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AI-Written Applications Are Now the #2 Red Flag in Hiring
Nearly 8 in 10 hiring managers (79%) say a positive and enthusiastic attitude makes them more likely to hire.
October 19, 2016
How to Prepare Millennials for Leadership Positions
While all generations share some characteristics and goals, millennials self-report specific values, ambitions, experiences and motivators. If you want to develop your millennial staff into finance leaders — or even to recruit and retain the best and ...
October 18, 2016
Apps We Love: Retail
Who doesn't want to be better organized? With today's apps, there are lots of opportunities available to organize various aspects of your business and personal life. We asked members of the CPA Practice Advisor audience and family to share some of ...
October 14, 2016
Professionals on the Move – October 14, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
October 13, 2016
Putting the Cloud at the Heart of Your Accounting Practice
The cloud’s popularity derives largely from two factors – the ability to “pay as you go” for software and infrastructure, and the ability to rapidly deploy and scale technology by leveraging vendor infrastructure. In so doing, firms are able to focus ...
October 13, 2016
Is Your Audit Practice Ready to be Uberized?
More than two decades ago, industry auditing staples such as GoSystem Audit, Fast-Governmental, and Accountant’s Trial Balance were quickly replaced by a new generation of more robust audit engagement binders including CaseWare and CCH Engagement ...
October 12, 2016
Unintended Consequences of Firm Management Decisions
Sometimes people and organizations launch a new philosophy, policy or approach with the best of intentions, but fail to consider an unintended consequence that threatens to negate the purpose of the original initiative.
October 11, 2016
Getting Your Partners “On Board”
Passengers and flight attendants had a common goal – get to our destination safely and on time. But for that to happen, we needed two critical people. Those two key people had the same goal as the rest of us – get to our destination safely and timely.
October 11, 2016
Eight Must-Have Items on Your Website’s Home Page
Here’s a quick checklist to make sure your website’s homepage is working hard for you. These eight items should be on your home page for best results:
October 11, 2016
Three Social Media Technologies That Will Save You Time and Trouble
Social media can be incredibly profitable, but it can also be incredibly time-consuming. Here are three tools that help to take the work out of social media and put the profit back in.
October 6, 2016
Illinois CPA Day of Service Gets Record Participation
Making a difference in their local communities was the main mission for accounting and financial professionals who participated in The Illinois CPA Society’s 7th annual CPA Day of Service on September 23rd. A record total of over 1,350 volunteers ...
October 3, 2016
Voting Starts for Intuit’s Global Firm of the Future
Before casting their vote, the public can watch a video of each firm that highlights how they embody the attributes of being a future-ready firm. The attributes of a Global Firm of the Future include adopting online technologies, implementing fixed ...
October 3, 2016
How Accounting Firms Benefit From Moving to Client Portals
Within the accounting industry, clients have come to expect on-demand access to their financial documents, and an online portal environments, ensure these needs are met in a simple and secure format. The benefits of portal environments also extend to ...