Career Advice
This is your chance to ask career planning questions and get an answer from the Directors of Lander International LLC. Together they have interviewed over 20,000 auditors in the last thirty years and spoken at over 400 conferences on Career Planning for Auditors.
To have your questions addressed, call Richard at (800) 548-5318, ext. 25 or e-mail Richard at richard@landerint.com.
Audit Executives' Survey Results
Career Questions
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"How Does One Move from a $80K Job to a $200K Job?"
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"What are the typical career paths for individuals who do not want to
continue a career in auditing?"
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"How do you advise a job seeker to choose a recruiting firm? Are there
any guidelines?"
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"If I take your advice and sit for a certification exam, which
one is the best to get in order to help me increase
my marketability?"
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" ...I have lost my
job. I appreciate the conversation you and I had yesterday. I
already feel much better, but I am wondering if you have any overall
advice for people in the audit profession who are hanging on by a
thread fearful that their department may get cutback? Is there
something that a lot of us ought to be doing?"
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"Initially I was looking for an opportunity locally, but as it is
clear that a position at my level may not be forthcoming for
sometime. Should I open up my geography to the entire western
United States?"
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"...I have applied for several positions and been to first and second rounds of
interviews, but have now twice been told that although I was a really good candidate, I
lost out to a 'more experienced' person...Why I am I losing out on these
management opportunities?"
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"What websites do you recommend for gaining information about what salary
I can command in Denver or Atlanta? I have heard of websites that
translate what I am currently earning into what I would need to
be earning in other parts of the country."
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"I just turned 55 years old and am afraid I will have difficulties
finding a job because of my age. How hard is it to find a company
that seeks out experienced, older auditors?"
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"What can I do to get a raise without threatening to quit?"
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"Which skills are most in demand for IT auditors right now? I fear I am
not as technical as I should be."
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"I have heard there are lots of IT Audit jobs available in the United
States. How hard is it for a Canadian citizen to land such a job?"
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"...I received a letter back from...[a] company notifying me they could
not consider my application for an IS audit position because I don't
have a professional certification."
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"In seven years I've worked for six companies. One recruiter advised
me to adjust my resume by trimming off some of my past employers.
What do you advise?"
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" Here in South America we do not have the strong culture of
acceptance concerning IS Auditing...I have some experience in IT
Auditing and recently I became member of ISACA...With this experience I
would like your opinion about an international career as an
Internal (or IS) Auditor in the United States or Canada. Is there any
chance for a professional like myself in these markets?"
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