Our experts will share insights and trends on the job market across the nation – growth areas, salary expectations, future skills, challenges for the international accountant.
We will cover the following topics:
- Job market trends
- Accounting Hiring outlook
- Skills
- Compensation trends
- Value of certifications
- Regional trends
- Career options for Accountants
- MRAs
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https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/769697014709989378
Outline
- Webinar, speaker introductions (ACAUS)
- Job market trends (Robert Half)
- Accounting hiring outlook
- Diverse opportunities
- Low unemployment
- Talent shortages
- What’s driving demand
- Positions in demand
- Diverse opportunities
- Accounting hiring outlook
Potential discussion questions:
- What hiring trends are you seeing in accounting and finance?
- How are recruiting challenges and talent shortages changing the hiring and job search processes?
- How are companies’ digital transformation efforts affecting hiring?
- Skills in demand/future skills (Robert Half/ACAUS)
- Functional skills
- Soft skills
- Technology skills
Potential discussion questions:
- What skills are increasingly in-demand?
- Why have nontechnical or soft skills become must-haves? What soft skills are most in demand
- Compensation trends, including salary and benefits (Robert Half)
Potential discussion questions:
- What compensation trends are you seeing?
- What are proven negotiation tips?
- How can professionals decide between two job offers?
- If a professional accepts another job but his or her current employer then offers a higher salary, how should the person proceed?
- Value of certifications (ACAUS)
- Value of Chartered Designation
- Value proposition of CPA and CA from international markets
Potential discussion questions:
- How can international accountants position the Canadian CPA & CA (e.g., in resumes, interviews) when working with recruiters and hiring managers?
- How should these international accountants position their Canadian CPA & CA when an employer seeks job candidates with a CPA?
- Regional trends (Robert Half)
- Chicago
- New York
- Houston
- Seattle
- San Francisco
Potential discussion question:
- What job-search advice do you have for accountants interested in relocating to one of these cities, or any other?
- How companies are working with accountants (Robert Half)
- Career options (e.g., full-time, temporary, consulting)
- What’s new/emerging trends (e.g., greater reliance on managed services providers, outsourcers)
Potential discussion questions:
- At what career stage or stages should accounting and finance professionals consider temporary or consulting work?
- Why do companies work with interim professionals? What types of career opportunities are available?
- How accountants can advance their careers in this environment/navigating the job market
- Build future skills (ACAUS)
- Networking, including with other accountants, professional associations (ACAUS)
- How to work with a recruiter (Robert Half)
Potential discussion questions:
- What do you recommend accountants do to build their future skills?
- Where do you recommend accountants focus their networking efforts: online, in person or some other way?
- At which career stages should accountants work with a recruiter? What should they expect?
- Mutual recognition agreements between accounting organizations (ACAUS)
- ACAUS preview of webinar on immigration/visa issues (ACAUS)
- Q&A (10-15 minutes)
- Webinar close (ACAUS)