Staffing February 26, 2026
Building Leaders: Letting Staff Fail Allows Them to Grow
Leadership isn’t just preventing failure. Sometimes leadership is allowing failure, because the long-term development is worth far more than the short-term rescue.
June 14, 2016
Business Leaders Juggle a Host of Demands in Today’s Economy
When chief financial officers (CFOs) in a Robert Half Management Resources survey were asked to rate the level of difficulty their jobs pose now compared to five years ago, 66 percent of respondents said their roles are more challenging today, and 30 ...
June 6, 2016
IRS Explains Certified PEO Program
Revenue Procedure 2016-33, posted on IRS.gov, along with temporary and proposed regulations published last month in the Federal Register, carries out legislation enacted in late 2014 requiring the IRS to establish a voluntary certification program for ...
June 3, 2016
73% of Accountants Say Their Business Clients Will Add Jobs in 2016
Nearly three-fourths (73 percent) of accountants say their business clients are planning to increase or maintain their number of employees over the next 12 months and only five percent noted that businesses plan to reduce their number of employees in ...
May 30, 2016
1/3 of U.S. Workers Unhappy With Paid Time Off Policy
Despite bluer skies and warmer weather, some workers are feeling a little gray when it comes to their vacation time away from work. According to a new survey by staffing firm Accountemps, one-third of professionals (33 percent) feel they don't have ...
May 30, 2016
Canadian CFOs Take Four Weeks to Fill Finance Positions
Imagine being without a valuable employee for a month. That's the situation accounting and finance departments typically find themselves in when a member of the team moves on. According to a new survey from ...
May 27, 2016
Professionals on the Move – May 27, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
May 24, 2016
The Biggest Challenges of Being a New Manager
New managers face a number of challenges, but which is the most daunting? CFOs were asked, "In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of becoming a manager for the first time?"
May 23, 2016
The Timing of a Job Interview May Be Big Factor
"Mid-morning is an ideal time for a job interview because it gives the interviewer time to set daily priorities and settle into his or her day before the meeting," said Bill Driscoll, district president for Accountemps. "Avoid scheduling an ...
May 19, 2016
What Millennials Think About Credit Scores and Credit Cards
Millennials are now the largest generation of working-age adults in the country, even though their Boomer and X counterparts still take an occasional jab at how the "internet generation" has always had it so easy or is, perhaps, a little out of touch ...
May 16, 2016
Professionals on the Move – May 16, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
May 14, 2016
Millennials Change Home Ownership Trends
While all generations have their own hardships, opportunities and defining features, millennials are coming of age in a time of deep demographic transformation, experts say. In a session titled "The Minds of Millennials—Motivation, Mobility and Making...
May 6, 2016
IRS Issues Temporary Regulations for PEO Voluntary Certification
The Internal Revenue Service has released temporary and proposed regulations implementing a new voluntary certification program for professional employer organizations (PEOs).