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Recruiting & Retention

The Accounting Workforce Is Aging Into A Client Risk

Sep 16, 2026

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The Accounting Workforce Is Aging Into A Client Risk

The quiet risk is not that older accounting staff are still working. It is that too much client knowledge may be sitting in their heads.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Recruiting & Retention

CPA Firms Measure Clients Better Than Staff

Sep 8, 2026

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CPA Firms Measure Clients Better Than Staff

Firms can spot a client's weak margin fast, then miss their own hiring leak for months.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Recruiting & Retention

Cindy Murphy Took The Long Road To CAO

Sep 2, 2026

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Cindy Murphy Took The Long Road To CAO

The quietest promotion in accounting may be the one that says the most about how careers actually get built.

Hannah Olsen
Hannah Olsen

Recruiting & Retention

PwC Took The Disney Trip From The Interns

Aug 12, 2026

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PwC Took The Disney Trip From The Interns

PwC ended the Disney World trip that used to cap its summer internship program, and the replacement sounds a lot less magical.

Hannah Olsen
Hannah Olsen

Recruiting & Retention

Accounting Job Satisfaction Is Better, But Still Fragile

Aug 10, 2026

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1 min read

Accounting Job Satisfaction Is Better, But Still Fragile

A slight morale gain does not mean firms can relax. It means leaders finally have a clearer map of where retention is still breaking down.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Recruiting & Retention

AI May Be Making Accounting An Easier Career To Sell

Aug 7, 2026

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2 min read

AI May Be Making Accounting An Easier Career To Sell

Students are worried AI will kill jobs. Accounting firms may have a cleaner answer than they think.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Recruiting & Retention

Accounting Internships Have An Insider Track Problem

Aug 2, 2026

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Accounting Internships Have An Insider Track Problem

Firms want talent, students want experience, and too many qualified candidates still get stuck outside the door.

Hannah Olsen
Hannah Olsen

Recruiting & Retention

D.C. May Let CPA Candidates Skip The Fifth Year

Jul 20, 2026

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D.C. May Let CPA Candidates Skip The Fifth Year

D.C. is close to giving CPA candidates a cheaper route around the fifth year of school.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Recruiting & Retention

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Missouri Just Opened A New Door To The CPA License

Jul 15, 2026

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Missouri Just Opened A New Door To The CPA License

A new state licensure path may help firms recruit earlier, but it will not fix the pipeline unless firms change how they train and keep candidates.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

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