🔍 As we all know, the CPA profession faces a shortage of new CPAs and accounting graduates. A current shortage as well as a pipeline shortage. Last year the AICPA commissioned the National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG) to study this shortage and provide recommendations for enhancing the CPA pipeline. The NPAG is comprised of 22 professionals who are CPAs and accountants in the [...]
📣 As a CFO, CPA or upper level financial professional, finding yourself laid off or in between roles can sometimes be intimidating. Finance professionals on balance tend to keep their noses in their work, not networking. So when they find themselves in transition, the quiet can be deafening. 👂🏻 After taking the appropriate amount of time to clear your head, what next? There [...]
We’ve discussed assembling a resume a few times in the last couple months. Now it’s time to (metaphorically) put pen to paper and get that thing polished up. 📄 Hmm. How do we describe our skills, titles, experiences & degrees, especially if we see a job we are particularly interested in? Yes – the temptation could be there to fudge or inflate. There’s [...]
Are the days of the wild job market over? According to yesterday’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), US job openings fell to a three year low in March. The number of people quitting their jobs declined as did the number of layoffs. Is this stability or the beginning of stagnation? Either way, if you’ve decided now is the time to make [...]
The CPA exam is quite different than when we took the exam back in the stone ages. Back then it was the Uniform CPA Exam (unlike 2024). We took all 4 parts over 3 days in a giant rec hall. Had to pass 2 parts to keep any. (Pretty sure we walked barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways to take it back [...]
Attaching the label “job interview” to any meeting can increase tensions. Many people dread conducting them as much as those who are being interviewed. But why? Probably because most people prepare for interviews as if they are readying to run a gauntlet of “gotcha” questions. 🪤 What these questions SHOULD be are points of departure for the person conducting the interview. Sure, answer [...]
Let’s have a little fun today and look at the different generations in the workforce. As an added bonus let’s also check out the next incoming generation. 👶🏻 Currently there are five distinct generations in the workforce. Each has their own distinct, and sometimes subtle differences. There is even a new term (which I learned just today) Here they are: Baby Boomers (born [...]
If there is one question that I’m asked each day – from both sides of the desk – it’s “what’s going on in the job market?” Or some form of that question. Let’s consider the recruitment or talent attraction side of the game for this discussion and look at those dynamics. Since many of you are numbers people, let’s look at some “job [...]
You’re looking to make a job change. You’ve tried doing research by asking around about companies and checking on their websites but that doesn’t seem like enough. Maybe one (or more) of your last companies had sub optimal work environments, leadership styles and/or pay ceilings. 🏢 With so many options available, it can be challenging to know which companies are truly worth considering. [...]
Never thought I would be writing a post about Gen Xers facing ageism at a much earlier age than previous generations. But here we are. 😳 As a member of Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, you may have been feeling the sting of ageism in the workplace. This often-overlooked generation is now facing challenges that were once associated with older workers. [...]