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How to Write an Effective Job Description

To help our clients, attract treasury staff we often support them in evaluating and generally rewriting their Job Descriptions. We encounter three major mistakes in the Job Descriptions that we...

Do you need to recruit a technical Treasurer? And how to be a bold CFO!

I am often asked if CFOs are looking to recruit Treasurers that are more technically qualified. I’m also asked if qualified accountants are also qualified Treasurers by default, and if...

Top Treasury Recruitment Trends To Grow Your Team

Hiring is critical to every company’s future and with 73% of CEOs citing skills shortages at crisis levels, organisations can no longer expect talent to come to them. Gone are the days of simply...

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...

Crafting a strong treasury CV

Lockdown 2 – The Unwanted Sequel…..

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...

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 was not easy! Like many other high-profile businesses, when it comes to...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Stop Recruiting the Same People & Expecting Different Results

OK so Einstein didn’t say that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result” but many of our clients seem to follow this rule despite us...

Why choose The Treasury Recruitment Company?

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

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

Talking about trends in treasury recruitment

Mike Richards, CEO and founder of the Treasury Recruitment Co, discusses the current state of the recruitment market, the impacts of technology on treasurers’ roles, and why promoting knowledge...

How Do You Perceive the Role of Women in Treasury?

The topic of gender in the workplace has dominated the headlines over the last couple of years, including #MeToo and the row over equal pay at the BBC. This has made many businesses and...

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

In recent years one of the biggest news stories in the banking sector, was the TSB IT crisis where many customers were unable to access their accounts for several weeks, leaving customers enraged...

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?

At The Treasury Recruitment Company, the questions we get asked more than any other relate to compensation / salary: What should my salary be? Do you think my total remuneration 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile

You have a LinkedIn profile: Now what? You created a profile on LinkedIn, so you probably think your skills and experience speak for themselves. Here’s the thing – they don’t! I was very pleased...

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...

How To Write a Great Job Description That Helps You Successfully Recruit a Superstar!

I originally titled this article as “Writing the Perfect Job Description” but I had the niggling feeling I get when I know something is wrong. I call it the itch at the “back of my head” moment....

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 Treasury Recruitment Company Handbook – What Is Treasury?

Recently we hired some guys who are new to the world of treasury and they wanted to understand as quickly as possible the world of corporate treasury and treasury recruitment. The first thing I...

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...

Recruiting Your Next Treasurer

I am often asked what key skills do CFO’s and Finance Directors look for when they are recruiting a Group Treasurer? As their recruiter they must be the same thing? Actually no – they are not 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,...

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

How has the market changed for an employer over the past 5 years? Let me give a real practical example. I recently had to re-write a series of job descriptions for one of my clients; they are...

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...

CV / 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....