Recruiting from Europe – The risks and the rewards. By Max Williamson

In light of recent news about the increased mobility of the qualified accountant, Max Williamson, director of CareersinAudit.com, looks at how continental recruiting might help the profession’s staff shortage.

Overseas recruitment has become so prevalent in the UK that many staff partners and hiring managers find themselves confronting the sorts of issues they once associated with buying electronic goods on holiday: will it work in the UK? What do we do with it if things go wrong? How will we send it back?