What it takes for accounting firms to recruit Gen Z
A survey of accounting students reveals what they do and don’t look for in an employer and which recruiting practices they find most and least appealing.
Human capital
How to attract a talent pool diverse in experience
This article offers steps employers can take to make sure they aren't inadvertently excluding more experienced workers.
10 steps to a coaching culture
This article explores the attributes of great coaching cultures and helps you identify the changes you’ll need to make to get there.
6 tips for dealing with unhappy employees
This article offers tips on helping an employee out of a gloomy patch.
Generation Z hits the workplace
This article discusses some of the overarching trends driving this group of incoming CPAs.
Why promoting for the right qualities is crucial
This article offers advice on how organizations can cultivate top-performing managers.
#MeToo brings new expectations
A greater focus is being placed on preventing and investigating sexual harassment in the workplace.
Nonaccounting grad hires rise at CPA firms
But a new report shows that undergrad accounting enrollment remains high.
Supporting the introverts in your workplace
Management experts provide tips on how to motivate introverted employees and bring out the best in them.
Steps toward closing the gender pay gap
Eliminating pay disparities can help firms recruit and retain employees. Learn about the causes of the pay gap and what your firm can do to assess and revamp its compensation practices.
Report finds shift in accounting firm hiring
Almost one-third (31%) of new graduate hires in public accounting in 2018 were nonaccounting graduates, a new AICPA survey shows.
Recognizing and managing different personality types
How does an “eager beaver” work best with a pessimist? This is one example of how different personality types might interact at work. Learn more in this episode.
Family leave at small firms
Small firms can find ways to support their people even in situations when the Family and Medical Leave Act does not apply.
13 more signs your firm is outdated
This article discusses ways firms might be at risk of alienating NextGen talent and clients.
Succeeding at sponsorship
Following these best practices can help firms create programs that prepare the next generation of leaders and retain the best people.
5 advisory traits to succeed at consulting
Consulting services can gain traction faster when your firm instills advisory skills in all your client-facing professionals.
Develop a coaching culture in your organization
Listening and asking the right questions are two keys to coaching employees, said ENGAGE speaker Melisa Galasso, CPA, CGMA, founder of Galasso Learning Solutions in Charlotte, N.C.
Tax law changes join staffing as a top issue for CPA firms
Finding qualified staff was once again most CPA firms’ top concern, according to the 2019 PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey.
How to motivate and retain your talent
Invest in employees’ growth and development, and they’ll stay loyal to you, said ENGAGE speaker Philip Palaveev, founder of business management consulting firm The Ensemble Practice.
Finding time for new skills while working
CPAs share advice on how to juggle classes on top of already busy work and personal schedules.
