Description

Volume to Value: A New Era of Precision Hiring in Accounting examines how accounting firms are shifting from high-volume recruiting models to "precision hiring" as AI adoption accelerates and talent scarcity continues. Participants will explore why traditional hiring processes often overemphasize technical accounting knowledge while under-assessing the competencies that most impact performance-critical thinking, professional communication, and AI ethics awareness. The course explains how AI-enabled recruiting tools can support candidate screening, assessment, and retention forecasting, and why firms that do not modernize their hiring approach may struggle to compete for top talent. Participants will leave with practical approaches to competency-based assessment, ethical guardrails for AI use in hiring, and a high-level implementation roadmap with metrics to evaluate quality of hire, performance, and retention.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Instructor: Leeland Rogers, Ph.D.

Target Audience

Partners, principals, managing partners, firm leadership, hiring managers (audit, tax, advisory, CAS), HR directors, senior managers

Course Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...Describe the drivers behind the shift from volume hiring to precision hiring in accounting firms.Identify and prioritize key candidate competencies beyond technical knowledge, including critical thinking, professional communication, and AI ethics awareness.Select appropriate assessment methods (e.g., structured behavioral interviews, work simulations, case presentations, and standardized scoring rubrics) to evaluate targeted competencies.Develop a high-level precision hiring roadmap and define KPIs to measure quality of hire, performance outcomes, and retention.

Subjects

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The shift from volume to precision hiringWhy firms are moving to targeted, competency-based hiringTalent market impacts and competitive hiring realitiesAI in recruiting: practical use cases and implicationsWhere AI tools commonly support hiring workflowsBenefits and limitations of AI-enabled screening and assessmentThe skills mismatch in accounting hiringWhy critical thinking and professional communication gaps persistWhy traditional hiring methods miss these competenciesThe new competency hierarchy for high performersDefining and prioritizing the competencies that drive resultsAI ethics awareness and professional judgment in an AI-enabled workplaceAssessment methods for precision hiringStructured behavioral interviewing and scoring rubricsWork simulations, case presentations, and client scenariosUsing AI-enabled assessments responsibly and consistentlyMetrics and ROI: evaluating successQuality-of-hire measures (performance, ramp time, manager satisfaction)Retention and turnover measuresEfficiency measures (time-to-fill, cost-to-fill) and how to balance themImplementation roadmapA phased approach to adopting precision hiring (foundation → expansion → optimization)– Building governance, documentation, and consistency for scalability