famous people
Speaking Engagements
4. Recruit at local job fairs, college uni-
versities & trade schools. Looking to
recruit talent as soon as they’re ready to en-
ter the workforce? Universities have job
boards available for companies to post career
opportunities and job fairs will allow you to
target the qualified prospects.
5. Prescreen candidates. Structure a pre-
screening program to evaluate the competency
and overall potential of prospective employees.
This step will help you eliminate unqualified
prospects before you get too far into the
recruitment process.
Build a Proactive HR Strategy
In today’s competitive job market, your ability
to recruit and retain top talent could be the dif-
ference between long-term success and failure.
Don’t let your business’s recruitment strategy
go by the wayside. Take advantage of the best
practices outlined above and take a proac-
tive approach to building a team that will help
carry your company through years’ of continued
success.
Dave Cain (Dublin) participated in a roundtable discus-
sion for entrepreneurs about “happenings in our indus-
try” and “challenges that our clients are facing” at the
Dublin Entrepreneurial Center.
Chad Welty (Medina) served as a moderator during
various sessions of the Government Finance Officers
Association’s Annual Conference. Chad Gorfido (Me-
dina) gave a Single Audit Update and Paul Weisinger
(Cleveland) presented on succession planning at the
event.
Brian Ditz (Cleveland), Susan Kornatowski (Cleve-
land) and Dustin Canterbury (Wooster) were featured
in a series of videos produced by the Ohio Society of
CPAs about accounting as a second career.
Cindy Kula (Cleveland) and Susan Kornatowski
spoke to Keep it Local Cleveland about small business
tax strategies and financial planning tips.
Cindy Kula presented at the Academy of Medicine
of Cleveland & Northern Ohio on the topic of under-
standing the legal and financial aspects of practicing
medicine. She also participated in a panel discussion
at the Female Entrepreneurial Summit on mitigating
risks when starting and growing a business. Finally,
she spoke at the Ohio Society of CPAs’ Cleveland Ac-
counting Show on creating tax and financial planning
opportunities for all life stages. Joe Welker (New Phila-
delphia) also presented at the Cleveland Accounting
Show. His topic was “Protecting Your Assets.” Chris
Liebtag (Dublin) was also asked to speak at this event.
His topics were “Identifying, Elevating and Breaking
Constraints” and “The Role of Lean Six Sigma In De-
veloping High Performance Organizations.”
Rea hosted Manufacturing Education Day for Holmes
County-area manufacturers. Presenters included
Kyle Stemple (New Philadelphia) and Dustin Raber
(Wooster) on strategic planning; Chris Liebtag on Lean
Six Sigma; and Scott Zielaskiewicz (Medina) on nex-
us and state & local taxes.
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