Tuesday November 10th in Greenwich and Wednesday November 11th in Greenford are important dates for your diary. They signify the start of a new chapter for our college with the launch of the Horizon Award. The Horizon Award is an employability award open to all GSM London students who wish to enhance their skills and …
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When in income tax was first introduced in the UK in 1798 by the then Prime Minister William Pitt the younger it was meant to be a temporary measure. As events have turned out, income tax has been a constant in our financial lives pretty much ever since. Given this rather depressing fact, it is …
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Last year we took a bit of gamble. Many universities are no longer hosting careers fairs. They are expensive, labour intensive and, according to some, have had their day. Our Careers Fair in November 2014, our first, bucked that trend. We had 25 exhibitors and fantastic feedback. The decision to host another fair was easy. …
n today’s competitive graduate market a degree is not enough to guarantee a graduate finance position. Graduates who do not list student membership of a professional body on their cv or application are indicating to a prospective employer a lack of serious intent to work in accountancy and finance. Unsurprisingly such applications risk being rejected …
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When my former colleague Paul Cannons asked me to write a blog for the Banking, Accountancy and Finance week, I felt distinctly uneasy. If am honest about it, I am quite simply rubbish at maths and numbers in general. I always have been and no doubt always will be. I was frequently in the bottom …
My name is Robert Kasoma, a GSM London alumnus since 2009. I am a qualified accountant with a MSc Accounting & Finance. Now working as Credit Controller for Mears Care Ltd. My career started off in a completely different field as we all know jobs can be hard to find but I took the opportunity …
My name is Robert Kasoma, a GSM alumna since 2009. I am a qualified accountant with a MSc Accounting & Finance. I now work as Credit Controller for Mears Care Ltd. My career started off in a completely different field. As we all know jobs can be hard to find, so when I was offered the …
In the 1996 hit film Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who makes a stand against what he considers is the exploitation of sporting stars in the crazy world of sports management. For his stand against the corporate culture he is duly fired by his employers. He responds by starting up his own …
Only 12 miles away from the GSM Greenford campus is one of most of the most exciting industrial locations in the whole of the UK. Within its boundaries work individuals who are world leaders in their highly specialised field. They are quite simply the best money can hire. Who are they? Where is this extraordinary …
You cannot be serious……You want ME to write about accountancy and finance! If am honest about it, I am quite simply rubbish at maths and numbers in general. I always have been and no doubt always will be. I was frequently in the bottom set for mathematics at school, and I am ashamed to say …