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Who do you need in your support team when you are on Partner Track?
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Who do you need in your support team when you are on Partner Track?

I’ve often talked about how being on Partner Track is a marathon, not a sprint. Therefore, like any good long distance endurance athlete, you will need a support team to help and support you along the way. In this article, taken from an extract from Poised for Partnership, I explore who should be in your support…

How to safely demonstrate in your appraisal that you are ready for partnership
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How to safely demonstrate in your appraisal that you are ready for partnership

Sometimes, the only opportunity you have to talk formally about your career ambitions is in your annual appraisal. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate your readiness for partner. However, many senior associates and directors blow this opportunity by not preparing properly for this very important conversation. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership…

9 secrets of Directors who successfully made it to Partner in a Big 4 firm – part 2
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9 secrets of Directors who successfully made it to Partner in a Big 4 firm – part 2

How to make partner in a Big 4 accounting firm (EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC) To make partner in a big 4 accounting firm (EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC) is often seen as the pinnacle of achievement for an Accountant or Consultant. However, many talented professionals fail to make it to partner at a Big…

5 good ways to eat, drink, network and be merry this christmas season
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5 good ways to eat, drink, network and be merry this christmas season

The round of christmas work parties has definitely started. The question is are you a bit ‘bah humbug’ when it comes to festive networking? Or are you in festive party heaven? Here is my guide, with a sprinkling of sober advice, to help even the most reluctant and ‘bah humbug’ of networkers to get the…

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Is the curse of professionalism limiting your career progression?

A few months ago I was helping a group of consultants put together their personal marketing kit. Despite most  of the consultants handling client portfolios worth over £1 million, they almost all suffered with the curse of professionalism, which was stopping them taking the next step in their career.  I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership…

5 clever ways to get your mentor and sponsoring partner to help you to make partner
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5 clever ways to get your mentor and sponsoring partner to help you to make partner

Your mentor and/or sponsoring partner can literally make or break your transition from senior associate/director through to making partner. Based on our recent experiences of helping clients successfully get appointed to a partnership position in a top 6 firm in the UK, here are 5 tips your sponsoring partner and/or mentor can help you get…

Your guide to demystifying competency based interviews within the partnership admissions process
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Your guide to demystifying competency based interviews within the partnership admissions process

It is always good to hear when one of our clients gets the partner role they wanted. It is even better when they give us detailed feedback about the process they went through, plus their tips to help others make it through! You can normally expect to do a series of interviews within the partnership…

3 super tips to help you get through your final interview for partnership
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3 super tips to help you get through your final interview for partnership

Imagine this, you’ve got through to the last interview to become a senior partner in a big 4 firm. The last interview is with the CEO of the big 4 firm. How would you prepare for this interview? This was the question that arrived in my inbox this morning. Here is a longer version of…

6 tried and tested tips to successfully ask for a pay rise in an accountancy firm
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6 tried and tested tips to successfully ask for a pay rise in an accountancy firm

How to ask for a pay rise in an accountancy firm Apparently we are now starting to come out of the recession and there is a war for good accountancy talent hotting up (actually, there really is a war for talent in the accountancy marketplace). However, your salary may have increased since the beginning of…

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