Stop hiring in a panic. Build a real pipeline before tax season starts.

9 proven hiring channels most CPA and EA firm owners have never fully used — so you stop scrambling in January and start building a pipeline that works year-round.

You are looking to hire experienced senior accountants (this focuses on recent graduates)
You have a dedicated HR or recruiting team already
You are not planning to add staff in the next 12 months
You want to hire entry-level tax accountants before the January rush
You have relied on word of mouth or one job post and it has not been enough
You want a repeatable system for finding recent accounting graduates
You have 2–15 staff and plan to grow before the next tax season
You want to know where else to look beyond Indeed and LinkedIn
You are tired of being short-staffed heading into tax season

University Career Centers: reach out to accounting program directors and get connected to graduates before other firms do.
Alumni Networks: how to use accounting program alumni communities to find candidates with the right academic foundation.
Employee Referral Program: a structured framework so your current team refers recent graduates they know.

LinkedIn Search: the specific filters and outreach message framework that gets responses.
AICPA and NATP Job Boards: professional association boards that list entry-level positions where serious new graduates look first.
Indeed, Glassdoor, Monster: the job description format specifically written to attract recent accounting graduates.
Networking Events & Career Fairs: what to bring, how to stand out, how to follow up.
Social Media Recruitment: LinkedIn groups, Facebook accounting communities.

Internship Pipeline Model: offer final-year internships, evaluate potential, and convert the best ones to full-time before they graduate.
Year-Round Relationship Building: the mindset shift from scrambling every January to having warm candidates ready before you need them.

Founder, PracticeFull® · President, Robert Hall & Associates
Stephen Hall is an Enrolled Agent and founder of Robert Hall & Associates. This playbook covers the 10 channels Stephen's firm has used to source entry-level tax accountants, built around the reality of running a high-volume independent tax practice that processes 1,500+ returns annually.
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