You’ve navigated the interview process (whew) and accepted the offer. Now its notice time. How long should you make that notice period? NewCo wants you to start ASAP but you want to be professional and don’t want to leave your current teammates hanging. Let’s dive into the topic of notice periods and see what’s minimum, what’s appropriate and what is overkill. 💼 According [...]
🚀 Struggling to break through a sudden career plateau? Don't worry, you're not alone! 😓 It happens to many financial professionals. Finance pros tend to be the task-oriented types, so they usually are focused on current company initiatives. It’s not until they hit a hard wall or a few setbacks that they realize they’ve hit a roadblock. 🧱 Here are some big picture [...]
Have a job interview this week? Let’s revisit the STAR method for interviewing. The STAR technique has proven to be highly effective in evaluating candidates' experiences and skills. So, let's gear up and get prepared for a question that frequently appears in interviews: "Can you give me an example of a time when you faced a challenge at work and how you overcame [...]
Who writes job descriptions/ad posts these days? What can you glean from the verbiage in the post? In some circumstances, reading between the lines can throw off important clues about not only the job, but company culture. Nowadays, understanding the culture of a potential workplace is as crucial as the job description itself. A recent article from The Muse highlights how to identify [...]
📢 Welcome to summer of 2024. Over the last few years, we’ve weathered the Great Resignation, Big Stay, Quiet Quitting, Great Reshuffle and other related work/employment eras. Where does that leave us? From an employee’s perspective it's essential to continually reflect on your career and make sure it aligns with your long-term goals and values. A recent article in U.S. News & World [...]
Get ready for a whole new generational shift in the workplace. As we tiptoe into a new era in technology, the emergence of Generative AI and Gen Alpha (born from 2010 onwards) is set to redefine the workplace landscape. 🌅 This powerful combination of AI and Alpha will revolutionize how we work, learn, and collaborate, ushering in a new age of productivity and [...]
As companies continue the RTO and hybrid work trend, is the sun setting on “hot desking”? 🌅 The trend of hot desking, where employees do not have assigned desks and instead use any available workspace, has been a popular strategy to promote collaboration, flexibility and efficient use of office space 🏢. However, recent shifts in return-to-office strategies have prompted some companies to reconsider [...]
🎆Fourth of July week and it’s been a hot summer here in Central Florida. What’s hot in CPAland? Recruiting and retaining talent – shocker. ⚡ The AICPA's recent PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey, unveiled at ENGAGE 2024, highlighted that finding qualified staff remains the most pressing concern for accounting firms, excluding sole practitioners. Firms with 2 or more employees overwhelmingly cited staffing [...]
In a recent survey by BambooHR, a surprising 25% of C Suite and VP level executives and 20% of HR professionals admitted that they hoped return-to-office (RTO) mandates would lead to employee resignations. 😱 The survey seems to shed light on the alternative intentions behind the push for RTO policies. It appears that some companies are using RTO as a strategy to reduce [...]
Noncompete agreements are a hot topic in 2024 due to an April ruling by the FTC. While I’m no attorney, I’ll do a brief flyover of non competes, their history and 2024 developments. ✈️ 🔒 Noncompete agreements (NCAs) have a long history, originating in 15th-century English common law 🏰. These clauses aimed to prevent apprentices from competing with their masters post-apprenticeship. In the [...]