job that requires travelling

[jellyman81]

Travel Jobs - career change

Hello all

just wanted some feedback and advice from seasoned professionals. could someone please advise what job requires travelling.

I have a bachelor of commerce degree and part way through the CA program. i am currently in a corporate tax consulting role in a large accounting & business advisory firm and have been doing that for the last 3 years. to be honest, i hate it to bits and am considering looking for a different career path that requires extensive travel (domestic and international). something that gets me out of the office and meeting people.

Please advise. I am also willing to take a job offer

 

[NM]

just wanted some feedback and advice from seasoned professionals. could someone please advise what job requires travelling.

Pilot or Flight Attendant have to be towards the top of the list

 

[bigjobs]

yeah, try Jetstar ... i think they are looking for people and i hear they are going to be offering international services too ...

 

[vt]

It would be fair to say that if you are good at your job, and you want to travel, it will happen. You could indicate that your next project would ideally be interstate or overseas. Failing that, SOX and ITIL people are in demand the world over.

I would assume your last 3 years would be from a graduate position :mrgreen: . Given this assumption, your opportunity cost of quitting and going to the UK to contract would be affordable.

This would provide you with some great overseas experience and be able to travel on the weekends. Just dont fall into the trap of spending more than you earn.

Have a look or google jobs that are going...plan on getting some hot skills...

Dont wait for job offers

 

[simongr]

Internal audit provides opportunity for travel if you have a CA qualification. If you work for one of teh big four then try a move into one of their risk management groups - learn a bit about internal audit and then apply to a major corporate for an IA job

 

[Febs]

Internal audit provides opportunity for travel if you have a CA qualification.

Even if you don't.
A lot of my travel is for Internal Audit work (I work as a consultant/IT auditor with one of the Big 4) and I don't have my CA. (Edit: Oh, I see...you mean outside of the Big 4. )

jellyman81 - If you're already in a large firm (Big 4?) there may be other positions within that firm that have travel opportunities. For example, I only started my job this year, yet I've travelled interstate or overseas about once a month. Other people I started with though, in more accounting-type roles, have hardly done any travel at all.

A lot of it comes down to luck though, too.

Cheers,
- Febs.

 

[Commuter]

Watch out for a job that requires a lot of travelling though - you might not get to see much at the destination because you are always working, working and working!

I'd say the best way of travelling around and seeing lots is to be retired with lots of money! :mrgreen:

 

[jellyman81]

Hi

thanks for your advise.

I work in a large second-tier accounting/business advisory firm with a national reputation. there prob isnt much flexibility to move to an Internal in an audit role. i reckon if i were to move to a big four firm, i may have to take a pay cut.

I suppose the trade-off is whether i am willing to take the risk and enjoy the work and have the opportunity to travel

 

[kamchatsky]

Even if you don't.
A lot of my travel is for Internal Audit work (I work as a consultant/IT auditor with one of the Big 4) and I don't have my CA. (Edit: Oh, I see...you mean outside of the Big 4. )

jellyman81 - If you're already in a large firm (Big 4?) there may be other positions within that firm that have travel opportunities. For example, I only started my job this year, yet I've travelled interstate or overseas about once a month. Other people I started with though, in more accounting-type roles, have hardly done any travel at all.

A lot of it comes down to luck though, too.

Cheers,
- Febs.

Do you require an accounting background/degree to do IT Audit? I am in IT industry and have been looking to change career .. One of it being IT auditing .....

 

[Febs]

Do you require an accounting background/degree to do IT Audit? I am in IT industry and have been looking to change career .. One of it being IT auditing .....

Not at all, although I did come in as a graduate. The basic accounting knowledge we require is taught in training courses and on the job.

In fact, I'm going for my "CISA" (Certified IS Auditor) certification later this year, and we were told that people who have an IT background (but are new to the audit side of things) generally find it easier than those who have an audit background (but are new to the IT side of things).



Cheers,
- Febs.

PS: Send me a PM if you'd like, and I'll see if any suitable positions are coming up.

 

[QF WP]

jellyman81, there are plenty of jobs which require commerce and accounting disciplines and come with travel. Come to think of it, mines pretty close (I'm a CFP) and I travel regularly to SYD/MEL/ASL/PER (helps having a couple of national clients). Being a BDM in the finacial services industry will get you both domestic & international travel (attending conferences).

IainF (in the medical sales area) has had a very busy YTD. I think he's hit 90K EQM's in AA's program, so that probably equates to ~ 75K miles flown. Not bad for 9 months.

 

[Tiki]

I've temped for a few companies who have their HR dept in Sydney and the person visits branches in other cities, so that could be an option too.

 

[azza_1992]

Just out of interest, how much travelling would a civil engineer do? (Domestic and International) If any one here is a engineer, how much travel do you do and what company do you work for?

 

[SeatBackForward]

Just out of interest, how much travelling would a civil engineer do? (Domestic and International) If any one here is a engineer, how much travel do you do and what company do you work for?

Depends on what you do and who you work for. If you work for a project based organisation in a capacity where you will need to be on the ground on projects, not that much - because you'll move onto a project and remain there until time to move onto the next one.
However if you're in a capacity where you oversee a number of projects then you probably will get to travel lots.

There's no yes or no answer to that question as circumstances vary a lot, and even within civil engineering there are many branches.

 

[bambbbam2]

Years ago I saw a job advertised that was working for the then -CAA. Basically it was picking up safety documents from every main airport in the country.

So fly to Melb in the morning, Perth in the afternoon and pick up documents. I'm SURE that you would not have got points though, I think the airlines had to supply those seats to safety inspectors without charge.