Tom had built himself a nice small to medium sized accounting practice over the years. He found it particularly hard to not only attract appropriate staff, but to also bring on board staff who would be around long enough to benefit from all the required training. The firm had grown to the point where he had a Practice Manager without in-depth HR experience. He had recently taken over another small firm, and really needed another solid bookkeeper who would stay to service the new companies he had recently gained. He just needed a quality shortlist of candidates. Tom was confident that once he had a number of suitable candidates in front of him he could save costs by having his Practice Manager help him interview, and do the necessary reference checks to be able to confidently hire.

Question: What are the possible problems of Toms firm regarding recruitment? How can he solve the problem.