Employers make strategic hires for the right candidates

16 October 2012
| By Staff |
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Employers in the banking sector are seeking financial services professionals with "like-for-like" experience and are spending more time during the recruitment process to find the right person for the job.

That's one of the findings of the Hays Banking Quarterly Report for October to December, which highlighted mortgage brokers, relationship managers and senior financial planners as highly sought-after candidates.

"Employers are looking for candidates with like-for-like experience, including in the same industry and on the same systems," Hays Banking director Jane McNeill said.

Candidates should be sharpening their skills and industry experience to better their chances of gaining employment, while employers need to be aware that candidate shortages still exist across both the retail and institutional space, she said.

"Many organisations have invested in retention strategies to keep their best people, so there's still a shortage of high quality candidates for certain roles, particularly those that require excellent leadership skills or very specific experience," she added.

According to the report, mortgage brokers are highly sought after by independent firms, which are experiencing an increase in lending activity.

In regards to the demand for relationship managers, employers are seeking senior business developers, and business and trade finance relationship managers with strong networks, Hays found.

Meanwhile, business development managers are required across retail, commercial and corporate as banks continue to focus on revenue growth.

From the wealth management side, there continues to be a shortage of paraplanners and senior financial planners with strong business development skills.

"Boutique firms in particular are looking for former banking financial planners with strong business development skills and high compliance levels," the report stated.

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