Selby Jennings

  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-pro...

  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. 

The insurance industry, like many other financial services verticals, has been gripped by change. The global climate crisis, new entrants, flexible working structures, and candidate expectations, to name a few, are facets that have been a disruptive force for the insurance sector. Today,   opportunity could be a turning point for the industry,   and Selby Jennings expects to see insurance teams adapt to the everchanging market, yet again this year, to remain at the cutting edge. Our specialist insurance and actuarial consultants have identified key market factors that impacted hiring and what this means for the insurance industry in 2022. Through the lens of talent, let’s first glance back and examine the state of the insurance market in 2021 to determine if these trends will be set in motion this year. Property & Casualty Managing talent was undoubtedly a complex task, especially in the context of natural disasters across the US, environmental, social, and governance (ESG...

  How is the hiring landscape measuring up within the European financial space? Financial institutions have been gripped by a variety of challenges, as well as opportunities, such as post-Brexit clarity, market stability, rapid economic recovery across numerous verticals, and technology unequivocally changing ways to interact and transact. All could affect the future of financial service talent, and what remained a financial imperative last year might not be the mainstay of tomorrow. Discover our projections for talent acquisition and management, featuring interesting thought leadership on this year’s economic outlook and the concurrent hiring trends within this space.  About the Report Download our report to discover what trends are forecasted to change this year, covering insights on the following areas: Investment Banking  Quant  Financial Technology  Fintech Sales  Sales & Trading  Investment Management   Risk Management  Wealth Management   Audit     Flexibility, ED...

  ​Sourcing the right talent at the right time can prove strenuous for any company. But the process becomes even more challenging when you work within a niche industry or sector. In these situations, a specialist recruiter can help find the perfect candidate for a hard-to-fill role. There are several benefits a specialist recruiter can offer when looking to find niche talent: Deep Sector Expertise A specialist recruiter will hold  valuable expertise  in your sector. This  deep market knowledge  will include knowing ‘who is who’, and where the best talent is located. Specialist recruiters can also pull on their niche expertise to provide guidance on market trends such as salary expectations, desirable skill sets, new technologies and employee expectations within your sector. Help with specific and hard-to-fill roles Many professional sectors such as tech and financial services hold roles with very specific requirements and have a small talent pool to choose ...

  ​ This year, hiring trends across the Risk Management market have undoubtedly been the  most active that we’ve witnessed since the immediate uptick post financial crisis .  Larger financial institutions, Bulge Bracket Banks, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, and FinTechs alike have been proactively hiring within Risk Management since March 2021, and it has created a highly competitive demand for specialist talent. For the first time in many years, demand for talent exceeded supply, resulting in many organizations having to rethink their talent acquisition processes.  Our latest report,  Recruitment Landscape: Risk Management ,  dives into the driving factors behind the candidate-driven market:

Selby Jennings is partnering with  The Trading Show Chicago  for its 2021 exhibition. Held annually in Chicago, IL, this event brings together leaders from areas spanning across trading firms, algo trading, HPC, data, AI, and digital assets, where the industry’s leading firms showcase innovation and conduct business with premier institutional trading firms. The event, taking place  October 5th-6th , marks the first in-person gathering for the organization since the beginning of the pandemic.  Ben Hodzic , Selby Jennings Executive Director, believes that this presents a unique opportunity to attendees. "This year has brought challenges to recruiting that many of our clients have never experienced before. Our birds-eye view of the hiring landscape and need for exceptional talent has been an incredible resource to our clients as they  navigate hiring in a candidate-driven market ," said Hodzic. " We are very excited to take part in the Trading Show Chicago and meet...