Why use a financial services recruitment specialist?

Finding a new role in today's financial services market can be a daunting prospect whether relatively new to the industry or an old timer with years under your belt. In today's uncertain economic climate its no less difficult.

Professionally you would expect companies to be more choosy about who they want to take on which can make it look like its not quite the right time to make the jump. Also, personally there is a multitude of questions you ask yourself, such as 'what do I want from a new role?', 'where do I go?', 'Bancassurance or IFA?'. These are just a few of the questions we, as financial services recruitment specialists, come across every day. Now of course we can't answer every question. For some of them the answer comes from you, the adviser but we can certainly make the whole process a lot less painless. Who said 'knowledge is power' or 'forewarned is forearmed'. I'm not particularly sure but they were right. Given the right information, at the right time it becomes a hell of a lot easier to make a considered and conscious decision. And of course, there are still good opportunities out there, they just need to be with the right company and with the right conditions!

So why use a Financial Services recruitment consultancy to do something today, with the access to job boards and companies the web gives you, that you can do yourself?

Part of the answer lies in the first part of the post. Not only do financial services recruiters give you access to some of the best jobs in the financial services industry but, if the jobs done properly and you're given the right information, they can assist you in making the right choice for YOU. If the recruiter you use is a good one they should be able to go through your past employment history with you, find out what your strengths and weakness's are, what you're looking for from a new role, find you that position and finally, do the best they can to assist you through the interview. And if the right role isn't there right now, you sure want them to make you aware of it when it is.

There is no 'one size fits all' approach to recruitment. You, as advisers, require a flexible yet professional service that 'does what it says on the tin'. Too many agents don't listen to what the adviser wants or needs and because of that, public perception of the financial services recruiter is not what it should be. The good financial services headhunter is a very relevant service and next time you're considering making the jump, consider who you want to make it with!