Welcome to CPA-land. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. Quarter end & Year end for our audit friends. 3/15, 4/15, 9/15, 10/15 (& this year 2/15) for our tax friends. Not to mention deadlines and accountabilities for other service lines. But where does it all lead? According to a recent report on PRNewswire, the public accounting industry is facing an epidemic of burnout, with statistics revealing [...]
Is the white font technique the ultimate solution to get past ATS software and land your dream job? First – what is “white fonting”? This is the practice of placing keywords in the white spaces of a resume in a white font so they are not visible to the human eye, but they can be picked up by an ATS. This practice is [...]
Empathy has become a big soft-skills buzzword over the last few years, and it’s no wonder. It’s been a challenging time for a lot of people. But specific to the hiring world, and particularly when hiring for leadership positions, empathy is a critical marker to look out for. Empaths are simply better at understanding what a situation calls for, and having a flexible [...]
In the flow of your busy day, you get a LinkedIn notification that someone has InMail messaged you. It’s a message from a recruiter you do not know. “Yeah right,” you think. “I’ll get to that after I clear my inbox, catch up on Slack, and sit through all these Zooms.” You never get to it. If you’re not even looking to change [...]
Frankly, I often hope that interviewers will come up with more engaging questions than, “So, tell me about your greatest weakness.” Nevertheless, as a recruiter for 20+ years, I have to say, that staple question doesn’t seem to be going anywhere fast. As you look for a job, you should have a good answer for this one in your back pocket. There’s nothing [...]
Most people can agree that the traditional “command and control” idea of leadership is outdated. The best leaders today are cooperative, communicative, and transparent. Leaders are now expected to be more agile, more innovative, more collaborative. That’s why I was surprised to read in Harvard Business Review that in reality, the top-down approach to leadership actually worked really well for some leaders during [...]
When it comes to shopping on social media, I prefer things to be a little less sponsored, a little more… social. Brands are increasingly using social media platforms to sell products and services. And shoppers love that social selling experience, with 80 million social media buyers in 2020 alone! Why? It comes down to relatability or friendliness—that genuine feeling that comes with [...]
No one disputes the value-add of a mentorship program, but these types of programs often get deprioritized amidst pressing day-to-day business imperatives. Yet, mentorship is just as important to the leaders mentoring as it is to those being mentored — and to company culture as a whole. To that first point, being a mentor gives people an opportunity to practice leadership skills. [...]
It might surprise you to hear a recruiter tout the advantages of advertising your open jobs on social media, but here we are. The fact is, in today’s market, a recruiter might be your biggest advocate, but you should use every medium at your disposal to network for the right candidates. At the very least, expect candidates to peruse your social media profiles [...]
Florida gained over 479,000 jobs in 2021, an increase of 5.6%. Nationally, the number of jobs increased by 4.5% in 2021. Plenty of interesting data attached! 2021.December.Florida