Robert Half on What to Expect from New Hires

The Robert Half International Leadership Council released a report on what to expect from new graduates and how to attract the best graduates to a CPA firm. General recommendations include increased referral bonuses and finding ways to improve the stature of the accounting and auditing profession both in the media and on campus. Once hired, Robert Half recommends more career guidance and a balance between repetitive and challenging projects. For present professionals, Robert Half recommends efforts to improve cultural literacy and familiarity with new reporting models (presumably XBRL as an example).

Robert Half is a well-established recruiter of accounting professional; their thoughts are certainly worth considering.