Using the information below, write a memo to your supervisor, Mrs. Alice Johnson. The memo should be in proper memo format, and should explain the issue andprovide an appropriate suggested solution. (Memo formats can be found in Microsoft Word templates or you can create your own.)

You are partner in a large accounting firm. In your position, you supervise a number of accountant managers. Currently you are busy attempting to match your staff resources to upcoming jobs. For the clients it is imperative that you put together audit teams that have appropriate education and industry experience to respond to anticipated conditions.

Having finished an analysis of projected staffing for the next 12 months, you are now working with firm staffing budgets for jobs scheduled for the next three months. Reflecting on your analysis, you conclude that the firm needs to hire three entry level people and have them on board and ready to work within the next nine months. In the past three years, 60% of your new hires have been female.

You have just completed the last of the office interviews with the ten most promising prospective master of accountancy graduates from the university where you recruit. As always, some who had done well in the on-campus interview did not fare as well during the office visits. Nevertheless, a clear consensus emerged with the following candidates according to rank:

1) Stephanie Jones                4) Brock Smith

2) Whitney Black                 5) Paul Baker

3) Amy Mitchell                   6) Jessica Stone

Clear differences exist among the six viable candidates. The women rate higher in the areas of technical ability, reasoning, communication skills, and demonstrated interest. On the other hand, the men appear stronger in personality and client-relations potential. Hiring decisions in the past have been based on an aggregate scoring system that weighted all factors considered. (That is how the candidates were ranked above.)

As is discussed above, you need to write a memo to Mrs. Johnson with your recommendations of who to hire and why.