Should companies worry about working with newly hired professionals at accounting firms?
There are a lot of factors to consider here. Some of the issues involve the types of degrees the accountants have earned, where they obtained them, how early in their employment they got to work with partners and whether they completed internships with their firms. In the case of experienced new hires, it might be helpful to learn about where they gained their experience, e.g., at a ‘Big Four’ accounting firm or at a one-person operation. Knowing those things can provide insights into the level of the experienced employees’ technical and client-oriented skills and shed some light on whether they have track records of being successful. Companies should take the answers to these questions into account when considering which accounting service providers to work with. Is there a benefit to knowing what types of degrees accountants at prospective accounting service firms have? Yes. For example, it would be helpful to know whether accounting service providers prefer to employ people who have