talent acquisition

​In today's accounting landscape, company culture isn't just a buzzword – it's the foundation of long-term success. An exceptional company culture unifies, engages, and motivates teams, improving business performance and productivity. Perhaps most importantly, the culture in your organisation dictates whether you'll be able to attract and retain talent effectively. Skill ...

​The “talent shortage” is something that accounting recruitment teams and market analysts have been discussing for years. In 2024, a ManPower survey showed that more than 75% of employers globally were struggling to fill roles – in virtually every industry. But the idea that the market is short of skilled workers is difficult to believe at a time when news about widespread ...

​Hiring the best accounting talent isn't easy, particularly when skill shortages are increasing. The cost of making the wrong decision can be huge. Not only do you waste time and resources onboarding and training the wrong employee, but your team's productivity can suffer, too. So, how do you ensure you're making the right hiring choices? Focusing on skills is common, partic...

​Hiring the right people is crucial to the success of any business. Unfortunately, recruitment can be time-consuming, complex, and expensive in today's skills-short environment. If you don't have an efficient hiring strategy, you could spend months struggling to fill the gaps in your team. Every extra day you spend finding and screening candidates contributes to additional l...

The accounting landscape has changed drastically in the last couple of years. Job opportunities are becoming more flexible with the rise of remote or hybrid work and the four-day work week, which some businesses are trialing currently. Even the way companies find and assess new candidates for roles has evolved, with an increasing number of virtual and video interviews. On t...

​When most accounting professionals think about the complexity of interviewing, they focus on the challenges facing the person being interviewed. However, the hiring manager hosting the interview has hurdles to overcome too. From avoiding unconscious bias to selling your candidates on the idea of working with your accounting company, there are several important points to ke...

​Why Your Accounting Star Might Resign This YearHolding onto your accounting talent is becoming increasingly difficult. Over the last couple of years, changes in the workplace and the rising threat of the pandemic have prompted thousands of accounting employees to reconsider their roles. A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November 2021, and similar resignat...

​In our post-Covid world, having a strong talent pipeline is more crucial than ever. And the skills shortage that was present in almost every industry pre-Covid is still threatening organisational growth. When you’re recruiting, it’s not about the number of people you can attract to your business; it’s about the quality of these candidates. Even with the perceived increase ...