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11 Jun

Structured Training vs. Shadowing: Why the Accounting Industry’s Default Onboarding Method Is Quietly Bleeding Your Firm

By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer The shadowing method — sitting a new hire next to a senior CPA to “learn by watching” — costs accounting firms approximately $9,500 per hire in lost billable

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07 Jun

How Long Should It Take a New Accounting Hire to Become Productive? (Real Benchmarks From 1,000+ Trainees)

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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 13-minute read The Short Answer (TL;DR) General HR research says a new employee takes 6 to 12 months to reach full productivity — Gallup puts it at around 12 months, other studies at 8 months

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Structured Training vs. Shadowing: Why the Accounting Industry’s Default Onboarding Method Is Quietly Bleeding Your Firm

How Long Should It Take a New Accounting Hire to Become Productive? (Real Benchmarks From 1,000+ Trainees)

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accounting staff ramp up time Archives - SkillAbility

Structured Training vs. Shadowing: Why the Accounting Industry’s Default Onboarding Method Is Quietly Bleeding Your Firm

How Long Should It Take a New Accounting Hire to Become Productive? (Real Benchmarks From 1,000+ Trainees)

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