Editor's Note
For most companies, recruiting is an ongoing process. What recruiting issues is your firm facing? Has the process become more or
less challenging over time? Are you devoting enough time to the process? Are you finding yourself with few recruits to choose from,
or too many? Have you picked up any tips along the way that you're willing to share with your peers? Click "Post Comment" at the
bottom of any of these recruiting-related stories, or drop me a line with your comments and I will post them for you.
Best regards,
Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
editor@accountingweb.com
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Internet presence/Portals/Communicating with clients
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An employee benefit with recruitment power: Volunteer work
With the current shortage of accounting graduates, successful
recruiting may require a new combination of benefits. The cream
of the crop has grown accustomed to offers of a healthy
starting salary, retirement plan and signing bonus. But more
and more, today's young people want to hitch their wagons to
employers who are good corporate citizens. That's why some
firms are expanding their benefits to include volunteer
programs.
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Recruiting the best talent in a competitive environment
Bruce Marcus, the author of 15 books and a consultant and
strategic planner for accounting and other professional firms,
and The Bay Street Group, LLC offer their recommendations for
making a firm appealing to recruits and for enhancing the
recruiting process.
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Times are tough all over: Survey shows employers and employees face problems
While many workers are having a tough time finding suitable
employment in today's uncertain economy, companies also face
challenges finding highly skilled people. According to the
fourth annual Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations
(EDGE) Report by Robert Half International and
CareerBuilder.com, employees rated the level of challenge in
finding a job at 3.56 on a one-to-five sliding scale;
similarly, employers rated the level of challenge in finding
qualified candidates at 3.47.
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Is the Perfect Employee Really Out There?
In today's competitive job market, small business owners often
find themselves feeling the odds are against them in finding
the right employee. Positions in accounting, information
technology (IT) and sales are increasingly in high demand and
require businesses to have human resource tools that are both
competitive and strong enough to bring in the best possible
recruits.
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