejected. On average (if you include interviews, online tests and assessment centres) I've spent 10-15 hours on each application.

It's a numbers game and going through various application processes will only make you stronger and more experienced. If you make 100 well thought out, targeted applications and haven't landed a job then you might have a reason to be worried otherwise man up and soldier on.

This is crazy. I went to Kaplan today and oh my word. Just for one paper it cost me 1120..this includes tuition and revision with some exam kit. I am thinking is it really worth it? I am so confused.

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