Source: Florida CPA Today

Author Sandra Wiley offers several innovative strategies for recruiting talented staff in a troubled economy. Examples include:

• Consider whether someone really needs an accounting degree to do the job.
• Develop a strong “learning culture” at your firm.
• Use your firm's strategic plan as a recruiting tool.
• Upgrade your technology to entice job candidates.
• Don't rule out previous applicants who weren't a good fit before, but may be now.
• Allow candidates to apply online.
• Expand your internship program to college freshman and sophomores.
• Don't just show up at recruiting events; create an “experience” that showcases your firm.

Whichever approaches you select, it's critical to have a recruitment plan that identifies your objectives, outlines your strategies, and measures your success.

To read the article, click here and read “10 Ways to Recruit Great Talent in Today's Economy” in the May/June 2009 issue.

From Florida CPA Today, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, www.ficpa.org/ficpa/ResourceCenter/Publications/FCT, May/June 2009, p. 12.