Recruiting

MarksNelson flips the last year’s hiring challenges into a competitive advantage

Once accountants successfully complete the Principal Accelerator Program, they become an equity principal of the firm.

Peter Burke of Best Companies Group details the latest trends in creating employee-friendly workplaces.

The unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 percent , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although there was a drop in positions in accounting and bookkeeping services.

The corporate finance and accounting area underperforms compared to other job functions when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.

As more firms recruit remotely and beyond their geographic borders, some new hires may never need to come into the office again.

Managing a practice is a separate business by itself and needs the care and attention you give to the professional services part of your practice.

The unemployment rate declined in January to 6.3 percent as employers added some jobs in the midst of the pandemic.

A handful of lessons for the accounting profession from the disruption of 2020.

Firms need to take an active role in defining their employment brand if they want to maximize its value.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?”

The top firms are getting larger, stronger and better by gobbling up small and midsized firms, making it tougher to compete for talent and clients.

A recent survey by FEI and Deloitte tracked an increase in members' outlook on the national economy, along with prioritization of talent retention, digital transformation.

The stakes are high, and we will need equal shares of courage, candor and compassion to create truly inclusive organizations.

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

This can drive potential team members to your brand or, if you’re not careful, drive them away.

While conventional wisdom tells us that bigger is better, that’s plain and simple nonsense when it comes to midsized CPA firms and a convenient excuse for less than stellar growth by a firm’s partner group.

As firms begin preparing for the busy season, what have we learned about hiring, training and working in a pandemic, and how can we prepare for the new normal?

Nearly 70 percent of organizations that have furloughed or laid off their employees during the novel coronavirus pandemic plan to back-fill the roles that were eliminated with other employees taking over.

Before the pandemic, accounting and finance professionals actively searched for better opportunities. Once the pandemic hit, employees worried about company layoffs and hesitated to seek new opportunities.