P1
For this assignment I am going to write about the employment trends, progression routes on three different career choices. I am also going to write about why these choices would sustain a long term career for me. The three career choices that I have chosen are Accounting, Marketing and Human Resources (HR).
Accounting
My first career choice that I am going to write about is accounting. The employment trends for accounting according to one of the world’s leading recruitment agency, the demand for an accountant has been increasing each year. In London the number of jobs for an accountant has increased by 8% and in the Midlands 7%. They have used the data that they sourced from the ‘job index provides real evidence of the expansion of accountancy and finance market.’ (Robert Walter). On the prospect4u website they have a table that shows the progression routes for an accounting career. It starts at either a ‘trainee accountant or an accountant/payroll apprentice’ they then progress to an accountant, then to an accountants manager and finally a financial controller (prospect4u). I think that this would sustain a long term career for me as my strengths are in Maths and Ict. Whereas some people would argue that Excel and numbers are long and tedious I think that they are nice to work with and I already have experience with working in Microsoft office Excel. ‘The average salary for an ACCA trainee is currently around £19,300 per annum, while an ACCA part-qualified can expect to earn £25,800 per annum. ACCA finalists are commanding an average salary of £30,700 a year’ (accaglobal).
Marketing
My second career choice that I am going to write about is marketing. The employment trends for marketing ‘According to a recent poll, marketing jobs have increased by 14%’. (cvtips). Even throughout the economic crisis all businesses’ need advertising to entice the customers.