Townsend Managing Director Dan Ellis shared key insights with StrategicCFO360 on today’s labor market and what employers and aspiring leaders can do to stand out and build robust teams. Read the full Q&A article here.

Listening to the market is critical. Employers that are too rigid in their compensation expectations risk losing out on the best candidates. Professionals in the accounting and finance industry can command higher salaries now than they did a few years ago. To attract experienced, skilled applicants, leaders need to be realistic about where the market sits—or open to compromising on experience. – Dan Ellis