Remote or Not Remote. That Is the Question
The business of valuation is always changing. In two short years, though, the prospect of remote working has forced practices to face short-term decisions that have long-term implications. What [...]
Smarter Hiring = Better Retention
Good talent is hard to find, so you want to do what you can to keep the talent you have. You can make that easier if you can hire smarter to start. Motivation and fit are two variables that you [...]
Trust Your Gut, But Verify
If your gut says an applicant will be a bad hire, trust it. But if your gut says he or she is a good hire, do everything you can to prove yourself wrong.
Waiting For An Answer or Wasting Your Time?
You made an offer, and your candidate gave you a date for a decision. You’ve already agreed to one delay. Now the candidate wants another week to give you that answer. What do you do?
2nd Quarter 2022 Introduction
No, you’re not imagining things. BVFLS practice management is changing faster than ever. Market forces are coming at the profession from all sides. Your Business of Valuation newsletter helps you [...]
94% of Employees Would Stay for This One Reason
BV professionals are more in control than ever before of choosing work situations that suit their preferences. Generous salaries, creative perks, flexible work schedules, and locations are a [...]
When “Up” Is In Short Supply
You want to do everything you can to keep the employees who truly know their jobs. Who make your practice hum. But what do you do when they tell you they want to move up and it doesn’t look like [...]
Personalize Your Recruiting Pitch
You probably spend time thinking about differentiating your practice in the eyes of the potential client. You should be doing the same thing when it comes to the potential hire. What does that mean?
Where Are They Going?
BV practices are busy. That’s one of the key drivers of the demand for experienced talent. Another is the high number of BV talent who are leaving. Where are they going?
1st Quarter 2022 Introduction
It may be a new year, but the same BVFLS practice management challenges are still hanging around. That is why you rely on this Business of Valuation newsletter, now in its nineteenth year of [...]
The Fewer Options You Have, The More Careful You’d Better Be
It goes without saying that the fewer choices you have in front of you, the more attention you must give to the choice you make. Nowhere is that more true than interviewing and hiring in today’s [...]
Will He Go or Will She Stay? Questions to Gauge Commitment
As 2022 kicks off, is there any disagreement that the talent shortage is real? That it's here to stay and getting worse? There will continue to be a shortage and job seekers will continue to [...]
