hiring

8 recruiting strategies: how many are you using?

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stylized industrial 3d number 8it’s not a job for just the hr department.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

there are a plethora of ideas and techniques to recruit staff.

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all of them can be sorted into eight high-level strategies:

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21 staff training best practices

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and the 3 types of training that all cpa firm personnel need.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

i cringe when cpas use “‘training”’ and “‘cpe”’ synonymously.

  • cpe coursework is often reactive, taken to maintain a cpa license. it may or may not educate. it may or may not be the type of education an individual needs. many look upon cpe as a nuisance to be complied with. the smaller the firm and the older the cpa, the more likely this is the case.
  • training is primarily proactive, undertaken to expand a person’s knowledge, performance and capabilities. the training is in alignment with what the person needs to do the job and provide value to the firm and its clients.

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ideally, the training identified as needed also qualifies as cpe.
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compensation: money and beyond

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chef garnishing a plateplus 6 types of bonuses and 12 extraordinary benefits.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

every cpa industry survey i’ve seen for decades shows that compensation is #1 to staff.

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for example, the aicpa/pcps 2011 top talent survey showed:

  • salary was #2 for what attracts staff; #1 was career growth opportunities.
  • salary was #1 for what retains staff.

my feeling is that compensation is ante to enter or stay in the game.
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6 keys to advancement programs

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six vintage keysplus 7 ways to make staff jobs more challenging.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

a great table-setter for this topic is an aicpa/pcps top talent survey, conducted in december 2011.

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the following were noted as keys to retaining cpa firm staff:

  • career growth opportunities
  • interesting and challenging client projects

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reader sound-off: mandatory saturdays stir controversy

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commenting on “mandatory saturdays,” clockwise from top left: stitely, boress, michel, evarts

is it work-life balance, or firm-employee balance?

sound-off: does your firm mandate saturdays?
join the conversation here.

by beth bellor
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tax season has yet to start and already tempers are flaring in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 comments section as practitioners debate requiring staffers to work on saturdays during busy season.

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in “how to make mandatory saturdays a thing of the past,” 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 contributor jennifer wilson says the “cool firms” are eliminating the age-old practice nd replacing it with flex-time, work-at-home, and results-oriented strategies. still, she says, “i literally hear a gasp of surprise because it challenges one of the most fundamental elements of public accounting – tracking, measuring and valuing time.”

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making flex time work in the real world

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woman working on laptop at homebonus: a sample flexible work arrangement policy.

by jennifer wilson
on staffing

art kuesel of kuesel consulting said it’s funny how people and organizations launch a new philosophy, policy or approach with the best of intentions, but somehow fail to consider an unintended consequence that threatens to negate the whole purpose of the original initiative.

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his examples:
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guidelines for flexible work policies

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young couple holding hands on winter hike with mountain in backgroundplus 6 reasons to adopt unlimited pto.

by jennifer wilson
on staffing

the best way to reduce conflict and disappointment in flexible work policies is to clearly establish expectations.

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there is no better way to accomplish this than by having a clear, transparent and up-to-date policy document.
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10 winning traits of accounting firm leaders

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businesswoman sitting in front of business meetingbonus: 3 partners talk about what they learned on the way up.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

let’s examine the look and feel of leadership at cpa firms.

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i’m probably the millionth person to form a list of important leadership qualities, but i want to share what i have learned from working with cpa firms for over 20 years.
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what staff mentoring is and isn’t

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man pointing at computer screen while woman works, both smilingchecklist: 11 things mentors do.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

the existence of a mentoring program is a statement by the firm that it doesn’t want to leave the retention, development and success of its staff to chance. instead, the firm wants to be proactive about helping staff succeed and grow.

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a mentor is a neutral sounding board for the staff person.  ideally, a mentor should not be a staff person’s supervisor on work projects.

a mentor helps staff navigate office politics and shows them the ropes, helping guide them to their next roles.
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staff need meaningful recognition

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two people talking and smiling in office12 ways to recognize staff.

by marc rosenberg

suppose you ask staff (or partners, for that matter), “how important is it for the firm or your boss to recognize your accomplishments and efforts?”

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a knee-jerk response may be: “it’s nice but not that important. i’m self-motivated and don’t need others to tell me when i do something good.”

i usually regard these responses as somewhat defensive and automated because everyone wants recognition. it’s a fundamental human need.
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the importance of great bosses

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businessman leaning on railhighlighting a built-in flaw of the traditional cpa firm structure.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

in most organizations, everyone reports to a specific individual.

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early in my career, i was the controller of a valve manufacturing company. the company grew to the point where i needed to hire an assistant controller. guess who that person reported to 100 percent? guess who was totally responsible for the success of that assistant controller?
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do flexible hours help or hurt us?

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man sitting on mountain and searching for mobile signaltaking time off remains a challenge.

by jennifer wilson
on staffing

for better or worse, we can now work anywhere. there’s nowhere our employers and clients can’t reach us. and there’s nowhere we can’t reach our employers and clients.

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some of us like this arrangement. some of us don’t. all things considered, are flexible hours helping or hurting us?
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