Selby Jennings

As a professional with an elite set of skills and expertise, it’s important to work with a specialist talent partner who understands both you and your sector. There can be stiff competition at the top of the ladder, and landing a new top tier position where your level of expertise have the opportunity to be both utilised to their full potential and encouraged to grow further can be hard to come by. But when such an opportunity arises, having an advocate who truly knows the market, the organization, the industry, and what you’re looking for, is invaluable to your success.  Partnering with a great talent specialist will help you differentiate yourself from other senior professionals who will inevitably have an equally impressive career history. Using their specific network of organizations as well as their understanding of your market, personality, and skillset, they will be able to piece together the complex puzzle that helps you achieve a skill, culture, remuneration, and development f

Looking into the future of investment banking, what are the talent trends shaping the global financial arena? Despite a backdrop of post-pandemic volatility and economic uncertainty in 2021, the global investment banking sector is poised on a slow but steady growth trajectory, forecasted to slowdown to  3.8% by 2023 . While many uncertainties remain, the overall economic outlook points to a consistent trend, albeit regionally uneven. According to the IMF October 2021 fiscal monitor report, the US witnessed a short-lived hit to its economy, with output already reaching pre-pandemic levels in Q1 of 2021. A closer look at Europe, in particular Germany, indicates a renewed fall in the fourth quarter of last year, but in China, the region went into sharp decline and came out earlier. Even after accounting for regional differences, the picture ahead for the global economy suggests strong recovery. In Deloitte’s recent survey of 400 banking and capital market professionals,  88% of respondent

Global net-zero targets have altered the commodities landscape, which now sees the industry playing a defining role to supply essential materials, from copper to rare earth, that work towards a carbon neutral future. What’s more, commodities remain the best-performing asset class of 2022 and enjoyed healthy activity in Q1,  rising to nearly 30% as calculated by the S&P GSCI Index . The outlook ahead for commodities suggests strong growth, but to be able to capitalize on opportunities, commodities firms need the right people in place. Here we take an introspective look at the latest talent trends that you should be aware of to get ahead in this fast-moving industry. The year of counter offers  In today’s competitive landscape, with the brightest minds in commodities in ever-increasing demand, firms are opening their wallets to not only secure professionals but also as a retention tool. Since the beginning of this year, organizations found themselves in a candidate-driven market, whi

T he complexity of today’s business landscape, from a global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, cyber attacks, to name but a few, are some of the main contributors to organizational risk exposure. But, with great complexity opportunities abound; and they are certainly exuberant for risk management professionals who are in higher demand than ever before. Our specialist risk management recruiters have revealed their latest thinking on the major talent trends impacting the industry, as well as the wider market at large. ​ Market risk Matthew Stehl , Vice President at Selby Jennings "In the market risk industry, we have witnessed a tug-of-war between the banks, hedge funds, trading firms, and financial technology firms to  attract and retain business-critical talent across market risk, model validation, or any model development verticals . Due to rampant hiring activity across hedge funds and asset managers, we are seeing candidates move easily from the sell-side to the buy-side, sub

  As one of the top actuarial talent providers, Nicole Mahoney, VP Head of Life & Annuity Actuarial Recruitment has never seen the market this busy, and anticipates it only getting hotter. There are more jobs than physical actuaries to fill those gaps, so it is crucial that companies understand the key trends taking place, and how they can adapt and embrace to these challenges and changes. Nicole shares her industry insights here, as well as key takeaways after attending the Refocus Insurance Conference , where she once again saw the industry going from strength to strength. Talent shortages It seems as if every single industry is facing the same problem – a tight talent pool. And while a candidate-driven market is nothing new, what is interesting about the life insurance sector, is that there is also a tightening of potential sales. Nicole explains: “One point that was particularly interesting during the Refocus Insurance Conference was that lower birth rates creates a two-pronged

  How can crypto firms win over the most sought after talent in a highly competitive space? Ahead of  Bitcoin 2022 in Miami on Wednesday 6th April - Saturday 9th April, we caught up with  Ashton Morlote ,  Matthew Healy and  Chris Schwuchow to discuss the strategies firms could be using to help win over talent and the transferable skills to look out for. The award-winning team, who recently just won 'Best Exec Search North America - Quant (HFM) – 2022', are  experts  across quant & cryptocurrency and cover in the short interview below  how the industry could shape up over the next 12 months.