Some enlightening facts and figures to start us off……… when it comes to CVs and getting yours noticed by a potential employer. Updated figures say that recruiters spend on average 5-7 seconds looking at a CV…. First applications are received 200 seconds after a job is posted One spelling or grammar mistake and your [...]
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, that is almost unheard of and whilst some of those job moves may be beyond our [...]
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 my job without emails and only hand-written faxes to use – yes, I’m that old! But in [...]
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 to mention the more strategic role treasury is now playing in boardrooms around the world. BUT what does this mean for you on a day-to-day basis [...]
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 wasn't really planning that far ahead. Even if you are a little more prepared than that - can you honestly say you have [...]
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 start the hiring process. Well that’s all fine, but what about the interviews? You’ve never led an [...]
Anyone that takes part in The Treasury Recruitment Company Global Treasury Salary Survey really gets to know. We're the only company who gather real facts about how much treasury professionals are being paid. By surveying over 1,000 global treasury professionals, we have analysed the exact salary grades for those in the industry; helping candidates and [...]
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 hard look at themselves and how they perform in respect to gender equality. At times like this employers often think about gender and [...]
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 and struggling to access funds for day to day life. This was a PR disaster and top lawyers have now been employed to [...]
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 like the role is either more important or more senior than it actually is. The truth is that by [...]
