staffing & recruiting

2014 roundtable: the baby boomers take control

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2014 top trends logo vf
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as one generation ages out, a new one reshapes the future of the profession.

see the complete 2014 roundtable

by jennifer wilson
convergence coaching

analysis

without a doubt, succession issues permeate all aspects of the firms we’re encountering.

these include identifying and developing successors — especially rainmakers and practice leaders, ensuring that the buy/sell makes sense and can be sustained over time, determining retirement timing and issues, establishing and executing transition plans, communicating plans, recruiting new talent to backfill positions and exploring new ways to govern the firm to give more voice to those who will be taking over. succession implications are far-reaching and can be consuming. read more →

5 tips to managing and motivating virtual team members

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by sandi smith leyva, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

it’s not uncommon for even the smallest of businesses to have employees and contractors all over the world.  right now, i have an employee in the ukraine, two employees in san jose, a virtual admin in orange county, a warehouse team in indiana, a transcriptionist in las vegas, partners in new york, chicago, missouri and atlanta, and a coach in sydney, australia.

in the last few months, i‘ve moved from san jose, calif., to plano, texas, while my team stays put.   and it won’t hurt my business one tiny bit. here are five tips to help your virtual team play at their best. read more →

accounting firms launch new war for talent

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firms are hiring, and many staffers are thinking about a job change.
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

now five years since the banking crash that forced record layoffs at tax and accounting firms, new survey results from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research show intensifying competition for talent, with more than 42% of accountants reporting that their firms are hiring and about half of all staffers ready to make a move.

chris hatcher
chris hatcher

“there’s a labor shortage out there,” according to chris hatcher, a partner at louisville, ky., baldwin cpas. “finding good talent is hard.” hatcher says baldwin cpas is looking for professionals with ambition, which he defines as an “owners  mentality.”

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research:

– reports the percentage of firms hiring, cutting or holding steady on headcount in the next six to 12 months;
– gathers comment from a representative sample of professionals on key economic and business trends; and
– analyzes latent discontent in the ranks of staffers,
– propensity to seek a job change, and
– overall confidence in the job market. read more →

six great online places to find talent

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by sandi smith leyva, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

when you need to expand your team, the good news is there are many options available today:

  • full time vs. part-time
  • your location or theirs
  • contract or employee
  • permanent or temporary
  • project-specific or recurring
  • and many more options

thousands of people are looking for work, and thousands more are looking for small tasks that they can do on the side.  to find the perfect person for you, here’s a list of sites that help match you to the perfect person for your task, project or job. read more →