Hood & Strong Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good people. Advertised work-life-balance, but that was relative to Big 4, and not necessarily true.Good place for someone to make a career out of public accounting."

"Traditional CPA firm, rooted in history."

What do you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Somewhat flexible."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Focus on your experience."

What don't you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Weren't comfortable with change and with new ideas and ways of doing things. Often encountered roadblocks to new ideas and progress."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to new ideas and to new opportunities."

"This firm cares about how much money earned than the quality of work they have done."

What do you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Not too much overtime"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to be a real professional. It is not a place to stay. If compensation is your main concern and you can stand those gossip, it is not a bad place."

What don't you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Poor management, too many small groups, too systematical tax preparation, no memo regarding clients concern because managers and partners keep the clients as their own properties."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Partners and managers need to follow ethic code -due diligent and reasonable care for their clients."

What do you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Tax season is not as busy as BDO Seidman LLP."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"make sure you will work on the projects that they promise you for. They hired me for venture capital and private equity clients with international transactions. But they don't have a hand full of VC clients and there is no clients who need international tax service."

What don't you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"There is low professional growth opportunities and the management is not efficient."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Documents tax related information and keep memo of all the tax planning. Efficiently assign projects to staff members, not just the staff members who use to work with the partners or managers."

"Had I not been laid off, I would have given them a higher recommendation"

What do you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"Smart people. Partners were very intellectual and accomodating"

What don't you like about working at Hood & Strong?

"cross use of staff between San Jose and San Francisco office led to some engagements with lengthy commutes; Do not schedule planning and wrap up 100% of the time"