Your Pursuit Of Happiness

Episode 51 - Financial Services Recruitment post-lockdown, pre-Brexit!

In this episode, we discuss:

1. What are you seeing in the financial services market at the moment and how has it changed over the course of the pandemic?
2. Are there any particular sectors that are hiring at the moment?
3. What types of roles are particularly in demand?
4. In terms of level, anything standing out?
5. What impact is Brexit having now?

Episode 50 - When will we return to the office post covid?

Wow, what a hectic year!!! 2020 will certainly be one we will all never forget. For some, it has been stressful, sorrowful and an unenjoyable experience. For others, it has given them the chance to press the reset button, get their exercise and eating patterns at a satisfactory level, and has allowed them reassess what is important to them.

 

Regardless of where you are in your Covid journey, an interesting question is continually raised from our clients and candidates – “when do you think we will return to the office?”.

Episode 49 - Adrian Whelan - Protect Accent

We were delighted to have Adrian Whelan join Paul on this episode of Your Pursuit of Happiness.

Adrian is and SVP and Head of Regulatory Intelligence with BBH but is also actively involved in a long list of extra circular activities within and outside of BBH, a lot of which revolve around Inclusion and Diversity.

Episode 48 - Vessy Tasheva - Pride Week Under Lockdown

As we know Pride week is themed every year and this year the theme was “In this together” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was joined by Vessy Tasheva who shared some intimate details about her story and how she celebrated Pride this year.

Episode 47 - Interviewing by Video in the “New Normal”

Interviewing by Video in the “New Normal”

 

For anyone on the job hunt, you will know the market is starting to pick up again and there are more and more roles being released every day. We work in Financial Services and Fintech and these industries have remained strong throughout, but some industries did stop all recruitment which is starting to move again.

 

For anyone who has not interviewed by video before, read below our Top 5 useful tips for Interviewing by Video:

 

1. Ensure you are comfortable communicating your skillset through video

While we should be able to present ourselves as we would face-to-face, this method might be new to some people, hence can be off-putting.  A simple way to overcome your resistance to this method is by doing a mock interview with your recruiter if you went through one or asking a colleague or friend to help. This can help you become more familiar and comfortable with the video method when the interview goes ahead.

2. Presentation should still be high on your agenda

You should dress yourself as you would for an interview, although you can get away with dressing only the bottom half 😉 I have caught someone who had to get up for something and I saw their checkered patterned, undisguisable pyjama bottoms! Also make sure the room you are interviewing in is tidy. The best way to position the came is to point it to a blank wall as your backdrop.

3. Limit distractions

You are most likely working from home where children and animals can be a huge distraction – make sure if there is someone else at home, they are watching them during the interview. Perhaps you can lock the room you are in. Some people think it might be a good idea to keep lots of notes you can refer too but remember even though you are not in front of your interviewers, they can still see you 😉 It is better to limit as many distractions as you can.

4. Make sure you have a stable WiFi connection

If you have an unstable WiFi connection that you are aware of, please leave the house and ask a friend or family member if you can use theirs. It can be annoying when you are having a conversation with someone and they suddenly freeze. It is your responsibility to counteract such occurrences. Another alternative is to use your phone as the 4G on your phone might be more stable.

5. Be as natural as possible

This is a regular interview, albeit through a different medium, so prepare as you would normally. By following the above steps, you can reduce any stress or nervous energy you might have around interviewing in this way.

 

For more tips on interviews and to assess our various resources, visit: https://www.toptierrecruitment.com/jobseekers/resources

 

To check out our open vacancies, visit: https://www.toptierrecruitment.com/fintech-and-financial-services-jobs

 

Episode 46 - Edel O'Malley - Basis.Point

"What Basis.Point does is it puts together those people who want to make a difference and want to make a change with those who can" - Edel O'Malley's succinct description of what Basis.Point do.

We were delighted to have Edel on the show, particularly in light of their quickly established but effective Emergency Fund to help charity partners during Covid.

For notes and links, check out https://www.toptierrecruitment.com/podcast

Episode 45 - Pete Townsend & Paul Smyth - COVID Special

In this special episode, we welcome back Pete Townsend of Norio Ventures to discuss the impact Covid 19 is having on the FinTech, Blockchain and Financial Services market with Paul.

 

In this hour long special, we cover the opportunities and challenges for businesses operating and recruiting in this market, what Pete is seeing in areas like fundraising, transformational projects and who will come out of this stronger than ever while Paul gives an insight into the recruitment market and demand for coaching.

 

Please don’t forget to check out our complimentary 90 min coaching session offering through Possible.ie for any SMEs, leaders or HR professionals who could do with support during the Covid 19 crisis. Go to www.possible.ie/covid and tell us how we can help.

Episode 44 - Katie Daughen [Former Spokesperson at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce]

Brexit has come to pass and will affect Irish business and employment for years to come.

We spoke with the former Brexit spokesperson at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Katie Daughen, for her thoughts on how best to deal with this huge change.

Show notes here.

Episode 43 - R3 - Katelyn Baker and Dave Hudson

R3 is an exciting international enterprise blockchain software firm that continues to grow in Ireland.

Join us as we talk with Dave Hudson and Katelyn Baker from R3.

Show notes here.

Episode 42 - Karen Malone - Centaur Fund Services

The Funds Industry in Ireland has gone from strength to strength and today we're joined by an industry leader, Karen Malone.

Karen is Founding Partner & CEO of Centaur.

With offices in Europe and North America, Centaur delivers independent fund administration and regulatory services worldwide.

Show notes here.