Business Leaders Increasingly Report Accounting Talent Shortage

While the recent jobs report showed an increase in the U.S. unemployment rate and lackluster jobs growth, an increasing proportion of employers are expressing concerns over finding sufficient talent. For example, recent data from Personiv found that an eye-opening 83% of senior leaders in the accounting and finance fields report a talent shortage, a jump of 13% just in the past year. 

Workers vs. Talent: An Important Distinction

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