Recruiting

My best hires were those I hired out of school and trained.

As the accounting profession struggles to attract a new and more diverse cohort of accountants, Harold Deiters, a partner at Baker Tilly and president of the New York State Society of CPAs shares why it matters, and what his state is doing to move the needle – as well as why giving back to the profession is well worth it.

Reaching Millennial recruits through social media and text messages, raising capital through cryptocurrencies, and more.

Whether its an in-house or outsourced group, technology staff are an often overlooked value-added service for clients.

Starting a practice; recruiting only gets tougher; deducting vacation; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

NCCPAP president Steve Mankowski discusses the major issues facing the profession.

Perhaps the most important staffing decision is to know when to hire your first employee. I believe this decision needs to be guided by your goals.

The annual list recognizes the 100 top workplaces in the profession.

The struggle to move the needle in the profession persists when it comes to race and gender.

Baker Newman Noyes aims for immersion with its 'Three-Day Experience' pre-internship program.

The Internal Revenue Service rehired more than 200 employees with previous conduct and performance issues, according to a new government report.

Females are substantially underrepresented compared to males as accounting firm partners, according to a new academic study that found only 17 percent of audit partners with U.S. audit clients are women.

I have long advocated hiring entry-level people rather than those with two or three years’ experience.

The unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent, as employers added 222,000 jobs in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although accounting and bookkeeping services lost 300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Life can be tough for smaller and solo practices, but for every development and obstacle, there are opportunities out there, too.

In a keynote with institute chair Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, the AICPA prez says accounting will be unrecognizable in five years.

KPMG entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination against 60 Asian candidates applying for associate auditor jobs in the firm’s Short Hills, N.J., office.

Economic optimism among business executives who are also CPAs cooled down slightly in the second quarter of the year.