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Easy Ways To Avoid A Bad Hire In Public Accounting
Easy Ways To Avoid A Bad Hire In Public Accounting

By Giles Pearson on Apr 15, 2025

In public accounting, hiring the wrong person doesn't just lead to financial loss—it causes partner stress and harms team morale. Drawing on 25 years of experience, the blog introduces a Bad Hire Calculator, which helps firms quantify the true cost of hiring mistakes based on specific internal practices (e.g., use of recruiters, firing timeline).

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How Not to Hire Someone
How Not to Hire Someone

By Donna Roughan on Apr 10, 2025

The author recounts a time during a hectic work period—managing a large team, under intense deadlines—when they were told to "just find another body" to help out. With no time to spare, they selected an internal employee based purely on availability and a brief chat with their manager (who was all too eager to let them go). The result: a hasty, unstructured hiring decision with lasting regret.

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Make Your Business Stand Out To Job Candidates
Make Your Business Stand Out To Job Candidates

By Steve Evans on Apr 02, 2025

This blog emphasizes the importance of creating a standout first impression to attract and secure top accounting talent, even when the job itself is similar to others on the market. It outlines three simple, zero-cost steps to set your firm apart.

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Retention as a Recruiting Strategy
Retention as a Recruiting Strategy

By Giles Pearson on Mar 24, 2025

The accounting industry faces a major talent gap, with too many open positions and too few qualified professionals. Retention is becoming as crucial as recruitment, but some firms are pulling back from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts due to political pressures. This move risks alienating key talent, particularly women and underrepresented professionals, who are already underrepresented in leadership roles.

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How To Fill Vacancies In Your Firm
How To Fill Vacancies In Your Firm

By Giles Pearson on Mar 20, 2025

The Staffing Strategies report from the Center for Accounting Transformation highlights key challenges and solutions in closing talent gaps within accounting firms. While many firms acknowledge burnout due to high workloads, they also believe they maintain strong team collegiality. To address staffing shortages, firms commonly rely on hiring, offshoring, demand management, and technology.

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Are Your Hiring Assessments Legal?
Are Your Hiring Assessments Legal?

By Giles Pearson on Feb 25, 2025

The blog emphasizes that pre-employment tests must comply with anti-discrimination laws to avoid legal and reputational risks. Following the EEOC’s best practice guidelines helps ensure that testing processes are defensible against any claims of bias.

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Getting Graduate Hiring, Onboarding & Retention Right First Time
Getting Graduate Hiring, Onboarding & Retention Right First Time

By Steve Evans on Feb 12, 2025

This blog discusses best practices for hiring university and college graduates, particularly in accounting and bookkeeping. Since graduates often lack extensive work experience, employers must assess their potential through testing.

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Beyond Skills: The Holistic Approach to Hiring That's Reshaping Accounting Firms
Beyond Skills: The Holistic Approach to Hiring That's Reshaping Accounting Firms

By Giles Pearson on Jan 21, 2025

Top accounting firms excel by aligning their hiring practices with strategic goals, focusing on candidate-centric job ads, leveraging employee referrals, and using data-driven tools like skills tests and structured interviews. A comprehensive approach that includes tailored onboarding and ongoing development helps firms attract, hire, and retain top talent while minimizing costly hiring mistakes.

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Hiring Better Admin, Processing & Support Staff Quickly & Cheaply
Hiring Better Admin, Processing & Support Staff Quickly & Cheaply

By Steve Evans on Jan 13, 2025

The blog emphasizes the importance of testing and assessment in hiring decisions, particularly for support-level roles that are often overlooked despite their significant impact on business operations. While businesses commonly invest in assessments for middle-level roles (e.g., managers, accountants), and sometimes neglect higher-level roles due to overreliance on track records, they rarely assess support staff, citing cost concerns.

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Get An 880% ROI On Your Hiring Spend
Get An 880% ROI On Your Hiring Spend

By Giles Pearson on Jan 08, 2025

The blog discusses the value and ROI (Return on Investment) of pre-employment testing, addressing why many firms are hesitant to adopt it due to challenges in measuring its benefits. It highlights insights from Dr. Steve Blinkhorn, who breaks down the key factors that influence the ROI of testing.

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Accountests Launch Critical Thinking and Admin Ability Testing
Accountests Launch Critical Thinking and Admin Ability Testing

By Steve Evans on Dec 11, 2024

Employers can integrate these tests into hiring processes, combining them with skills and personality assessments to build a complete candidate profile, ensuring informed and confident hiring decisions. Trial options are available for interested firms. Happy hiring!

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Time to Revisit Transparent Interviews?
Time to Revisit Transparent Interviews?

By Steve Evans on Nov 07, 2024

In today's tight labor market, transparent interviews are gaining attention as a fair and consistent method to evaluate candidates. Transparent interviews provide candidates with questions in advance, allowing them to showcase their suitability for the role. Explore how transparent interviews can enhance your hiring process by allowing for better-prepared candidates and more accurate assessments of their fit for the job.

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