Posted by AccountingWEB on 11/17/2011 - 17:13
Have you taken a look at the job market lately? Surveys and statistics point to accounting as a profession that is bucking the economic downturn trend and, while we might not be seeing full employment, at least there are still opportunities. But an interesting interview with Experis, a workforce solutions company, indicates that it's not all roses and lollipops in the accounting profession when it comes to finding the right employees for the jobs.
Employers, it seems, tend to look for specific skills and characteristics when considering potential employees, whilst the job seekers who have certain skills are guilty of pricing themselves out of the market because they know they've got what employers want. Surely this is a small problem when compared to the throngs of situations where people are just plain out of work, but nevertheless, the problem appears to exist.
Employers, it seems, tend to look for specific skills and characteristics when considering potential employees, whilst the job seekers who have certain skills are guilty of pricing themselves out of the market because they know they've got what employers want. Surely this is a small problem when compared to the throngs of situations where people are just plain out of work, but nevertheless, the problem appears to exist.
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Employers seem to have a challenge in flexibly managing employees to achieve goals. Leadership, motivation skills, and communication skills are needed to make employees effective. Inability of employers to find employees displays weaknesses in planning and related management skills in the organization. An effective leader should be able accomplish goals with differing employees, using coaching, educational programs, and related skills. Delegation of detailed hiring responsibilities to HR people is example of sloppy hiring practises which contributes to the complaints about shortages of potential job candidates.
Posted by Dan from San Francisco on Nov 18, 2011 - 1:29 pm
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