No men need apply? Women have long outnumbered men in the accounting firm workforce, but a new CPA Trendlines analysis suggests that the latest recession widened the gap. Based on the latest data available, 584,300 of the people employed in … Continued
20 years of ups and downs, now up again. The number of people employed by CPA firms in the U.S. has topped 400,000 for the first time since last February, according to the latest data available to CPA Trendlines. Total … Continued
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.
Accounting firms hire the most, pay less.
The average salary for accounting majors is averaging up 3.7 percent to $50,500, according to a new survey of college graduates and the employers who hired them.
Poll shows what it takes to land the best students.
Public Accounting Report’s 30th annual poll of college accounting professors shows that if their best student had a choice, that student would choose PricewaterhouseCoopers to start their career.
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State-of-the-firm vid lands Rachel Ray TV show appearance.
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:
But how do you position your firm to be desirable to merger partners or new talent?
Maybe the 150-person firm in Bellevue, Wash., has found a winning formula.
Clark Nuber is consistently ranked among one of Washington’s best places to work and the firm has an 88 percent retention rate. Tracy L. White, SPHR, Senior Director of Human Resources, shares insights into what it takes to build a dedicated staff: