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I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately – with CFOs, Treasurers, and candidates – all circling around the same question: “What skills really matter in treasury right now?” Because let’s be honest, the game has changed. It’s not [...]

A few weeks ago, a candidate asked me something I’d never been asked before: “Mike, do you think people judge my LinkedIn comments?” I initially thought, probably not too much. But after a bit of consideration, I know that [...]

It’s always interesting when I speak to a candidate – not one I’ve placed, but someone who’s accepted a role through another recruiter. There’s this particular moment I recognise now. It’s not even a sound. It’s the pause. That [...]

There was a candidate I met who had something unusual on his CV… It was right at the bottom. It simply read: Python (evening course)  I asked him about it and he told me… “I was bored with doing [...]

A few weeks ago, I had a call with a treasury professional who was clearly rattled. They’d just seen a job spec with the words “capital markets experience required” plastered all over it. You could almost hear the anxiety [...]

I’ve talked about this before, and yet every week, I still get this message: “Mike, do you have any fully remote treasury roles?” The short answer is no. But the slightly longer answer is: No. But that’s actually a [...]

I spoke to a candidate recently who’d applied for 112 jobs. Yep, one hundred and twelve. He’d been sending the same resume out again and again, convinced it was great. It wasn’t. It was basically a list of job [...]

Someone at a recent conference asked me a great question: “How do you talk about your achievements on LinkedIn without it sounding like a show-off and you’re ‘humble-bragging’ about yourself?” I want to share my answer with you because [...]

Last week, an email landed in my inbox. It read: “Mike, I've attached my CV. if you have roles that fit then I can talk this week.” Now, I don’t know about you, but that’s not exactly the [...]

Conferences don’t end on the flight home. You’ve survived all the PowerPoint slides, the receptions, and even the red-eye home… Now comes the part most people skip, but it makes ALL the difference. Too many treasurers go back to [...]