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10 tips to ace your presentation to your partnership selection panel

ByHeather Townsend

Part of your firm’s partnership admission process in your journey to make partner will probably involve a presentation of your business case and personal case for partnership to a selection of partners. These partners are typically some of the most influential in the partnership. Nerve-wracking stuff! This blog post will give you ten tips to…

a woman writing a to do list of what to do after making partner
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Your top six priorities when you are successful in the partnership admissions vote

ByHeather Townsend

Firstly, well done for making it to partner! You have probably made the biggest and toughest step up you are ever going to make in your career. In the few months before your appointment to partner becomes permanent, you have some essential activities to see to. Here is what to do after you make partner…

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What happens after the partnership vote?

ByHeather Townsend

The Partnership Vote signals the end of Partner Track, and regardless of where you ended up, you have work to do! In this article, we outline the steps you need to take whether you were successful in the vote or you won’t be making partner this time around. *This blog is an excerpt from chapter…

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How to pick yourself up if you are unsuccessful in the partnership admissions vote

ByHeather Townsend

“We regret to inform you that you were unsuccessful in the partnership admissions vote…” If you are reading this article because you have just been told you are not going to make partner this time around, I feel for you. Whether you expected it or not, it’s a blow to the ego and I’m guessing…

a red and yellow door to represent offering alternative ways
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Seven massive differences between working for Big 4 and Mid-Tier firms

ByHeather Townsend

Working in mid-tier accounting firms vs Big 4 – what are the differences? This is an important question for many accountants and consultants, especially those looking for the best opportunity to progress their career to partner Why? Because their decision could be the difference between them being stuck on the ladder or progressing in their…

a man with a magnifying glass
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Why you need to do your due diligence on a firm before buying in (and how to do it!)

ByHeather Townsend

Does anyone really do their due diligence on a firm before buying in? If you are like nearly every other person in professional services, the day you get offered partnership will be one of the best days of your career. What you won’t be thinking about when the offer comes through is, “how solvent is…

a football team huddle to represent becoming a member of the club as a key step to making partner
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How to be seen as ‘partner ready’ by becoming a member of the club

ByHeather Townsend

Shouldn’t the best candidate for partnership always get to partner? While the obvious answer is yes, that isn’t always the reality. It is fairly common to hear about partners sitting around the table, openly acknowledging that a candidate has a very strong Business Case, will credibly lead their part of the firm, and is very…

cogs and gears to represent the elements involved in the partnership admission process
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Partnership admissions process: what is involved?

ByHeather Townsend

The partnership admission process is shrouded in mystery. What is the process? What actually happens at an assessment centre? Is it the same in every firm? While this mystique helps to keep this esteemed partner image behind the curtain, the problem with mystery is that it often elicits fear. How can you prepare for something…

a man walking on train tracks to symbolise how to get put on the partner track
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How to get noticed so you are put on partner track (4 things you must do)

ByHeather Townsend

This article is based on a virtual workshop that we ran in 2020/21  It was the  Acing the Partnership Admissions Process Virtual Masterclass.You can listen to the full webinar inside Progress to Partner Academy  Scroll down to read the article or click the video link to listen to a snippet of the Masterclass. 4 things…

an icecream on the floor to symbolise mistakes made in the partnership admissions process
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7 biggest mistakes candidates make with the partnership admissions process

ByHeather Townsend

“Why haven’t I made partner yet?” “What made my colleague get partner over me?” “Why can’t I seem to make it through the partnership admissions process?” I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have a Life. I’m the leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior…

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