{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Combating Worsening Talent Shortage!","description":"Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOS discusses \u201cCombating Worsening Talent Shortage!\u201d \u201cAccountants are facing problems\u201d \u2013 Accounting Market Pulse. Does your accounting firm have a strategy to attract and retain staff? Andrew Geddes \u2013 Australian Accountancy Guru discussed this problem with me in November 2021. \u201cPartners of accountancy firms are saying there are not enough young accountants, but no, there are enough of them, they\u2019ve chosen not to work in the profession because they have been asked to do compliance work only and to obtain 80% productivity which has caused  people to say \u2013 I\u2019m not sure I want to work in that environment\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve got to teach them, and the partners and directors have got to be available.\u201d Firms should ensure that younger accountants work closely with partners so that they can improve their knowledge of business and develop their skills.  \u201cYou have to involve young people with clients and projects\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ve got start it now \u2013 this afternoon because your greatest challenge at the moment is getting good people to work with!\u201d ","author_name":"ESS BIZTOOLS Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/essbiztools.com.au","html":"