Some Uncommon Advice on Hiring Full-Time Staff

Your best bet is to be on the lookout all the time.

Finding full-time staff is a different beast altogether. Avoid recruiters. Most of their candidates are looking for jobs for good reasons. Nearly all of a recruiter’s candidates’ resumes will have the following job histories:

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Job 1: 1.5 years (This company sucked.)

Job 2: 6 months (This company sucked worse.)

Job 3: 2 years (Fine company but they wouldn’t pay me $150,000 per year for billing $80,000 per year.)

Posted on May 23, 2019

Frank Stitely

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Frank Stitely, CPA, CVA, is the managing member of Stitely & Karstetter CPAs in Chantilly, Va., and leader of Clarity Practice Management – Sign up for the next free demo here.

He is the author of The Relentless CPA,
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He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clarion University and received the Elijah Watt Sells certificate in recognition of his performance on the CPA exam. His professional affiliations include The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, President of the Association of Professional Accounting Software Consultants, Member of the Sage Software Small Business Certified Consultants' Steering Committee, Member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Chair of the Audit Committee on the Board of Directors for Christian Relief Services, Maryland Society of Accountants, and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

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