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Financial Services Job Market Update – End Of 2019 Start 2020
We cannot recall a busier recruitment period during the final weeks of 2019 and the pace has increased in 2020. We had jobs being filled on Christmas Eve, clients calling in work on 31 December and more roles to fill as soon as New Years kicked over. We forecast increasing demand in the first half…
Read MoreBusiness Development Salary Guide Financial Services 2020
The outcomes of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and changes to financial advice education standards has resulted in a slowdown across the financial advice industry. The follow on effect has been a decreased demand for business development professionals within retail funds management and retail life insurance. There…
Read MoreKaizen Recruitment One Of Five Finalists In The SEEK SARA Awards 2019
Kaizen is extremely honored to be nominated as one of five finalists in the prestigious SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARA) for Small Recruitment Agency of the Year. Winners will be announced at SEEK’s gala event in Melbourne on 14 November. We are very humbled to receive the nomination and would like to thank SEEK, the…
Read MoreOnboarding Processes And Steps Checklist
Your newest employee is due to start this week. What do you have ready for them to make sure they have an unforgettable first day and leave feeling happy and most importantly, welcomed? Recently, Kaizen Recruitment listened to Jay Munro, from Indeed, talk about the importance of onboarding. The key tasks indicated that without a…
Read MoreEmployment Market Outlook For Investment Professionals
The current job climate remains very positive for investment professionals in the Melbourne financial services industry. Demand is the strongest for junior investment analysts between two and five years’ experience. At this level, along with a strong passion for financial markets, most firms are increasingly wanting programming (such as SQL, R, Python) and financial modelling…
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