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ISSUE 65<br />
JULY 2015<br />
ICAEW.COM/VITAL<br />
THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR ACA STUDENTS<br />
THE<br />
PRIZE GIVING<br />
Cream of the crop<br />
Eight ACA prizewinners on the<br />
secret of their exam success<br />
Best career advice<br />
Delegate well, network hard…<br />
and other tips on getting ahead<br />
Perks of being a lifer<br />
Why staying with the same firm<br />
paid off for these high flyers<br />
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<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=3"> CONTENTS Issue 65 | July 2015 11 STUDY </a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=4"> UPFRONT Welcome to Vital Welcome to a ver</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=5"> UPFRONT YOU & YOUR VIEWS Chartered Account</a>
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<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=8"> FROM THE FACULTIES GETTY From controlling offic</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=9"> UPFRONT THE BOSS Mike Lloyd, partner in the </a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=10"> UPFRONT COMMENT “I hadn't taken an exam</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=11"> STUDY ACA PRIZEWINNERS DYLAN REES public-sec</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=12"> AWARD LITTLE PRIZE (TAXATION) DYLAN REES THE P</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=13"> STUDY ACA PRIZEWINNERS AWARD QUILTER PRIZE (B</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=14"> AWARD QUILTER PRIZE (CORPORATE REPORTING) CHRIS</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=15"> STUDY ACA PRIZEWINNERS AWARD HOWITT PRIZE (FI</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=16"> AWARDS SPICER AND PEGLER PRIZE (FINANCIAL ACCOUNT</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=17"> AWARD KNOX PRIZE (TAX COMPLIANCE) LOUISE FRANKL</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=18"> THE SHINING STAR OF THE ACA </a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=19"> AWARD PEAT PRIZE EMMA LOWE THE SHINING STAR O</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=20"> , Bridging th Financ</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=21"> STUDY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING F </a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=22"> ACA tutors and examiners from around the world vi</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=23"> WORK CAREER ADVICE The best piece of advice I ev</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=24"> THE BEST ADVICE I EVER HAD As a manager, don</a>
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<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=27"> WORK CAREER BOOKS WHAT TO READ NEXT </a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=28"> THE PERKS OF BEING A LIFER to move on after qual</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=29"> challenging new role, a promotion, even a secondm</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=30"> CLOCKING OFF A certain amount of stress is useful</a>
<a title="Vital JULY 15 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/02319aa9?page=31"> LIFE HEALTH AND WELLBEING 3PM Our body star</a>
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