A new survey from the staffing company Accountemps of 2,200 CFOs across the U.S. found that 63 percent plan to promote their top performers, while 52 percent intend to offer raises.

AccountingFly CEO Jeff Phillips talks about how accounting firms can recruit talent for their firms, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Bullying isn't just a concern for schools these days—it's a major issue for businesses of all kinds, and especially for CPA firms struggling to attract and retain staff.

ADP reported Wednesday that private sector employers added 169,000 jobs in April, as low oil prices and a strong dollar slowed down the hiring pace.

The hiring picture at small businesses improved slightly in April, according to the payroll giant Paychex.

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest Trendsetter Barometer—a quarterly survey of top executive officers at privately held U.S. businesses—has something positive in it for everyone, according to Ken Esch, the PwC Private Company Services partner who conducted the survey.

Many in the accounting profession are experiencing a human resources crisis and a corresponding shortage of future leadership. What are most firms doing about it?

Marc Rosenberg of Rosenberg Associates talks about ways to encourage growth in accounting firms and attract qualified staff, and the threats and dangers that firms confront if they become too complacent, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The practicalities of managing increasingly mobile employees

Marc Rosenberg of Rosenberg Associates discusses how accounting firms can better recruit and retain the Millennial generation, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Retaining qualified employees continues to be a problem for accounting firms

Marc Rosenberg of Rosenberg Associates talks with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood about training new staff members on how the firm works.

ADP found that declining energy prices, the strong dollar and winter weather contributed to slower growth in the U.S. labor market in the first quarter of the year.

Self-created obstacles to accounting firm growth

I was recently in Manhattan during lunchtime and thought I would drop in at a CPA firm I did some consulting for to see if anyone was available to have a quick lunch with me.

Small businesses are benefiting from the improving economy, and both hiring and access to credit have been picking up in recent years, even though there have been some recent slowdowns.

It is always important to understand and know who the outstanding performers are in your firm. However, a lot of times the partners are involved with things that do not put them in direct contact with many of the staff, especially lower-level staff.

The discussion of diversity continues with Citrin Cooperman's valuation services practice leader, Mandeep Trivedi and Accounting Today's managing editor, Tamika Cody. The two discuss the steps that needs to be taken in order to recruit and retain more people of color in the accounting profession.

Mandeep Trivedi, a valuation services practice leader at the Top 100 Firm, Citrin Cooperman, sat down with Accounting Today's managing editor, Tamika Cody, to discuss how she overcame obstacles as a minority in the accounting profession.

Retention of staff members is the top issue cited by Maryland CPA firms, according to a new survey by the Maryland Association of CPAs, followed by finding qualified people.