Second year accountancy exams, Professional Examination 1 (PE1) were the real thing. The first-year exams just proved you could go on to do these. Revision courses for the five subjects were in Cambridge again, but at least I had a reliable car, even if it was the cheapest Fiesta imaginable (995cc and no heated rearContinue reading “We got a thousand points of light”
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To Reach Too High
Whether or not accountancy firms do this now I don’t know, but when I was a trainee accountant between 1987 and 1990 salary was very much linked to exam results. The final exam was Professional Exam 2 (PE2). Just four papers in three days – passing gave a 50% pay rise from £12,000 to £18,000. Continue reading “To Reach Too High”
Five Miles Out 