Crafting a strong treasury CV

The Treasury Recruitment Market: What’s the Situation During COVID-19 Lockdown?

6 Things to Consider Before Accepting Your Next Treasury Role

It’s hard to believe that not so long ago it would be more common than not for people to work for one company their entire careers – from the day they left school, to the day they retired. Today,...

Final Stages of 2019 World Tour and Sneak Peek at 2020

We are excited to be able to confirm a number of new fixtures to the final stages of our 2019 World Tour and also offer a sneak peek at some of the key dates already confirmed for 2020. These...

Will The Real Specialist Please Stand Up

Over the past 18 years, I have seen the world of recruitment change beyond belief! Today, I find it hard to imagine that I even knew a life before LinkedIn and question how I ever managed to do...

Watch out Europe, we’re about to shake things up!

We are all so excited here at TTRC to welcome Katie Hardie to the business and thought it would be nice for all our supporters and newsletter subscribers out there to find out a little more about...

Meet the team: An introduction to Alex Buckwell

How long have you been at the Treasury Recruitment Company and what’s your background? I have a slightly different background to that of my colleagues. I joined the business 4 months ago...

Recruitment campaign for Head of Global Treasury Technology, New York

We were thrilled to be recruiting for one of the biggest and most recognised names in luxury fashion in New York, but it wasn’t easy! Like many other high-profile businesses, when it comes to...

The Critical Skills You Need For Future Success

The role of treasury has become increasingly demanding over recent years, with the rise of globalisation, the onslaught of new technologies, the pressures of regulations and compliance, and not...

A Closer Look: The Senior Treasury Market

We're delighted to have released the results of our Spring 2019 Salary Survey, an invaluable document that aims to provide the treasury community with a clear and factual picture of the treasury...

The Big Picture: Treasury in the US

We're delighted to have released the results of our Spring 2019 Salary Survey, an invaluable document that aims to provide the treasury community with a clear and factual picture of the treasury...

All you need to know: Delving into the European Treasury Market

We're delighted to have released the results of our Spring 2019 Salary Survey, an invaluable document that aims to provide the treasury community with...

What’s going on? Get the latest on the UK Treasury Market

We're delighted to have released the results of our Spring 2019 Salary Survey, an invaluable document that aims to provide the treasury community with a clear and factual picture of...

How to up your game in the battle for talent

If you were to ask any business out there today what their biggest challenge is for the year ahead, you’re likely to get the same answer: finding good people. In fact, a recent survey by...

Growing Your Team: Our Top 5 Treasury Recruitment Trends for 2019

“Happy New Year, now let’s get planning!” This is how it would have felt for many people as they headed back to work at the start of the year. No sooner had you awoken your computer from its...

What Mike learned from speaking to 1,000 Treasury Professionals in 2018

Investing in Your Treasury Career

So there you are, sitting in your 6 month performance review and your manager asks you “what are your career objectives for the next 12 months?” Oh!? – you think. Well, I...

An Interviewers Guide to Effective Interviewing

After carving your career in Treasury you’ve successfully reached your first career goal of becoming a Treasury Manager. You have everything in hand, correct? BUT then, a vacancy comes up on your...

Why choose The Treasury Recruitment Company?

‘Mike knows my achievements and the clients who need me.’ An interview with Stephen Long; Group Treasurer, Williams Lea Tag How did you and Mike Richards, CEO of The Treasury Recruitment Company...

Are your treasury wages in line with our Global Treasury Salary Survey?

Talking about trends in treasury recruitment

How Do You Perceive the Role of Women in Treasury?

Recent events relating to gender in the workplace have dominated the headlines, including #MeToo and the row over equal pay at the BBC. This has made many businesses and organisations take a long...

The Treasury Library

We’ve gathered all you need to successfully recruit the next hire, or find your dream treasury job. Whether you’re looking for job description templates or CV inspiration, we’ve...

Maintaining A Good Reputation In A Crisis

One of the biggest news stories in the banking sector recently, has been the TSB IT crisis where many customers were unable to access their accounts for several weeks, leaving customers enraged...

