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Avoid Bias and Add Diversity when hiring Accountants
Avoid Bias and Add Diversity when hiring Accountants

By Giles Pearson on Oct 30, 2024

The article discusses the challenges small and medium-sized accounting firms face in creating unbiased and diverse hiring processes, along with actionable tips for improvement.

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Assessing an Accountant's Suitability for Remote Working
Assessing an Accountant's Suitability for Remote Working

By Steve Evans on Oct 15, 2024

The blog discusses the impact of remote work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, on employees and businesses. While some employees thrive in remote settings, others miss in-person interactions. Employers now face the challenge of assessing whether candidates are likely to succeed in remote or hybrid roles, especially when face-to-face interactions might be limited.

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Assessing an Accountant's Project Management Skills
Assessing an Accountant's Project Management Skills

By Donna Roughan on Oct 02, 2024

This article discusses the challenge of assessing project management skills, particularly for accounting managers handling multiple clients. It suggests that interviews alone are often insufficient for evaluating these skills, as candidates may not provide a complete picture. Instead, personality assessments, specifically those based on the Big-5/OCEAN model, are recommended for a deeper understanding of a candidate's suitability for project management.

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Enhancing Your Firms Hiring Process
Enhancing Your Firms Hiring Process

By Giles Pearson on Sep 26, 2024

The blog promotes a webinar aimed at improving the hiring process for accountants, focusing on using objective evidence and validated tests to make better hiring decisions

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Fulfilling your Succession Plans & Promising Staff’s Career Goals
Fulfilling your Succession Plans & Promising Staff’s Career Goals

By Steve Evans on Sep 17, 2024

The blog discusses the importance of succession planning and developing future leaders in accounting firms, particularly guiding aspiring staff into senior management or partnership roles. It emphasizes that career development is a long-term process that requires careful planning and measurement.

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Talent Unlocked: A Streamlined Approach to Acquisition
Talent Unlocked: A Streamlined Approach to Acquisition

By Donna Roughan on Sep 12, 2024

The blog also stresses that talent acquisition must go hand-in-hand with retention, as both require different strategies. While salary and benefits may attract candidates, retention relies on providing challenges, growth opportunities, and effective feedback. Cultural fit is essential, as hiring people who align with the firm's values leads to better engagement. Additionally, firms must clearly communicate their value proposition to attract and retain staff. The onboarding process should be comprehensive and extend beyond the first 90 days, helping new hires adjust to workplace norms and expectations.

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The Power of Assessment: How Hancock Askew Optimized Their CAS Practice
The Power of Assessment: How Hancock Askew Optimized Their CAS Practice

By Giles Pearson on Aug 28, 2024

The blog discusses how Hancock Askew & Co., a firm with a growing Client Accounting Services (CAS) practice, transformed its approach to team structure and talent management using skills and personality assessments. These assessments provided data-driven insights, leading to the reorganization of the CAS practice into three distinct roles: Doers (focused on accounting tasks), Minders (managing workflow and quality), and Finders (handling client onboarding and business development). This reorganization improved job satisfaction, role clarity, and client service.

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Leadership Disconnect
Leadership Disconnect

By Giles Pearson on Aug 14, 2024

The piece stresses that firms cannot expect employees to self-develop entirely on their own; there needs to be a mutual investment in their growth. Firms risk losing talented individuals if they do not actively support their development. The article concludes with a powerful reminder: failing to invest in employees may result in them staying but not growing, which could be more detrimental to the firm in the long run.

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Would You Pay Your Accounting Manager $6,700 Per Week?
Would You Pay Your Accounting Manager $6,700 Per Week?

By Giles Pearson on Aug 07, 2024

The article discusses the hidden costs of making a bad hire, specifically focusing on the example of hiring a Client Accounting Manager for $100,000/year. Initially, the weekly cost, including benefits, is estimated at $2,300. However, the new hire underperforms, causing team friction and poor coaching. After 90 days, the manager is terminated, seemingly costing $34,500.

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Is AI Empowering or Frustrating Your Hiring?
Is AI Empowering or Frustrating Your Hiring?

By Giles Pearson on Jul 30, 2024

A typical hiring process that incorporates AI tools like ChatGPT for drafting job descriptions and refining resumes and cover letters. The process begins with the creation of a job description, followed by advertising the job and receiving applications, some of which are enhanced by AI. This leads to variable quality in applications.

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Week by Week Managing your Remote Team
Week by Week Managing your Remote Team

By Giles Pearson on Jul 03, 2024

The article discusses key insights and best practices for managing remote teams, drawn from recent conferences like AICPA Engage, Scaling New Heights, and the CPA Firm Management Association. With the shift towards hybrid and fully remote work models, maintaining effective team dynamics is crucial.

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Setting Realistic Expectations: The Secret to Successful Accounting Recruitment
Setting Realistic Expectations: The Secret to Successful Accounting Recruitment

By Donna Roughan on Jun 26, 2024

The recruitment landscape for accountants is evolving, with candidates now prioritizing environments where they can truly thrive. For employers, this means offering competitive salaries, flexible work arrangements, and a supportive culture are essential, not just additional perks. The focus must shift from simply filling roles to finding the right fit, moving beyond traditional recruitment methods to include strategies like networking and tapping into passive candidate pools.

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