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Getting over that initial hurdle: Tips for your NAO application form
The clock is ticking – only two days until we close applications to join our graduate scheme in 2016! For some last-minute help with your application form, we’ve dug out Read more…
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My first few months* with the NAO…
Well I hate to start a blog post with a little lie, technically I have been here 8 months now. But I wanted to just give an update on what Read more…
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The NAO’s dress code (part 4): College
The other time as a trainee when you’re very much empowered to dress down is when you’re at college. If anything, the college dress code is even more relaxed than Read more…
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A reflection on 2015
As we start 2016 it seems like a good time to reflect on the past year. The focus of the year has been the advanced level exams. I, like most Read more…
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Success at the ICAEW Northern Society Awards
We are pleased to have Michael Burke, one of our Newcastle-based students, blogging for us today. Michael recently scooped the Presidents’ Award, Professional Stage, of the ICAEW Northern Society. Read on for Read more…
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Learning across borders: Young EUROSAI Conference
What’s it like when young auditors from all over Europe come together? The NAO graduate blog has asked Jack Cook, a former trainee and now Audit Principal, to report from Read more…
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The NAO’s dress code (part 3): Casual Fridays
In February 2014, the NAO launched a scheme called ‘NAO Ideas’ which allows everyone in the office to put forward their vision for how the office could alter its practices Read more…
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The NAO’s dress code (part 2): What to wear at the client
You’ve probably read elsewhere on the blog and on the graduate scheme website that you’re likely to spend a good deal of time at your audit clients’ offices. That being Read more…
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A trip to Parliament – my first impressions of the PAC
Today’s guest post is from Emily Robertson, one of our new trainees who joined us in September. Less than two months into her job, Emily had the chance to visit Read more…