The Treasury Recruitment Company Expands in the US

Recent international demand and increased success has led to our decision to expand activities in America. Welcoming Craig Martin to the team as the new Director of US Treasury Recruitment...

Hero to Zero by Glamorising Your Job Title

Having worked in treasury recruitment for just over a year now, I have noticed more and more that job titles on either LinkedIn or within a person’s CV are being over glamorized to make it seem...

What is an Interim Treasury Professional and why would you need one?

Personal Branding, Is It Essential?

Our MD and founder, Mike Richards, has spoken to the ATEL Luxembourg Corporate Treasurers magazine about the importance of creating a unique identity, even when you’re not proactively...

No Need to Fear The Job Monster

Job hunting can be a daunting experience if you have never done it before. Whether it’s for your first treasury role or you are looking to move from one company to another, the experience may not...

Underpaid? Underappreciated? Need A Pay rise?

Since joining The Treasury Recruitment Company, the questions I get asked more than any other relate to compensation / salary: What should my salary be? Gabe, do you think my package is...

“Treasurers will not be replaced by robots”

Our CEO and founder, Mike Richards has sat down with Arturo from Kantox, to discuss how treasury roles are changing, whether automation will replace treasurers and more… Arturo: Are...

Let’s Keep It Casual

If you’re thinking that in a time of economic and political uncertainty, you should take a ‘better the-devil-you-know’ approach to career progression and job prospects is best, I know exactly...

Attracting Candidates

What Do Treasury Candidates Want? The current political and economic landscape has created a certain amount of trepidation amongst treasury candidates. Let’s face it, treasury professionals...

Treasury Recruitment insight: My first year as a Recruitment Consultant

by Danielle Penfold, UK Treasury Recruitment Consultant In April 2015, after nearly 6 years of working in events, I realised it was time for a career re-think. I met a local recruiter, who...

The Hidden Treasury Recruitment Market

September – you’re back from your holidays, you sit at your desk and ask yourself the question “am I still happy in my role?” Maybe you decide that you don’t want to actively seek a new role, but...

The 2019 Treasury Recruitment Company World Tour

We are now well and truly into the second half of our world tour where we have been attending and presenting at some of the most recognised and thought-leading conferences in the industry.We...

International Treasury Recruitment Market Update

Whilst the UK market has temporarily slowed, the International market has gone crazy! Mike recruited me to run our rapidly expanding International Treasury desk, I have had to learn quickly and...

UK Market Update

The UK Treasury Recruitment market has slowed down over recent months with some hesitation from our clients to channel their efforts into driving headcount growth at a time of clear economic and...

Treasury Executive Market – Summer 2017 Update

After a very busy 2016 and a slightly quieter start to 2017, things seem to be taking a shift in the right direction. The feeling on the street post-election is that Treasury teams are again...

How to be successful at your next job interview

1. Dress to Impress Dressing smartly and being punctual will give you confidence and the opportunity to relax into the environment as you know you are prepared. A good, firm handshake is vital....

10 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Shine

In a day and age where social media is one of the most used tools to communicate, it only seems right that you make the most of LinkedIn. Without a LinkedIn profile, you’re not visible! One of...

The Treasury Recruitment Company

After 15 amazing years, we’ve decided it’s time for a change. Through the years, MR Recruitment has become a recognised and respected brand in the recruitment of treasury professionals. We have...

“Investing in Your Treasury Career” – The 2018 Windy City Summit, Chicago

It’s Not About You Anymore, It’s About Them!

The war for talent rages on, attracting and retaining the right talent has never been more important and is central to a company’s ability to succeed. Gone are the days where the perfect CV just...

Not All Recruiters are SCUM!

When I spoke at the USA Treasurers Conference in Florida in the Q&A session one of the Treasurer’s explained how horribly she had been treated by her local recruiter. She asked me how...

Why Is The US Treasury Recruitment Market So Different?

