Are you a hiring manager tasked with squeezing recruitment, talent attraction and retention into your busy role alongside all of the other demands of actually being a good accountant?
If so, keeping abreast of market intelligence is likely to be something you’d like to do, but in reality it’s so far down your to do list that you’re usually the last one to hear big industry news.
We absolutely understand how busy you are, but in today’s blog we want to help you understand why having someone on your side who IS keeping abreast of market intelligence is absolutely mission critical.
Why now?
There’s lots going on in the industry and the county as a whole is finding its feet after the tsunami of change that was brought about by the pandemic. Plenty of firms are acquiring, merging, closing and even the Big 4 firms are going through significant changes with some of them having announced redundancies just this week.
This means that there are significant numbers of talented accountants out there who might just, in the last month or two, have said that they were very settled in their roles, but are now having a major rethink.
And if you have vacancies to fill or succession planning to crack on with, having the insight to predict where these accountants might be and what problems they need fixing in their careers, could make the difference between firms who take advantage of this period of dust settling and those who fall victim to it.
But how?
Having your ear to the ground and keeping up to date with industry news and indeed conjecture takes time and we can’t pretend that there is any clever hack to get around that. Subscribing to relevant accounting news sites, attending networking events and being active on your social media will all help.
And we understand that for many of you, particularly those in smaller firms , this time investment is just not an option.
What are the risks of not maintaining market intelligence at your firm?
- You won’t be ready to retain your workforce from being poached by firms who are undergoing change.
- You won’t be ready to attract new talent who are newly on the market as a result of industry change.
- Your firm won’t have a handle on the direction of travel in your industry and you won’t be able to adjust your strategic vision and mindset appropriately.
How can we help?
Being at the forefront of industry knowledge and keeping our ears to the ground as a team is a standard part of our work here at Public Practice Recruitment Ltd.
We don’t share information that we learn unless it becomes part of the public domain, but we can use it to influence our work, the advice that we offer to our clients and candidates and where we focus our work and efforts on a source and select and retained offering front.
Our core values showcase this as one of our highest priorities and is reflected in every aspect of our business activity.
We pledge:
- To provide solutions to problems people never realised they had
- To inspire through our Market Knowledge
- To be the most knowledgeable in the industry
Do we think our market intelligence makes us perfectly positioned to act as your trusted recruitment partner?
Absolutely! For firms who don’t have the time or resources to invest in a recruitment department and can’t realistically be spending hours on end scouring industry news and jumping from conference to conference, we can provide the perfect solution.
Whether you choose to work with us on a retained agreement or on a role by role basis, we’re certain to have the right level of support for suit you and your organisation and market intelligence comes as standard with that.
‘My team and I huddle three times daily to make sure that we’re sharing information and working in a joined up fashion to offer our clients the best service that includes the highest levels of knowledge. You can trust us to fill the gaps that you’re not able to.’
Garry Howling, Managing Director
To take advantage of our market intelligence and all of the other value that we can add to you as an employer of accountants in practice, reach out to our team today to arrange a no obligation call in absolute confidence.
