Accounting Sector Shows Post-Season Cutbacks
Even as firms continue 15-month expansion trend.
career planning
25 Magic Words for Career Success
Surprise: Hard work and knowledge aren’t Number 1. Neither are skills or knowledge.
by Rick Telberg
Above all else, the essential ingredient for career success as a CPA is not what you might think.
It’s not knowledge or ability; although you can’t be a CPA without either. It’s not hard work or integrity. But you won’t go far without them. In one word: It’s about “clients.” READ MORE →
How to Spot Top Talent
What’s partner material at your firm?
Click here to join the survey; get the results.
by Rick Telberg
CPA Trendlines
Early returns from the new CPA Trendlines survey into identifying and managing high-potential professionals suggests that, beyond ability, firms are more intent than ever on finding well-rounded individuals capable of taking initiative and developing new business.
Above is a word picture of some of the verbatim responses we’re capturing. What are the traits you look for in new hires? Here are a few of the more interesting answers: READ MORE →
Accounting Hiring Outpaces Economy, Hits New Record
The tax, accounting and bookkeeping services industry is cracking a new record high in persons employed full-time.
The nation’s economy as a whole added 115,000 new jobs in April pushing the unemployment down by one-tenth of one percentage point to 8.1%.
But employers in the tax, accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping industries added 2,000 new jobs last month, marking the ninth month in a row of growth for public practice, according to CPA Trendlines analysis. READ MORE →
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Accounting Posts New Record Jobs Number
What recession? More accountants with jobs … ever.
by Rick Telberg
In the same jobs report that drove the NASDAQ to an 11-year peak, the accounting and bookkeeping sector recorded more people employed in the industry than ever before.
How to Make Your Firm a Success Magnet
Learn what it takes to attract the best talent and merger partners.
by Robert Fligel, CPA
RF Resources LLC
For many in the CPA business, organic growth is going to be very slow for the next several years. So, CPA firms seeking growth are:
- making strategic mergers or acquisitions, or
- bringing in new partners or groups of partners with strong books of business.
But how do you position your firm to be desirable to merger partners or new talent?
Women Report Growing Career Dismay
Survey reveals widening gap with men.
Only 48 percent of women are satisfied with their careers, compared to 59 percent of men — a gap that has only widened from year to year, according to a Mergis Group survey.
And nearly three-quarters of women in accounting and finance believe they face a tougher set of obstacles than their male counterparts.