Editor's Note
Spring is a time when many accounting firms resort to temporary
staffing options to help bulk up the workforce when dealing with
a crushing workload. In addition, recent economic conditions
have left many professionals without a job. The opportunity to
merge experienced professionals with businesses in need of
temporary staff is an alluring one.
In this issue of In The
Zone, we've assembled some articles about temporary staffing
issues, statistics, tips for making hiring choices, and help for
resolving conflicts that can occur when workers with different
backgrounds are expected to work together in the pressure cooker
we know as Busy Season.
Best regards,
Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
editor@accountingweb.com
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Temp workers are popular option in tough economy
Traditionally, organizations work with temporary accounting
professionals at tax season, quarter- and year-ends, and the
monthly close. But for firms operating with leaner employee
teams, temporary professionals, being a variable expense, are an
attractive option year-round, according to specialized staffing
firm Robert Half International.
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Tax season temps: What kinds of work do they do?
With tax season rolling up fast, some CPA and tax preparer firms
will supplement their full-time staff with temporary help to
ease the workload. What kinds of help do they hire? The answer
has changed over time. Some firms hire temps to do actual tax
work. But since Internet technology has made it easier to share
the workload with colleagues in multi-location firms or to take
work home, the tasks that temps are now hired may be different
than they once were.
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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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Actions speak louder than words: Workers say temp work is best indicator of job potential
How can job candidates convince the hiring manager they're an
ideal match for the position? Survey results show that working
on a temporary basis is a good start. Nearly half (46 percent)
of workers polled said performance on a temporary or trial
assignment provides the best insight into whether someone is
qualified for a job, followed by the interview (30 percent) and
the reference check (12 percent).
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10 tips for negotiating workplace conflicts
Conflict happens. It happens in all areas of business. Disputes
can arise between employees, between business partners, between
a company and a client. And if such issues are not settled, bad
things can happen. Good people quit. Profitable relationships
dissolve. Great companies go under. This has always been true,
of course. But according to renowned mediator Jeffrey Krivis, in
a global economy the implications of conflict are more profound
than ever before.
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Financial hiring will increase in first quarter
The job market in accounting and finance is holding steady,
suggests a new survey. Nine percent of chief financial officers
(CFOs) interviewed plan to add full-time employees and 8 percent
expect to decrease the size of their staff, according to the
Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Eighty-two
percent of executives said they would make no changes to the
size of their teams.
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