You aced your interview and got your dream job! But now, you’re nervous – you need to get ready for this new role! What are some of the most important things to do on your first week on the job? In this blog post, we’ll discuss a few things to keep in mind as you […]
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This week, we talked with Lynette, a current Haystack student who is a member of the June 2019 cohort in Uganda. We chatted about her career goals, why she joined Haystack and what she does in her free time! Haystack: What university are you attending and what is your major? Lynette: I am currently studying
This week, we chatted with Jonathan, to learn more about his career aspirations and why he joined the African Accounting Academy. Jonathan is a student in our May 2019 Cohort in Rwanda, and is on track to complete the African Accounting Academy course by 10 August 2019! Haystack: Which university did you attend? Jonathan: I
This week, we chatted with Andrew, to learn more about his career aspirations and why he joined the African Accounting Academy. Andrew is part of our first ever Uganda cohort, which launched last week, on 17 June. Haystack: Which university are you attending and what is your major? Andrew: I graduated from the Datamine Technical
Last week, we had some exciting news at Haystack – we enrolled our 150th student! In about 4 months, we’ve grown from our very first student, to over 150, spanning four different countries. We are now delivering practical accounting training to over 100 Rwandan students, 40 Ugandan students and a few students in both Kenya
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In a past post, we covered how to prepare for an interview. Preparation is an important step, but only one step in the process. Once you have adequately prepared for an interview, you need to ace the actual interview! In this post, we will cover some of the Dos and Don’ts of how to conduct
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This week, we chatted with Ange, to learn more about her career aspirations and why she joined the African Accounting Academy. Ange is part of our Rwanda May 2019 Cohort, and is on track to complete the African Accounting Academy course by 10 August 2019. Haystack: Which university are you attending and what is your
You’ve got the call you we’ve been waiting for! You have been selected for an interview! At first, you’re happy and excited, but quickly those emotions turn into nervousness and anxiety. You want to do your very best at the interview and get the job you’ve been dreaming of. What can you do to make
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There’s a common saying I always use when I’m trying to figure out an accounting issue – Cash is king! Generally, this saying means that cash is the most valuable asset in a company. From an accounting perspective, I usually mirror that thinking with the rationale that we need to fully understand our cash movements
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We’ve reviewed thousands of CVs over the past few years! We’ve seen CVs in applications for our training programs, for positions we’ve hired for internally at Haystack and more recently, for positions that we have assisted our clients hire for. After looking at thousands of CVs, we want to draw your attention to an issue
