Mr. Edmund Chan, practising director of Mazars CPA Limited, encourages young people to explore more to develop their career. He is impressed by his QP staff members who demonstrate solid knowledge and broad range of skills at work.

Ms. Wing Tam, assistant manager of Mazars CPA Limited, praises QP's well-rounded nature and open-book examination format for enhancing her technical knowledge and management skills, which are essential to her career development.

In this age of information overload, employers are looking for accountants who are analytical thinkers rather than just bean counters. An analytical thinker is equipped with the relevant skills to extract the relevant facts and figures from tons of information, and communicate them to the people in a systematic way. Developing strong analytical skills is essential to every aspiring accountant. It helps you not only attain a pass in professional examinations, but also solve problems in the workplace. Every one of us possesses some intrinsic analytical skills but to set yourself apart, you have to perform better. Here are three handy tips for sharpening your analytical skills.

Institute president and the "CPAs for NGOs" programme core team members joined the second NGO directors' luncheon organized by HKCSS in February to share views and expertise on good governance practices with NGO directors. The luncheon series is sponsored by the Institute's charitable fund. Click to see photos.

Stress. Who doesn’t know it? Who has not experienced it? When experiencing stress, you may feel helpless, stuck and like you are trapped in the wheel of life and just running on reserves. Yet there is something you can do about it. Just 20 minutes may do the trick. Try it, today.

Carmen Tsui, founder of Fullness in Life Institute, certified master coach and relationship coach, on how getting in touch with your consciousness can be powerful in reversing the effects of a stress-filled day.

(The article is reprinted from A-Plus June 2016 issue.)