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Working as a Seasonal Tax Preparer? 10 Tips For Accountants Looking For Work Once Tax Season Ends
Tax season ends April 15, leaving many seasonal tax preparers wondering what to do next. Here are some tips to help you find your next accounting position, how to highlight your tax preparer experience, and how to transition from the fast-paced tax season into a more traditional role.
Hire Better: Tips for Attracting Talented and High-Level Accountants
It can be difficult to attract top accounting talent to your business. Everything you do as an employer has an impact on the candidates you receive. From writing your job description to what benefits you should offer, there are things you can do to improve your...
Feeling Drained this Tax Season? 10 Tips For Accountant’s Struggling to Stay Motivated
Every tax season can be draining for accountants, but given the unique circumstances in 2020, this year will be especially hard for many. The complexities caused by the pandemic have changed just about everything. Thankfully, accountants can implement some of the...
Looking for Accounting Jobs This Tax Season? How To Find The Right Fit
With tax season in full swing, there are many opportunities for work as an accountant. However, choosing the right position for you can be difficult. There is a multitude of contract, part-time, full-time, and seasonal positions open right now. Here are a few tips to help you find the right fit.
10 Reasons Your Company Needs To Hire A Remote CPA
Unless you are a financial professional, you may find that you remove a lot of stress and burden from your business by hiring a remote CPA now.
5 Essential Tips for Hiring Multiple Remote Customer Service Reps
Ramping up your business’s customer service team is exciting, but sourcing the right talent can be stressful. To successfully expand, leaning on the help of a recruitment agency and providing thorough training is critical. Here are a few tips that will help maximize your company’s mass hiring ramp up efforts when you are ready to start the process of looking for employees.
What Do You Need to Be Successful in a Call Center Customer Service Role?
Customer service roles are a position that has prevailed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While many of these jobs have transitioned into remote workspaces, the availability of positions has expanded. If you are looking for a customer service role, below you will find information about what a customer service representative does and what you need to be successful in the position.
6 Best Job Seeker Tips From A Staffing Agency
If you are currently looking for a job or plan to start the hunt for a new opportunity soon, you will love this video. One of our awesome client employers, Energy Ogre, whose specialty is lowering consumers' electric bill, has a fantastic podcast called, "Say,...
10 Helpful Virtual Interview Tips for Job Seekers | How To Prepare & Set Up Your Personal Space for A Successful Video Interview
Outshine your competition & rock your virtual interview Ways of conducting life, business, including the hiring process, and everything in between seemed to change overnight, right? It is more important than ever to plan, prepare, and execute an effective...
Job Fair – Saturday, March 2nd – LaQuinta, Cypress Texas
Join us for a job fair this coming Saturday in Cypress, Texas! We are recruiting for several open positions with an amazing company NW of Houston in Waller, Texas. This state-of-the-art technology park offers paid training, excellent benefits and on-site perks such as...
Job Fair – Northwest Houston Thursday, February 21st
Where: Juergen's Hall Community Center - 26026 Hempstead Rd, Cypress TX 77429When: Thursday, February 21, 2019, 10am-5pm Certified Forklift Drivers & Reach Truck OperatorsShifts available:2nd shift | 1pm-9:30pm or 2pm-10pm - Forklift $14.20 per hour /...
4 Ways to USE Your Summer Break to Enhance Your Professional Resume
While the words "Summer Break" are usually associated with lying by the pool, exotic vacations, mountainous road trips and constant relaxation, I suggest spending the summer a little bit differently if you want to land a role with a big company someday. Trust me, as a...
Hurricane Harvey Relief Resources and Important Information
Our hearts are heavy this week as we try, as a community, to start putting the pieces back together from this terrible disaster.Hurricane Harvey has dumped over 14 trillion gallons of water up and down the south Texas gulf coast and rescue efforts are...
How To Hire Top Accounting Candidates in 2017
We're at an interesting crossroads here in Houston, Texas. The 2015 – 2016 market was a rough one, especially for anyone laid off with 20+ years of experience and for those graduating with no experience over the past two years. Though the plight of the...
