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It would have some effect since corps are not investing significantly in job training. The fact that they are sitting on huge piles of cash while whining about the lack of "qualified" prospects.....and at the same time pushing for higher levels of H1B.....I say it is croc tears. We have been seeing less meritocracy, more over-qualified people in the positions they hold.....and a lot of excess labor.The growing debate is how much of this is a skills gap issue from education and experience vs. unrealistic expectations issue of those posting these "openings" they cannot fill.
I am sure it is some combination of the two greatly skewed by the profession in question, but I am unsure what to give the most weight to in a general sense. Because of that concern it is a real unknown if federal grant based intern programs or similar incentives will accomplish all that much.
The last time I tried to hire someone I got tons of resumes but 99.99% of them sucked.
If you want a job you should -
1. Be able to spell, punctuate and write in complete sentences.
2. Provide contact information that isn't "JoeyzaPimp@gmail.com" (yeah, that was one of them)
3. Answer your phone if I call.
4. Be on time for an interview.
5. Have had less than 20 jobs in the last year.
6. Have at least one or two verifiable references that aren't relatives or parole officers.
7. Show some kind of evidence that you understand and are capable of learning the job you're applying for.
8. Refrain from telling your potential employer that you already know his or her business better than they do.
9. Be able to explain at least one thing of value you can bring to the table.
we give everyone that applies for accounting type jobs a basic excel test
move cells, add, subtract, multiply, add columns, etc
not advanced stuff....basic
if you cant work a basic spreadsheet program....learn it.....
i cant hire anyone other than high schoolers that dont know the basics
If you're a CPA and don't know excel, there is something wrong with the school you went to. I learned excel on the fly managing restaurants. If you can figure out your way around excel, prepare for a life of manual labor.
If you're a CPA and don't know excel, there is something wrong with the school you went to. I learned excel on the fly managing restaurants. If you can figure out your way around excel, prepare for a life of manual labor.
these werent cpa positions...but good office staff accounting positions
base pay 35-40k to start
i need that person to have actual ACCOUNTING knowledge and experience....
excel is a MUST....
knowing a debit from a credit is a must....and asset from a liability is a must....
and the head and neck tattoo's.....
sorry....cant use you
we give everyone that applies for accounting type jobs a basic excel test
move cells, add, subtract, multiply, add columns, etc
not advanced stuff....basic
if you cant work a basic spreadsheet program....learn it.....
i cant hire anyone other than high schoolers that dont know the basics
Some of us went to school pre-excel days. :2razz: They did have Lotus 123 but no classes on it at the time, I had a bootleg copy to screw around with though. No our business computer requirement was learning cobol... yeah that came in handy. :lol: They had dropped the 10-key class by that time so that was a learn on your own thing, I taught myself how to do it left handed so I wouldn't have to put my pencil down.
Yer offering lousy pay, or else you would attract qualified prospects.we give everyone that applies for accounting type jobs a basic excel test
move cells, add, subtract, multiply, add columns, etc
not advanced stuff....basic
if you cant work a basic spreadsheet program....learn it.....
i cant hire anyone other than high schoolers that dont know the basics
So many "bookkeepers" think they know accounting because they've managed to reconcile a bank account in quickbooks, doesn't matter that they don't know draws on operating loans are not income.
The last time I tried to hire someone I got tons of resumes but 99.99% of them sucked.
If you want a job you should -
1. Be able to spell, punctuate and write in complete sentences.
2. Provide contact information that isn't "JoeyzaPimp@gmail.com" (yeah, that was one of them)
3. Answer your phone if I call.
4. Be on time for an interview.
5. Have had less than 20 jobs in the last year.
6. Have at least one or two verifiable references that aren't relatives or parole officers.
7. Show some kind of evidence that you understand and are capable of learning the job you're applying for.
8. Refrain from telling your potential employer that you already know his or her business better than they do.
9. Be able to explain at least one thing of value you can bring to the table.
And number 10. Don't show up stoned as the bejesus. LOL.
Unless you're a bass player or a drummer.:lol:
Had a client this past year who was doing a little construction. He's an architect but decided to get into building too. Anyway, last year I looked at his books and noticed one cash account with a $2.4M credit balance. Figuring that there might be something amiss I asked about it and found that it was actually his customer's account and they were writing all the checks out of that because the customer wanted a record. I explained that the account didn't belong to the business and showed him how to fix it.
This year I got his books and everything looked good...up until I realized that we sent out about $250k more in 1099's than he showed in his Subcontractor expense. I came to find that he was still writing checks out of the draw account but keeping a separate set of books for that.
Job openings are just about everywhere today.
America had around 5.75 million job openings in March. That's just shy of the all-time high, 5.78 million openings, set last July, according Labor Department data published Tuesday.
It's great that U.S. businesses are hiring. But these record number of openings are also a sign that business owners can't find the skilled workers qualified to fill the jobs they have.
"Employers are having a tougher time finding qualified workers," says Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at the Lindsey Group.
Related: America's part-time work force is huge
Since November, the number of job openings has increased for five straight months. In 2007, before the Great Recession began, job openings averaged 4.5 million per month. Last year there were 5.3 million openings per month on average.
America has near record 5.8 million job openings - May. 10, 2016
i have a couple of things open now....
but looking for the right people, not just warm bodies
and skills are lacking....(ie one in the accounting department, and most of the people i have had brought in failed our test on excel)
if you cant use excel in accounting, you are basically screwed
The last time I tried to hire someone I got tons of resumes but 99.99% of them sucked.
If you want a job you should -
1. Be able to spell, punctuate and write in complete sentences.
2. Provide contact information that isn't "JoeyzaPimp@gmail.com" (yeah, that was one of them)
3. Answer your phone if I call.
4. Be on time for an interview.
5. Have had less than 20 jobs in the last year.
6. Have at least one or two verifiable references that aren't relatives or parole officers.
7. Show some kind of evidence that you understand and are capable of learning the job you're applying for.
8. Refrain from telling your potential employer that you already know his or her business better than they do.
9. Be able to explain at least one thing of value you can bring to the table.
Yer offering lousy pay, or else you would attract qualified prospects.
The last time I tried to hire someone I got tons of resumes but 99.99% of them sucked.
If you want a job you should -
1. Be able to spell, punctuate and write in complete sentences.
2. Provide contact information that isn't "JoeyzaPimp@gmail.com" (yeah, that was one of them)
3. Answer your phone if I call.
4. Be on time for an interview.
5. Have had less than 20 jobs in the last year.
6. Have at least one or two verifiable references that aren't relatives or parole officers.
7. Show some kind of evidence that you understand and are capable of learning the job you're applying for.
8. Refrain from telling your potential employer that you already know his or her business better than they do.
9. Be able to explain at least one thing of value you can bring to the table.
Is speaking English required ? :lamo
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