Accountemps

• High morale found among employees

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 20, 2012

  Thirty-nine percent of employees say morale at their organizations is very good while 42 percent of employees say morale is somewhat good.

• Finance professionals struggle with work-life balance

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 24, 2012

  Forty-one percent of chief financial officers say finding a work-life balance is the biggest challenge for accounting and finance professionals, according to a new Accountemps survey.

• Lack of communication top management blunder

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 27, 2012

  Forty-one percent of chief financial officers report that a lack of communication between staff and management is the most common mistake companies make in managing their teams, according to a new Accountemps survey.

• 1 in 3 employers lacks new-hire orientation program

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 21, 2012

  Thirty-four percent of human resources managers report that their companies do not have a formal orientation program to help prepare new staff, according to a recent survey by staffing firm AccounTemps.

• Most CFOs say work experience important for college grads

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 27, 2012

  Ninety-one percent of chief financial officers say previous work experience for entry-level accounting and finance professionals is important to gaining employment, according to a new survey by Accountemps, a specialized staffing agency for accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.

• Executives cite humor as key part of cultural fit

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 1, 2012

  Seventy-nine percent of chief financial officers believe an employee's sense of humor is important element to fitting into acompany's corporate culture, according to a survey by Accountemps, a specialized staffing agency for accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.

• Stress affects employees during holidays

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 2, 2011

  Thirty-nine percent of employees say managing their workloads can be difficult during the holiday season, and 41 percent of employees say their workloads are already too heavy, finds a new survey by Accountemps, a specialized staffing firm for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.