Ive had lots of interviews and applied for Temping work via agencies to gain further experience of working within an office enviroment, but with no sucess. I am thinking of volunteering my services and wondered what you all think? For those who are in business would you consider someone volunteering to work with you one or two days a week.
I am qualfied in Bookkeeping and now studying the AAT at college.
I have just started volunteer work for a horse sanctuary and even though I am still studying they were very kind to show me how their book keeping sysem works, I really enjoy it and it helps to have hands on experience whilst training, although this is a manual system it is still beneficial. I personally would give it a go as you don't know where it could lead in the future.
All the best.
Lisa
-- Edited by Lisa68 on Saturday 28th of November 2009 10:44:22 AM
I went on the site http://www.do-it.org.uk/ unfortunately there are not many book-keeping jobs so you will have to keep returning to the site. But I think you can have an email sent to you on a weekly basis or monthly of any new positions.
Thank you both for your replies. I have registered with do-it.org.uk and found my local branch which is in Braintree. I have found a couple of position which I have applied for, so wil hope to hear something in the next ten days.
Dear Sir/Madam, I am interested in an opportunity to volunteer with accounting company in London as Assistant Accountant. I am currently in the process of completing a CIMA qualification, and additionally have both Bachelors and Masters degrees. I am familiar with Sage 50 Accounts, I can use Excel to an advanced level, and am also competent using other key office applications. I have some experience in Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank reconciliations, Accruals / Repayments and assisting with monthly / quarterly / yearly management accounts. Unfortunately all my experience is gained abroad, but I am passionate about pursuing a career in accountancy and I am a fast learner. I would love to work and help you for free and gain UK based experience in return. If Your company has a need for a dedicated volunteer, I would be thrilled to have the opportunity to assist. My schedule is flexible and I am available for immediate start. Please do not hesitate to e-mail me ( ivo_z_ivanov@yahoo.co.uk) so we can arrange an interview to discuss my application in greater depth. I look forward to hearing from you.
