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Marc Rosenberg, CPANew research indicates that a quick review of a Facebook profile can provide a better prediction of job success that personality and IQ tests. How can CPA firms utilize this resource in the interview process?
Accounting Today released the 2011 Best Firms to Work For list in the December 2011 issue with some interesting findings.
Dissatisfaction with pay and benefits was cited across the board at the lowest-scoring firms. However top-ranked firms offered a variety of features that contributed to employee satisfaction – and not all of them were monetary….
What benefits are the highest-scoring firms offering?
The best staff bonus plans I’ve seen base bonus payouts on two factors: how well the firm performs vs. a target and individual achievement of formal, written goals.
For more information on how the bonus is calculated and to download a sample plan, click here:
I recently led a group of managing partners in a discussion of best practices. One firm shared an eye-opening practice in the training area.
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Professor Abel Galvan gave a short speech on leadership and his advice to the students was “stay humble.” What a refreshing piece of advice! He shared a great quote with the students: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams…
Very interesting article in the July 4 Chicago Tribune by Rex Huppke. Have you ever checked out a prospective employee by doing a check of his/her Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, etc.? Wouldn’t you like to know if their on-line activity lends further credibility to their character or, conversely, if it shows them to be a blabbering…
Today, my Chicago Roundtable Group (most of the largest local firms in Chicago) hosted a panel discussion on what today’s young people are like. The panel consisted of the head of a university accounting department, a university recruiting director and the HR director of a regional CPA firm. What is your firm doing to address…
One of the most useful research studies in the CPA profession is the AICPA’s biannual Report on the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits. The AICPA just released their 2011 report (based on the 2009/10 data). Highlights: 1. Since majoring in accounting became popular again in 2002, the number of…
Apparently there was a technical error in my “Keys To Developing Women Partners” post this past Monday, May 16th. The following provides you with a link to my full 6-page article on the subject. Keys to Developing Female Partners.
CPA firms continue to flounder in developing female partners. In recent years, 55-60% of college accounting grads were women, but today only 15% are partners at firms. Because this percentage is only 10% for Midwest firms, I invited an expert on women in the CPA profession to address my MP roundtable, a group of the…
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