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plus 15 soft skills to interview for.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

questions are in no particular order.

more on staffing: how to set your firm apart to recruits | why firms can’t afford not to develop women partners | 8 recruiting strategies: how many are you using? | 6 keys to advancement programs | guidelines for flexible work policies | staff need meaningful recognition | survey: 97% of leading firms now offer flexible work arrangements | how to create a talent management strategy
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some questions are more geared to entry-level recruits than those with experience, but most can be used for both.
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6 problems with annual reviews. plus sample forms for job and (sigh) annual reviews.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

“feedback is the breakfast of champions.” – ken blanchard

 

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this post is divided into two sections:

• the progressive view of providing performance feedback, which a minority of firms today practice. whenever something new appears in a major way, some firms are always slow to embrace it. examples: proactive selling, going paperless, adopting the cloud and managing a cpa firm like a real business.
• the traditional view of providing performance feedback, which a majority of firms still practice today. if asked why the traditional practice continues, a common response is often, “that’s the way we’ve always done it. it ain’t perfect, but we are reasonably satisfied with it.””

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plus 10 ways to keep staff accountable.

by marc rosenberg
on staffing

organized and effective centralized scheduling enables firms to staff client projects so the client work is completed.

more on staffing: 8 recruiting strategies: how many are you using? | 21 staff training best practices | how to make mandatory saturdays a thing of the past | what staff mentoring is and isn’t | do flexible hours help or hurt us? | 8 keys to keeping staff engaged | staffing: what cpa firms are learning the hard way
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other benefits of central scheduling:
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it’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.

more on staffing: how to make mandatory saturdays a thing of the past | guidelines for flexible work policies | 10 winning traits of accounting firm leaders | what staff mentoring is and isn’t | staff need meaningful recognition | the importance of great bosses | do flexible hours help or hurt us? | survey: 97% of leading firms now offer flexible work arrangements | the 12 reasons your staff hates your firm | 8 keys to keeping staff engaged | how to create a talent management strategy | what happened to the relevancy of the cpa profession? | staffing: what cpa firms are learning the hard way
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all of them can be sorted into eight high-level strategies:

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plus 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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plus 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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bonus: 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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plus 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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