I spoke at the Chicago Treasurers Conference, my third US speaking session in recent years, talking about the US Treasury Recruitment market. Since reopening our US office in 2012, I have...

Don’t Interview Like This!

Adopting an intelligent interview strategy during any hiring process is critical to success. Here is an example where one of our clients got it very wrong and nearly lost out on their perfect...

10 Lessons Learnt from my “It’s All About You!” Roadshow

In 2016 I decided to travel the world on my “It’s All About You!” Roadshow. I started in Chicago, USA then went to Belgium then Eurofinance, Austria before crossing the Atlantic to the USA AFP...

Why Don’t Clients Always Advertise Senior Treasury Roles When They Want To Recruit?

Reasons include; Internal Sensitivity They may be replacing the current Treasurer who may not have announced their move to their team and the company as whole and they want to do it in the right...

Past and Current Clients

These are some of our past and current client testimonials who have said they are happy to recommend The Treasury Recruitment Company. “The Treasury Recruitment Company placed me in my...

I Wanted to Invite You to Sign Up for Our Treasury Recruitment Newsletter

Join The Treasury Recruitment Company Mailing List for Treasury Recruitment news, views and the latest Treasury roles. Will we send you? The latest money-making day trading offers? NO!!!...

Working Visa

Unless otherwise stated, if applying for a job within the European Union or the USA – you must ensure that you are already authorised to work there. EUROPE Do you need a Visa to work in the...

How Much Does It Cost to Recruit through The Treasury Recruitment Company?

So, you want to understand our fees and how we structure them? No problem read on… How Much Does It Cost to Recruit through The Treasury Recruitment Company? Well, it depends…let me...

Rogues Gallery AKA the “worst LinkedIn photos we have seen”

Do You Need TO Change Your LinkedIn Photo? My posting today has a constructive message with a bit of fun thrown in! I spoke to at the Chicago Treasurers Conference about this and one of the main...

Job Interview Checklist – How To Nail Your Next Job Interview

BEFORE THE INTERVIEW Dress to impress Dressing smartly and being punctual will give you the opportunity to relax into the environment. A good, firm handshake is vital. Maintain good eye contact...

The Global Recruitment Pipeline Doesn’t Exist

Since I started my Treasury Recruitment career over 20 years ago, I have been told about a mythical Recruitment Global Recruitment Pipeline. This is where globally mobile candidates are able to...

Will Resigning Now Help You Secure A New Role Sooner?

One of our candidates is keen to make a move so she asked us if she should resign and then she would not have to serve a 3-month notice period. She wanted to know “would this make her more...

How Long Will It Take To Make a Move?

This is a follow-up article to “Will Resigning Now Help You Secure A New Role Sooner”. We were asked by one of our candidates whether she should resign sooner rather than later? In...

Don’t Send Us Your Resume / CV…

If you are going to copy your Resume to loads of treasury recruiters and say “Dear Everyone, I am looking for a new role, blah, blah, blah” then PLEASE DO NOT COPY US IN! This says to us that you...

DO Send Me Your Resume…

In some of our previous posts we moan some of the generic Resumes / CV’s we receive. Whilst there are suggestions about what should be on your Resume here are some further tips that may help you!...

Dear Treasury Analyst…

We thought this recent exchange of emails may be of interest to our readers and followers. Names have been changed to protect the Job Seeker! “Dear Danielle I had an in-depth look at the...

I hate personal statements

I have an aversion to the Personal Statement that so many people love at the beginning of their CV’s / resumes! Allow me to explain why! I often read phrases like ‘I am an enthusiastic, keen,...

LinkedIn – Friend or Foe?

My recommendations for those seeking their next position or recruiting via LinkedIn and some Do’s and Don’ts from my experience. Contrary to what you might think, we have always viewed LinkedIn...

Resume – Do’s and Don’ts

In this article we talk about some of the best and the worst resumes and how your resume is simply a passport to getting an interview. The first tool in your recruitment toolbox is your resume....