Business

How to get your new starters up to speed faster

You’ve spent a great deal of time and energy in recruiting your perfect (you hope) employee but it will still take a while before they’re ‘up to speed’. Well, there…

Accountancy

How do you recruit the best team?

You may be expanding and creating a new role or it might be that somebody has left and you want to replace them. 1. Start with the business needs. Even…

Business

What recruitment crisis?

On the one hand I hear people (accountants and other businesses) complaining about the lack of suitable recruits, on the other hand I see my kids’ clever school leaver friends…

Business

Recruiting the best

I like to recruit people who are better than me. But there is a shortage of accountants (and other STEM careers) at the moment. Fortunately I also like to recruit…

Business

Recruiting and retaining your team

There is a skills shortage in most industries at the moment, so it is more important than ever to look after your team.  Ways that you can help your people…

Accountancy

When should I recruit?

It’s a question I’m often asked. You need to recruit BEFORE you get busy so that you have time to train your latest employee. Particularly if this is your first…

Accountancy

When a staff member leaves

If you’re fortunate to have a brilliant team it can be quite hard when a member of staff leaves. Assuming that they’re leaving for the right reasons and that you’ve already…