When hiring new staff for your Practice, do you hire based on Education? Work experience? Set of skills? Or whether a candidate will bring a good balance to your resource mix? 

In this week's episode of The Wize Guys Podcast,  Thomas Sphabmixay together with Jamie Johns and Kristy Fairbairn discusses how using the capacity planner helps firm owners with finding the right team mix. 

Unlock the secrets to effective hiring in accounting with Jamie from Sky Accountants. Discover how Jamie revolutionized his approach from informal methods to structured processes, ensuring the right fit and boosting firm success. Learn why transparency and integrity are crucial in hiring and understand the devastating impacts of a bad hire. Jamie also sheds light on the importance of mastering a hiring formula and maintaining team compatibility, with a striking 80% of success attributed to the ability to get along with others.

Take a deep dive into capacity planning and the qualities of successful client managers. Understand how leveraging a capacity planner can optimize your team's efficiency and productivity, maintaining a balanced workload and fostering steady growth. Jamie shares invaluable tips on evaluating candidates' financial concept understanding, ensuring they can communicate complex terms with clarity and confidence to clients. Join us for this episode brimming with actionable insights and strategies to transform your accounting practice into a seamless, thriving business.

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