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Revised for current times of restricted travel and social contact in the unfolding international COVID-19 turmoil, this is a practical 4-step toolkit for anyone tasked with recruiting and selecting high performing accountants & bookkeepers in difficult conditions.

Reference checking is one of the most tedious and least effective selection methods, unless you interview referees as thoroughly as candidates.  

Writing a job ad is just like writing any advertisement. If you take theanalogy that the job is your product and the job seekers are your customers,you need to make a compelling case for why they should take time to applyfor your vacancy when so many employers are competing to get your candidates attention.

To become great business and win trust you not only need to provide great service, but you need to be customer-centric in everything you do.

In the world of accounting recruitment candidates can often be more choosy than employers!  You need to make the right impression....

It's a great problem to have, but how do you choose between 2 top candidates?

Can AI replace humans in making decisions in recruitment?  It appears not yet.

We wrote this article for for the IAB  newsletter to help UK based Bookkeeping Firms hire better bookkeepers

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Hiring the wrong person for the job can result in severe financial and time costs, according to Megan Alexander, general manager of Robert Half New Zealand. Not only do managers have to start the recruitment...