Treasury Recruitment Blog
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20 February 2024
https://youtu.be/qd7yqw0Jw4Q 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 team and you now have to [...]
11 February 2024
Dress sharply, embrace a positive mindset, research thoroughly, and prepare comprehensively to make a strong impression in job interviews.
11 August 2023
There are many benefits to building a strong personal brand, including expanding your network and gaining more exposure to career opportunities. What can treasury professionals do to build their personal brand? Mike Richards, CEO and Founder of The Treasury Recruitment [...]
11 August 2023
The career benefits of networking are numerous, including gaining more exposure to career opportunities and learning from peers with similar interests. How can treasury professionals expand and maintain their network? Mike Richards, CEO and Founder of The Treasury Recruitment Company, [...]
11 August 2023
A mentor can have an incredibly positive influence on your career by providing feedback and encouragement and helping you identify and achieve career goals. But how do you find a mentor, particularly if you’re in treasury? Our CEO & Founder, [...]
11 August 2023
How can treasury professionals stand out to recruiters? What career opportunities are there for treasury professionals outside of standard nine-to-five roles? And how can treasury advocate for its value? Mike Richards, CEO and Founder of The Treasury Recruitment Company, answers [...]
5 June 2023
Here are 16 tips and best practices for managing remote employees: 1. Maintain an open calendar Remote employees may feel isolated from the team environment. It's important to maintain an open calendar so the remote workers can arrange a time [...]
31 May 2023
Recently, I hosted an AFP LIVE Webinar and then I spoke at the Windy City Summit in Chicago. During the session itself, I was asked to share some networking tips based upon my experience as a global recruiter of treasury [...]
31 May 2023
Recently, I had the honour of hosting an AFP LIVE Webinar and shortly afterwards, I spoke at the Windy City Summit in Chicago. During the Q&A session that followed both sessions, I was asked some thought-provoking questions about; my experiences [...]
28 April 2023
The treasury industry, responsible for managing an organisation's financial assets, is undergoing a transformation with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. One technology that has everyone talking is ChatGPT, an advanced AI language model developed by OpenAI. [...]
30 March 2023
If you work in accountancy and you’re considering moving into treasury, you're in luck! The skills you'll have honed in accountancy can be incredibly valuable in a treasury role, and the transition is definitely achievable. Skills such as financial analysis, [...]
8 March 2023
This March, we’re putting the spotlight on all the fantastic Women in Treasury to celebrate international Women’s Day (8th March) and International Women’s Month. We’re huge supporters of Women in Treasury here at The Treasury Recruitment Company. It’s a topic [...]
7 December 2022
Hussam Ali and Guillaume Jouvencel from Corporate Treasury 101 Podcast recently interviewed me as part of their 4-episode feature series where we explore the different levels of Treasury. We’ve dug out a few key talking points around the Treasury Manager [...]
31 October 2022
When it comes to recruiting for treasury jobs, many business owners or treasury leaders assume that the best way to find top talent is by hiring internally. This assumption is often based on the belief that an internal hiring process is [...]
29 September 2022
https://youtu.be/Hmmg_3wFcFE Mike & Katie recently attended the EuroFinance Conference in Vienna, the video that accompanies this video shows what a great conference it was! If you want some of the key takeaways from the conference, then READ ON… Eurofinance, Vienna [...]
5 September 2022
Q: Hussam Ali A: Mike Richards It varies widely across the different markets. But an interesting thing I think is, once you get into treasury it's highly valued and you are a valued member of staff. But actually, you [...]
5 September 2022
Guillaume Jouvencel: We hear a lot about finance, banking and consulting in finance but with treasury it’s a bit more niche. So, how do you go about starting a career in treasury as a young graduate from Business School? Mike [...]
5 August 2022
Very few people stay in one job for life. This means at some point during your career, you’ll probably need to write a letter of resignation. There could be several reasons you wish to leave your current role. You might [...]
7 July 2022
Rewind two- and a-bit years to March 2020 and the pandemic forced everyone in Treasury and finance to pick up their belongings, vacate the office and start working remotely from home. There has been a steady return to the office [...]
1 June 2022
The pandemic and subsequent shift to remote working has seen a significant change in the way treasurers are using technology. Covid has really accelerated the transformation to digital, meaning many of the time-consuming jobs that used to be performed manually, [...]
24 January 2022
This article is all about how to write a good Resume or CV – some of the tips and tricks, some of the do's and don'ts and some of my pet hates. If you just want to get to our [...]
6 March 2021
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 organisations take a long hard look [...]
15 January 2021
In a nearly “post-lockdown” world I am constantly being told that WFH / remote working means there is no reason why Corporate Treasury departments need to recruit an individual who is geographically close to the office / headquarters. So, is [...]
10 November 2020
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 marketable [...]
31 October 2020
‘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 Company meet? Mike Richards and I first met [...]
20 October 2020
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 to be asked to speak [...]
7 October 2020
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. There is so much [...]