We spoke to financial executives across North America for insight into how they are dealing with current hiring challenges. Read their responses for recruiting tips you can use at your own firm. Get more hiring advice from top leaders, learn about trends affecting the finance function and see how your team measures up against your peers by downloading Benchmarking the Accounting & Finance Function at https://www.roberthalf.com/benchmarking.

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HOW TO RECRUIT
THE BEST PEOPLE
Executives reveal their top recruiting tips

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PROMOTE WHAT MAKES YOUR COMPANY UNIQUE
“Make sure, number one, you have a good
story to tell about your company so you
attract talent who are willing to leave
where they are.”
— Keith Randall, CFO, Playtime
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“Number two, you have to be able to offer
an opportunity for people that is going to
be different than what other companies are
offering.”
— Keith Randall, CFO, Playtime
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PROMOTE WHAT MAKES YOUR COMPANY UNIQUE

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OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
“I do a lot of mentoring and
guiding in helping people grow in ways
that are not necessarily tied to more
money.”
— Robert Laverdure, Director of
Finance & Operations, Cambridge
School of Weston
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“We’re trying to invest in the right people
through training, as well as lots of
coaching. We’ve had to focus on helping
people build their skills.”
— Corporate Controller, manufacturing
company, Canada
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OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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ARTICULATE YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE
“We need to have people who have
a roll-up-their-sleeves attitude and have
both the strategy and capability of working
in the trenches when necessary.”
— Carl Gauvreau, CFO,
Knowlton Development Corp.
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SPEND MORE MONEY ON TOP TALENT
“Maintaining compensation at a fair level
without it being excessive is an ongoing
challenge.”
— CFO, nonprofit, Boston area
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SPEND MORE MONEY ON TOP TALENT
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SPEND MORE MONEY ON TOP TALENT
“One of the things we’re doing … is raising
not just the profile of the position, but
increasing the compensation plan for it.”
— Corporate Controller, manufacturing
company, Canada
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GET CREATIVE WITH PERKS
“We’ve taken our 401(k) from a backwater
benefit to a front-and-center benefit.”
— CFO, nonprofit, Boston area
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GET CREATIVE WITH PERKS
“We’ve done some simple things, like
permitting people to wear jeans to work, as
long as it’s ‘situation-appropriate.’”
— CFO, nonprofit, Boston area
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STREAMLINE THE HIRING PROCESS
NEED HELP WITH YOUR HIRING PROCESS?
Call Robert Half at 1-877-638-7850.
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GET MORE TIPS
Get more recruiting tips from CFOs, as well as
insight into how your accounting and finance team
measures up against your peers, in Benchmarking
the Accounting & Finance Function.
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