As more and more boomers put off retirement, financial services firms have an opportunity to put their skills, values, and tacit knowledge to good use. Learn what they bring to the table. MOST financial institutions (FIs) across the globe are experiencing two broad-scale trends—a pervasive talent gap and a boom in…...
Hiring Directors, Halting Bias: Ideas for Improving Diversity
A public outcry for racial equity and inclusion has amplified the steady drumbeat of calls for banks to diversify their leadership, starting in the boardroom. “It is very hard for anyone to argue that you cannot find diverse candidates these days. They’re out there,” says Alexander Lowry, a professor of…...
If you want to be a CFO, develop these 3 skills…
There are three areas of skills you need to develop if you want to be a good Chief Financial Officer or Finance business partner – business acumen, technical skills and behavioural skills. And my intention is to unpack these three areas a little bit, so that you can get to…...
How to Start a Career that Ends in the C-Suite
In the financial services sector, men still rule the day when it comes to filling executive leadership positions. A 2016 Oliver Wyman report found that women make up 47% of financial firms, yet hold only 16% of executive committee positions and 20% of board seats. Among Fortune 1000 companies, 94%…...
The Corporate Finance Career Path: From Analyst Monkey to CFO
What better way to understand a typical corporate finance career path than to hear from a professional who has been there and done that? Nicolas was a Financial Analyst at General Electric where he explored the world of Corporate Finance. He is now a CFO and Partner at Wild is the…...
Financial Career Options for Professionals
A career in finance isn't all about money, though it starts there. For the business graduate, earning a degree is just the beginning. What's left is to take a closer look at the available career options and then to measure which industry sectors have the greatest need for new professionals. It's also important…...
5 ways 2020 changed the job search forever
Let’s face it: Just about everything changed during 2020, and some of those changes will be permanent. For example, social distancing and remote work arrangements disrupted recruiting and hiring, and some of the ways that companies pivoted to compensate actually improved the process. If you’re in the market for a…...
How to Succeed Without Being the Smartest Person in the Room
As part of a set of research interviews, my colleague at MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), Martin Mocker, and I once asked technology staffers at 40 big companies what impact they thought they were having on their companies. Sadly, many said that they didn’t think they were having…...
New survey: Most in demand jobs for 2021 revealed
Payrollers, Quantity Surveyors, Software Engineers and Commercial Solicitors make the list of the top skills required for 2021, according to recruiting experts Hays. The recruiter has revealed 30 skills that will be in greatest demand across 9 sectors and industries in 2021. "We're seeing vacancy activity rise in many areas…...
5 Strategies to Reduce Hiring Time in Your Company
Hiring new talent is a key function of Human Resources, so the time it takes to find a suitable candidate for an open position is an important performance parameter for the HR team. Keeping the time-to-hire short is important to control recruiting costs and keep the organization running smoothly. It…...
Reshaping the Role
Surveys conducted before and during the pandemic show the coronavirus crisis may be reshaping the role of the CFO, with senior finance executives shifting their focus to crafting strategy and generating business value. CFO Research (part of Argyle Advisory and Research Services) and Grant Thornton surveyed 631 CFOs and other…...
3 Common Hiring Scams To Watch Out For In Your Search
As I’m sure most people are aware, the current job market is a strange and difficult field to navigate. When I graduated in May of this year, I knew it was going to be a lengthy and difficult process to find employment in what I had majored in — Communications. …...
6 Ways I’ve Learned To Stand Out To Online Recruiters After Several Decades In The Workplace
Every generation has a problem with the next generation of music — for the most part. Ongoing arguments still exist about which type of music is the best. To me, like waxing an old Camaro makes it shine, new technology makes the music I like brand new. Nobody’s opinion is…...
U.S. companies hire a record number of female CFOs
If history is any guide, promotion to CFO gets women into the C-suite, but it doesn't often lead to promotion to CEO Ann Gugino’s appointment Monday as chief financial officer at pizza giant Papa John’s International Inc. adds to the record number of women now holding the top finance jobs…...
Tips for landing a job in the finance industry
A career in finance is one that is highly sort after and as such it is important that you are able to set yourself apart from the crowd. Below you will find our top tips for helping you stay one step ahead of the competition. From our research we have…...
Banking guide to managing hiring risks
How banks manage risk to create competitive advantage and higher productivity through their most important asset – their people Hiring Risk Management System ties business outcomes to hiring decisions and gives your organization the ability to develop QUANTIFIABLE metrics around: hiring process, efficiency, cost per hire, workforce performance, and talent…...
