Recruiting

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been questioning some of the Big Four accounting firms about their policy of requiring their partners to agree to retire at a specific age.

Accounting Today has announced the 2014 Best Accounting Firms to Work For.

Private sector employers added 204,000 jobs in August, including 78,000 jobs at small businesses, according to payroll giant ADP, in a further indication of a strengthening economy.

CPAs who are also business executives are becoming more optimistic about their hiring plans, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Paychex reported Monday that the pace of small business hiring slowed down somewhat in August, continuing a trend in recent months.

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Many of the biggest concerns for accounting firms in the future relate to people issues, according to Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro.

Finding and retaining quality staff is a top issue for accounting firms of many sizes.

Accounting Principals shows where your next job should be

One time I got a client who was on the verge of going out of business and he asked if there was anything we could do to stop it from happening.

Young accountants entering the profession and small firms may both be missing a huge opportunity, according to leading consultant Darren Root.

A majority of employees believe workplace etiquette affects their career prospects, but they also think people become less courteous as they rise to the top, according to a new survey by Accountemps, a staffing company for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals that’s part of staffing giant Robert Half.

Succession planning requires a pipeline

Talk about one of the most overused questions related to goal setting! How clichéd is the question of where someone wants to be in five years? What do you expect them to say? I want to rule the world! I want to be making an obscene amount of money! I want to be successful in my career! I want to be retired and laying on the beach! I want! I want! I want!

Private sector employers added 218,000 jobs in July in a further sign of the rebounding economy, although the pace of job growth slackened from last month, according to the latest national employment report from payroll giant ADP.

Payroll processor Paychex and the research firm HIS reported an increase in small business employment in July, with states like Washington and Michigan leading the way.

Accounting Today and Accountingfly have announced Advance 2014: The Accounting Career Summit, a week-long event featuring a series of high-profile webinars on recruitment, retention and the accounting job market, culminating in an online job fair.

The accounting job site CollegeFrog has been renamed Accountingfly as the site adds the function of allowing accounting firms to recruit experienced employees.