Hiring Smarter brings together the co-leaders of The ASP Team’s recruiting team, Joss Stokke and Quinn Finnigan, providing insight and opinions from their 45 years of collective experience. Each episode dives deep into a current topic surrounding hiring in accounting and finance. From salaries to macro hiring market trends to interview tips and tricks, they will equip you with understanding to help you make better decisions, whether you’re looking for a job or looking to hire.
Contingent recruiting for all levels accounting & finance - Division of CFO Selections
Joss and Quinn guide you through the best methods to find candidates in today's hiring market by covering all 5 methods and reviewing the PROS and CONS of each.
14 Jul 2025
Interview Thank You Notes
Joss and Quinn take just a few minutes to discuss the simple, yet often overlooked topic of interview thank you notes, why they're necessary and how to nail them.
30 Jun 2025
How to start your job search: Part 2 - for employers
Joss and Quinn from The ASP Team explore essential considerations and tasks for employers initiating the hiring process, offering actionable insights for effective recruitment.
7 Mar 2025
How to start your job search: Part 1 – for candidates
Joss and Quinn discuss what to think about and the work todo leading up to starting your active job search.
To watch the video version click here: https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html (https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html)
22 Jan 2025
The advantages of hiring a contingent recruiter while recruiting on your own
Joss and Quinn discuss how you may be sacrificing the quality of candidates as well as time in getting someone in the seat if you are not using an experienced contingent recruiter concurrently with your own internal recruiting efforts.
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2 Dec 2024
Interview with Alex de Soto – CFO recruiter
CFO recruiter Alex de Soto shares his 15-year expertise in hiring top finance talent, revealing how to hire smarter for $50-250M businesses across various industries.
7 Nov 2024
Navigating Counteroffers
Joss and Quinn discuss counteroffers: what are
they, when to expect one, and most importantly, how to handle them.
Teaser: it’s RARE that one should be accepted!
You can see the video version on our website at https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
23 Sept 2024
Lessons from the Trenches
In this episode of Hiring Smarter, Joss and Quinn share some of their best recruiting stories! Perseverance pays off, contingency plans are essential, and yes, mistakes happen.
Don't miss the next episode - Joss & Quinn will focus on "Handling Counter Offers".
To view the video check out our website - https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
25 Jul 2024
The Value of Hiring Late-Career Professionals
In this episode Joss and Quinn discuss the advantages of considering late-career candidates and debunk five common objections they’ve heard on this topic.
To see the video version check out Episode 5 on our website - https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
23 May 2024
Hiring a Unicorn Candidate
In this episode Joss and Quinn discuss why hiring the perfect (unicorn) candidate, while often times appealing, is rarely a good idea.
26 Apr 2024
How to Deal With Resume Gaps
Resume gaps are totally acceptable, often expected. But how you explain them and talk about them is crucial when it comes to finding a new position.
Joss & Quinn discuss their own gaps, different types of gaps, and how they advise candidates to deal with gaps in their resumes in this episode.
You can watch the video of this episode here (https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html).
20 Mar 2024
Negotiating Compensation
Join Joss and Quinn as they discuss the finer points of negotiating compensation whether you are interviewing or hiring for a new position.
Be sure to check out The ASP Team's Compensation Comparison Calculator here: https://www.theaspteam.com/compensation-calculator.html (https://www.theaspteam.com/compensation-calculator.html)
And catch the full episode (with video) here: https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html (https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html)
8 Feb 2024
The Future of Hiring in Finance
Joss and Quinn provide a detailed overview of why hiring in accounting & finance will continue to be a challenge in the months and years to come, and what you can do about it.
Watch the video here: https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html (https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html)
Articles referenced in this episode:
Drop in Accounting enrollment
1998 – 2008: https://www.cfoselections.com/perspective/too-few-or-too-many-cfos (https://www.cfoselections.com/perspective/too-few-or-too-many-cfos)
Recent drop in accounting
enrollment: https://www.aicpa-cima.com/professional-insights/download/2023-trends-report (https://www.aicpa-cima.com/professional-insights/download/2023-trends-report)
Degreed accountants being
snatched up by consulting firms: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/accounting-salary-cpa-shortage-dec2caa2 (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/accounting-salary-cpa-shortage-dec2caa2)
Lack of a “central point” in
hiring: https://www.cfoselections.com/perspective/why-is-it-so-hard-to-hire-an-accounting-employee-a-20th-anniversary-reflection (https://www.cfoselections.com/perspective/why-is-it-so-hard-to-hire-an-accounting-employee-a-20th-anniversary-reflection)
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