Jane E. Campbell

Characterizing accounting consultants: gender does make a difference

Examines the perceived characteristics of accounting consultants. The sample for the study consists of 156 members of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Indicates that there are significant differences in the perceived characteristics of male consultants, female consultants and “successful” consultants. Identifies 16 characteristics for success in consulting.

Recruiting college students for entry‐level positions

Personnel inputs to the internal audit department are the primary determinants of the quality of its performance. Increasingly, organizations are recruiting entry-level auditors directly from university campuses. The characteristics of the university market indicate that a structured interviewing approach will be more cost-efficient and effective in attracting the best students to the profession and more specifically to individual organizations. Accordingly, covers the entire spectrum of the recruiting process including; planning, prescreening, selection of schools, selection of recruiting personnel, interviewing, evaluation, post-campus activities, office visits and follow-up.