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Hiring Smarter with The ASP Team
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
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Aug 21, 2025
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Episodes
How to Find Candidates 21.08.2025 28:46
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.
Interview Thank You Notes 14.07.2025 13:15
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.
How to start your job search: Part 2 - for employers 30.06.2025 16:32
Joss and Quinn discuss what to think about and the work to do leading up to starting the hiring process from the employer's point of view.
How to start your job search: Part 1 – for candidates 07.03.2025 20:15
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
The advantages of hiring a contingent recruiter while recruiting on your own 22.01.2025 16:50
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. For the video version click here https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
Interview with Alex de Soto – CFO recruiter 02.12.2024 22:34
Our first interview! We are joined by Alex de Soto. He has led the retained CFO search function for CFO Selections for the past 15 years. His clients are typically $50-250M in size and he’s placed CFOs across nearly every industry in his career. We’re delighted to learn from Alex about how he hires smarter. Check out the video version on our website - https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
Navigating Counteroffers 07.11.2024 21:04
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
Lessons from the Trenches 23.09.2024 15:06
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
The Value of Hiring Late-Career Professionals 25.07.2024 19:32
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
Hiring a Unicorn Candidate 23.05.2024 14:24
In this episode Joss and Quinn discuss why hiring the perfect (unicorn) candidate, while often times appealing, is rarely a good idea.
How to Deal With Resume Gaps 26.04.2024 22:30
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 .
Negotiating Compensation 20.03.2024 18:48
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 And catch the full episode (with video) here: https://www.theaspteam.com/hiring-smarter.html
The Future of Hiring in Finance 08.02.2024 16:37
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 Articles referenced in this episode: Drop in Accounting enrollment 1998 – 2008: https://www.cfoselections.com/perspective/too-few-or-too-many-cfos Re...
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