Is “Thank you” really a simple gesture?
The highest ROI management tool I know is one that is available to everyone, costs essentially nothing, and is a proven driver of workplace productivity. That tool is gratitude. As obvious as this may sound to some, it is oftentimes overlooked, particularly in...
Last-Minute Job Interview, Here’s What to Focus on
Finally! The call you've been waiting for. You've got an interview for your dream job! But wait – first thing tomorrow morning? How can you possibly be ready? Here are a few last-minute tips to help you prepare and get the offer – even at the last minute. Wardrobe...
Benefits of an ESOP
When trying to address issues of retention and productivity, a lot of tried and true options usually get tossed on the table. Some companies, however, are taking a bolder, out-of-the-box approach that has been shown to work, now more than ever. An employee stock...
Learn About Working for an ESOP
Wouldn't being an owner of a company inspire you to work hard to make it a success? This motivation is one of the driving forces behind companies opting for employee ownership. There are several ways to accomplish employee ownership. Employees can buy stock directly,...
Thinking About Quitting? Remember It’s Easier to Get a Job When You Have a Job
For many job seekers, finding the right career at a company that meets your goals can require a big-picture approach. Sometimes, a position that provides little satisfaction can make you feel as if your whole life, not just your career, has derailed. When you get to...
What To Say When They Ask “Why Do You Want This Job”
The first time you really get to shine with a new employer happens during the interview. You're going to be asked all kinds of questions, from understanding your strengths to picking apart your weaknesses. The most challenging questions, however, tend to be more...
“We’ll Keep Your Resume on File.” What Does That Really Mean?
You applied, you interviewed and you were passed over for the job. Rejection is hard to take, especially if the position was one you really felt qualified for, or the company was a place you really wanted to work. However disappointed you may feel when the hiring...
Five Ways to Clean Up Your Resume
Think of your resume like a story – your story, in fact. It is the tale of your professional experience, your personal achievements and work ethic. You want that story to be compelling, as it conveys your potential value to a hiring team or prospective employer. A...
The Difference Between Leading and Managing
Some managers come up through the ranks, while others have been brought in because of their education or experience managing people and projects. Regardless of how you became a leader, here you are, and your job has two major priorities: getting the most out of your...
Being Supportive of Your Employees Reflects Your Leadership
Running a profitable company isn't just about making your clients happy; it's also about making your workers happy. When it comes to inspiring hard work, happy employees are much easier to keep productive and motivated. They look to you, the management, for guidance...
What Should You Look For In A Recruiting Firm?
For many job seekers, finding a good career at the right company can be more challenging than planned. Whether you're looking to pop in and out of the workforce on temporary jobs, or hoping for a direct hire position, sometimes candidates need a partner, someone who...
Why Your Company Should Consider Hiring Veterans
There are close to one million unemployed U.S. veterans, according to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Not only is this statistic depressing because of the sacrifice and service of these men and women, it's also disheartening because many of them are extremely...
Prepare Your Business for a Minimum Wage Increase
Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama has been outspoken about his desire to raise the national minimum wage. Since 2014, at least 10 states voted to increase their minimum wages, with many more state legislatures seriously discussing the issue. Some are poised to...
Find Satisfaction by Identifying These Right Fits for Your Career
You don't have to work at a Fortune 500 company to find a workforce culture that provides you with job satisfaction. While stress-relieving gadgets, complimentary lunches and interactive break rooms can lower your stress and boost morale, there are also other ways to...
Get the Edge over Other Job Candidates
Sometimes, the door to our success is the one we open for ourselves. Standing out from the crowd by working smarter – not harder – at applying for jobs can do the trick. It's time to clean out the stale job-hunting tactics that aren't producing results. Rewriting your...
How a Recruiting Firm Will Help You Land Your Next Job
For many job seekers, finding the right career path can be more challenging than originally planned. Whether you're looking to build your resume with temporary jobs, or hoping for a new permanent opportunity, sometimes candidates need a partner who can connect them to...
