โAfter a disruptive period across Financial Services, the industry is rebalancing itself - firms within the sector have adapted with considerable agility to a changing political and socioeconomic landscape and are now trying to find a new equilibrium after a demanding period. The firms that manage to future-proof their operations and retain their talent will be well placed t...
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The Future of Financial Services in Europe
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Investment Management Salary Guide Europe
17 days agoAs a hiring manager, knowing the market rate for the positions you are looking to fill is critical to sourcing, retaining, and rewarding top talent. By downloading our Selby Jennings Salary Guide, you can quickly and easily access up-to-date salary and bonus information in private credit, private equity, and investor relations.Our salary and bonus guide provides detailed sal...
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The Future of Risk Management
21 days agoThe Risk Management space is facing a particularly complex hiring landscape due to unpredictable global markets, rising inflation, a cost-of-living crisis, remote working and changing regulations and policies amongst financial institutions.Despite these challenges, there is still strong demand for top talent. Moves during bonus season, and a push towards enhanced diversity r...
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Investment Management Hiring Insights
about 2 months agoโโโAs the Investment Management market experiences serious change - undergoing profound transformation and grappling with a mixed economic picture worldwide - itโs never been more important to take stock of the hiring landscape, both as a business in the market for the very best talent, and for professionals considering their career options.The latest Selby Jennings Investme...
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The Future of Commodities
about 2 months agoโโIn an industry known for its unpredictability, it is especially hard to forecast hiring needs even as Commodities continues to grow.ย ย So how can traditional energy markets retain top talent as the future turns greener?ย In this report, we investigate the 5 most prominent hiring trends in Commodities, and take a closer look at Carbon Markets, Renewable and Traditional Ener...
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The Future of Flexible Working
about 2 months agoโSince its introduction to the masses, flexible working has revolutionized the world of employment. As the demand for Financial Services professionals continues to grow worldwide, strategies to facilitate flexible and remote working have become essential in attracting and retaining top-tier talent. We conducted a survey to better understand the issues faced by American and E...
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The Investment Banking Briefing
3 months agoโInvestment bankers are always highly sought after, and there is no doubt the jobs market is going from strength to strength.Many professionals are curious about whether their salaries and bonuses match their peers, which is why we have produced the Investment Banking briefing.Discover our latest salary & bonus guidance in the report, which also includes exclusive survey res...
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Market Report: A New Chapter for Financial Services
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Open for Business: Frankfurt Launch
about 1 year agoSelby Jennings strengthens its market leading talent solution and accelerates growth by launching an office in Frankfurt.
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International Women's Day 2021: Interview mit Nathalie Zetzmann
about 2 years agoโDer diesjรคhrige International Womenโs Day 2021 steht unter dem Motto #ChooseToChallenge, um gesellschaftliche Normen im Bereich Gender Equality zu hinterfragen und Verรคnderungen zu bewirken. Als Selby Jennings Team stehen wir fรผr Gleichberechtigung und Diversitรคt und setzen uns aktiv fรผr die Gleichstellung und Inklusion aller Geschlechter ein.โโNathalie Zetzmann, Princi...
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From High Rise to Home Office: How to Virtually Onboard New Talent
about 3 years agoโFor many German companies in the Financial Services sector, these are testing times and uncertainty is high. Some are working from home for the first time in their career, others might be more used to it already. Nonetheless, with the full organization likely to work remotely for an undetermined time frame, new challenges arise.Securing business-critical talent takes time a...
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How to Make Your Virtual Interview a Success
about 3 years agoโOver the past decade, more companies in Germany have been including video job interviews as part of their hiring process, especially in roles with remote applicants or those which attract a large number of applications. In light of the current coronavirus pandemic and most financial service professionals working from home these days, virtual job interviews are becoming even...
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Hiring Business Critical Talent through video interview
about 3 years agoโDuring the Covid-19 epidemic, many of us in Germany are grappling with a new reality. While some companies in the financial services sector are slowing down their hiring process, securing the best talent remains a high priority for a number of our clients. This demonstrates they are committed to ensuring that their businesses are affected as little as possible by Covid-19. ...
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Advancing Women of Color in STEM
about 3 years agoโโโThe majority of leaders within financial services say diversity is a business priority โ 90% of CEOs say it is their most important one according to McKinsey & Company. Yet little progress has been made in recent years and women, particularly women of color, remain underrepresented at the top.In this article, we explore the current โstate of the unionโ for women of color ...
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5 Useful Tips to Beat Blue Monday
about 3 years agoโItโs January. Christmas and the New Yearโs celebrations are truly behind us, and the weather is grim in most parts of Germany. With the daylight hours per day at an annual low, many financial services professionals find this a difficult stretch to get through mentally. This is particularly true on the dreaded Blue Monday, so if you are feeling unusually down today, you are ...
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How to Deal With a Toxic Employee
over 3 years agoโThe German banking and financial sector is filled with talented and high-performing individuals. But a stressful and high-pressure environment can also breed toxic behaviours such as bullying and gossiping.ย ย Just like toxic waste, a toxic employee can quickly spread and affect the environment they are in. You may notice other members of your team spending time handling dram...
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5 Reasons Why Counter-Offers are a Waste of Time
over 3 years agoโThe banking and finance sector in Germanyย isย filled with skilled and talented employees who may face lucrative job offers from competitor companies, especially as the labour market evolves towards requiring more technical skills and knowledge.ย ย ย If one of those skilled workers hands in their notice of resignation, it seems like an obvious choice to extend aย counter-offerย to...
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9 in 2019: The Financial Stories that Shaped the Year
over 3 years agoโThis year saw the 21st century in its final throws of adolescence. A government shutdown, low unemployment, record stock market highs, and continuing trade wars all played a role in shaping 2019โs financial markets and economy. In a world of 24 hour news, recounting what happened yesterday, let alone at the beginning of the year, can be a challenge. The final year of the de...
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After the Crash: Banking and Financial Services Outlook
over 3 years agoโSeptember 2018 saw the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers - often portrayed in popular culture as the high profile starting pistol for the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). During the aftermath, banking and financial services were put under intense scrutiny and continue to be subject to incredible levels of political intervention, commentary, enhanced re...
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How to Look Beyond the CV to Find the Right Talent
over 3 years agoโHiring within the banking and financial services sector in Germany requires pouring through piles of CVs which may not quite tick the full requirements you have for the role you are advertising. Instead of despairing, there is value in using hiring methods beyond reviewing resumes and find those candidates who hold potential to grow within a role and provide long-term value...
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