Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are leveraging talent acquisition technology, and what their satisfaction is with specific tools…
Struggling to Find Accountants, Businesses Boost Salary Offers, Hire Temporary Workers
Businesses facing a shortage of accountants are working to strengthen their finance teams by boosting salaries or hiring temporary workers. This comes as fewer people pursue accounting degrees or start new jobs in the field. Job postings for U.S. accounting and audit roles totaled about 177,880…
How Are Staffing Firms Using Technology?
Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are utilizing technology and how satisfied they are with specific tools and vendors….
Companies Are Disproportionately Cutting Diversity Roles—They Might Soon Regret It
The churn rate for diversity, equity, and inclusion-focused roles is 33%, compared with 21% for non-DEI roles, according to an analysis of more than 600 companies engaged in layoffs by workforce data company Revelio Labs. Attrition rates for DEI roles in companies eliminating jobs have slowly…
Accountants’ Salaries Are Rising, but It May Not Add Up to More Accountants
The salaries offered to U.S. accountants and auditors last year climbed at their quickest pace in recent years. On average, U.S. accountants and auditors’ offered starting salaries for entry-level jobs rose 13% to nearly $61,000 a year in 2022 from a year earlier, compared with increases of 4% in…
How Are Staffing Firms Using Talent Acquisition Technology?
Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are leveraging talent acquisition technology, and what their satisfaction is with specific tools…
Big Four Accounting Firms Pare Their Consultant Ranks in Postpandemic Reversal
The Big Four accounting firms are trimming their consulting ranks after forecasting slower growth as more businesses scale back on third-party help in certain areas. KPMG laid off about 5% of its U.S. employees in June—including advisory, tax, and back-office people—four months after cutting some…
Companies Offering Remote Work Are Growing Headcount Faster Than Those That Don’t
Companies offering flexible schedules—including fully flexible and hybrid—are adding to headcount at about twice the pace of companies requiring employees to be in-office full-time, according to an analysis by Scoop, a remote work platform. Companies requiring employees to come into the office…
How Are Staffing Firms Using Technology?
Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are utilizing technology and how satisfied they are with specific tools and vendors….
Meta to Lay Off Employees in Metaverse Silicon Unit
Meta is laying off employees in the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon, according to sources. Reuters was not able to determine the extent of the cuts to the silicon unit, called Facebook Agile Silicon Team, or FAST. The FAST unit has about 600…
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