Most accounting firms are small. Approximately 22.5 percent of firms have fewer than nine employees. There are plenty of pros to working for a small accounting firm. For example, compared to working for a large firm, employee schedules are often more flexible, their work hours a bit shorter, and work pressure may not be as intense. However, small firms do …
How to Help Your Financial Services Company Reach Its Goals for 2019
Is your financial services company reaching the goals you set forth at the beginning of 2019? If not, there’s still time to turn things around and ensure all goals are met by the end of the year. Without the hard work of employees, it’s impossible for a company to achieve its goals. Supporting employees in ways that allow them to …
How to Avoid Getting Too Personal on LinkedIn
For job seekers, LinkedIn is the place to be. The social platform is the perfect place for professionals to network. Since 85 percent of jobs are filled via networking, this makes LinkedIn a vital resource for those seeking a job. LinkedIn Is Not Like Facebook or Other Social Platforms While every job seeker should be active on LinkedIn, it’s important …
Bored at Work? Here’s How to Become More Engaged
If you find yourself counting down the minutes until you can leave the office, you are not alone. In Canada, only 16 percent of people are engaged at work. If you are part of the other 84 percent of workers, there are a few things you can do to increase your engagement with your job and become more productive and …
3 Ways to Close Accounting Skills Gaps
Globally, finance companies are experiencing an accounting skills gap. These companies must constantly improve performance, therefore their accountants are being stretched to attain capabilities that go beyond typical audit and technical tax skills, according to Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). A contributor to IMA wrote, “As a result, accounting professionals are challenged to keep up, and entry-level workers often lack …
3 Ways to Fill Finance Job Vacancies with Qualified Talent
Like many industries, the finance sector is experiencing a skills shortage that has led to many vacant jobs. Closing the Finance Skills Gap stated, “Accounting and finance staff consistently rank in the top ten for the hardest positions to fill. There simply aren’t enough talented employees to fill every position — and that problem is only going to get worse as baby boomers …
Why You Keep Getting Turned Down for Jobs (and How to Turn Things Around)
To say that getting turned down for multiple jobs is discouraging is an understatement. Not only can this affect you financially, it can also erode your self-esteem. If you are experiencing repeated rejection from employers, you can turn things around. However, you must first understand why employers aren’t hiring you. 3 Reasons You Keep Getting Turned Down for Jobs It …
Signs You’ve Found the Right Finance Company to Join
Are you a finance professional looking for the right employer to onboard with? If so, know that you are in high demand. The current finance skills gap has created many job vacancies. “Accounting and finance staff consistently rank in the top ten for the hardest positions to fill,” wrote a contributor to Spark. If you are an accountant or other …
Why You Should Be Hiring Baby Boomers
As 2019 rolls around, many companies are becoming increasingly focused on hiring Millennials. Perhaps this is because Gen Y will make up about half of the workforce by 2020. “Companies are focusing too much on (Millennials). Instead, they should be thinking holistically about the best way to attract and retain talent,” said Ken Shuman, VP of communications, NerdWallet. While there’s …
3 Ways to Make a Good First Impression on a Potential Employer
People develop their initial opinion of you within seven seconds of meeting you, according to Forbes. Imagine the implications this has for job seekers. This statistic may increase their pre-interview nerves, but it’s important to keep in mind that they only get one chance (seven seconds, to be exact) to make a good first impression on potential employers. Job Seekers …