Category: CIMA News

  • A New Beginning, A New Look.

    A New Beginning, A New Look.

    I started this blog four years ago when I was on the operational level of the CIMA ladder, it’s come a long way since then. My first blog post was discussing the merits of online study materials against the bulkier ways of studying with traditional text books and my last one was about completing the…

  • The Benefits of Studying CIMA

    Why is CIMA becoming more and more relevant in industry today? Well, it’s a subject I have been giving lots of thought to recently as I embark on the strategic level. I say embark, the reality is I have yet to open a P3 text book but the plan is start after I’ve finished writing…

  • A New Year – a NEW approach!

    2016: A Year in Review I’ve been writing thecimastudent.com blog and website for over 12 months now and I feel the time is right for a change in approach for 2017. The idea behind the site was to help my own progress through the CIMA qualification. I felt, by going into depth and writing articles…

  • The Week Ahead -28th November 2016

    The case studies are done and dusted for another three months! So now begins the anxious wait for the November OCS, MCS and SCS exam results in a few weeks. I would recommend the OCS and MCS students to start thinking about their next steps and what objective test that will take next. So if…

  • The Week Ahead – 21 November 2016

    It’s the final week of the CIMA November case study exams as the SCS students get to grips with their scenario of ADF. Here are a few exam tips for the SCS students to think about: Get some rest – don’t spend the night before the exam studying until the early hours of the morning.…

  • The Week Ahead – 14th November 2016

    The OCS students can now put their feet up and look forward to the Christmas period but this means it’s time for the MCS students to sit the Portafone case study this week. Here is a quick look at the industry analysis surrounding Portafone for some last minute revision. CIMA News I found a brilliant…

  • CIMA Subscription Fees

    The annual CIMA Subscription Fees email reminder appeared in my inbox recently so I thought it would be a good time to also remind fellow students not to forget to pay it! Remember, if your membership is not up to date you cannot enter for any CIMA exams!! The annual student subscription costs 108 GBP…

  • The Week Ahead – 7th November 2016

    The OCS students will be counting down the hours until their exam as the Marici Power case study begins from Tuesday this week. Meanwhile, the MCS and SCS students still have a week or two to finalise their exam preparation. Here a few exam tips for students taking their case study this month. Time Management:…

  • The Week Ahead – 24th October

    CIMA News The countdown for the November case study begins as it’s just two weeks until the operational level students face their exam. A reminder of the exam dates for the November case study exams listed below as well links to my recent articles on OCS: Marici Power, MCS: Portafone and SCS: ADF pre seen…

  • The Week Ahead – 17th October 2016

    CIMA News Having been thinking about changing roles at work in the recent times I was keen to understand the role of Finance Business Partner a bit more. As it seems to be a fairly popular role these days and I also can see myself veering towards this kind of role in the future. It…

  • The Week Ahead – 10th October 2016

    CIMA News Do you read the CIMA FM Magazine? That’s probably a no. To be honest, it’s something I rarely look at myself but the September edition email arrived in my inbox this morning so thought it would be good opportunity to share and bring this up. You can find the September edition (and previous…

  • The Week Ahead – 3rd October 2016

    CIMA News Not so much news, but more of a general reminder for students to login and check their CIMA connect account every once in a while. There are tons of resources and plenty advice from students/CIMA staff that are well worth reading. Here are a few articles from CIMA connect that are worth checking…

  • The Week Ahead – 26th September 2016

    CIMA News The CIMA Salary insight 2016 was released recently and gives you a good chance to gauge your current earnings against the average for a CIMA student/member in your respective industry. Perhaps it will act as a motivation to study harder or even give you the urge to speak to your boss about a…

  • The Week Ahead – 19th September 2016

    CIMA News I noticed the official CIMA website has had a revamp and looks all nice, new and shiny. It feels much more like the CIMA connect interface, so it’s worth checking it out as it feels a much more user-friendly experience than the previous site. A reminder, of course, the November case study exams pre-seen…

  • The Week Ahead – 12th September 2016

    A look at the week ahead for CIMA students. New and tips on the November 2016 CIMA case study exams as well as E2 exam paper.

  • The Week Ahead – 5th September 2016

    After passing an exam, I tend to take my foot off the gas a bit with the CIMA studies and that’s also been reflected with the amount of activity on the blog over the last week or so. But it’s back to business this week as I (finally!) crack on with my E2 studies and…

  • The Week Ahead – 22nd August 2016

    CIMA News The Management Case Study exam scenario AEN begins this and I saw a great tweet from CIMA_News linking a document “Helping you pass your final exam”. It’s basically a walk-through of a students answer to the SCS exam from February 2016 – variant 2. The student’s script was a PASS mark and it…

  • The Week Ahead – 15th August 2016

    The OCS students can now breathe a sigh of relief after their exams for the August case study finished last week but it’s now the turn of the MCS and SCS students. Here is what’s coming up this week. CIMA News A very interesting email popped up in my inbox last week from CIMA about new…

  • The Week Ahead – 8th August 2016

    CIMA News It’s the OCS August case study exam week so good luck to the students sitting the exam in the coming days! Meanwhile, I saw an interesting press release on the CIMA website that stated that salaries for management accountants are increasing at twice the national average. The results reveal that average earnings among…

  • The Week Ahead – 1st August 2016

    This month signals the beginning of the August case study exams – all of my resources, notes and comments have already been posted on the site – so Good Luck to those sitting case study exams this month. The CIMA Student Website This week I will be looking at an underrated tool that students perhaps…