Recruiting

We did a survey to find out how accounting firms are reaching this critical demographic.

Compensation and revenue at small businesses increased this summer, along with the number of hours worked, Intuit reported Tuesday, although employment fell last month.

Payroll giant Paychex detected a slight slowdown in small business employment growth last month.

Nobody knows bookkeeping anymore.

Andrea Parness, a CPA who operates her own firm in New York, discusses some of the main challenges facing practitioners, including regulatory and staffing issues, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The strategic plan: foundation for retention and attraction

Only 10 percent of accounting and finance professionals believe there is someone internally who could easily step in to fill their role if they quit, according to a new survey.

4 tips to better hiring practices

Sixty-two percent of finance and accounting workers said they are confident about their ability to find a new job, while 78 percent believe it is unlikely they will lose their jobs over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

Young accountants don't just need a professional guide -- they need two, or three or a dozen ...

Congressional stalling on tax reform, currency fluctuations and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve on an interest-rate hike are making strategic planning difficult for CFOs, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

An open letter about dismissing fraud

Accountingfly, the online career community for accounting professionals, announced the acquisition of GoingConcern.com.

Public accounting firms hired the largest number of accounting graduates ever last year, according to the American Institute of CPAs.

What steps should accounting firms take in order to ensure they employ their staff and utilize their talents to help employees grow and test their limits?

Total nonfarm employment increased by 215,000 in July, including 1,900 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent.

Check out the digital edition of the August 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

Private sector employers added 185,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, indicating some slackening in job growth, particularly in the manufacturing and energy industries.

Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood previews the August issue in this summer camp video.

I believe that CPA firms do best when they hire people out of school and train them. However, this article is not about training or who to hire, but how to retain who you have.