Employee Retention Is Easier Than Attraction

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Five conclusions from a new report.

By CPA Trendlines Research

The accounting talent pipeline problem isn’t going away. It isn’t even improving.

But it isn’t hopeless.

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A recent report from the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs points out that, though the problem is big and the obstacles many, CPA firms can, with enough effort, hold on to the talent they’ve got.

And retaining talent is a lot less expensive than trying to attract it.