Following up from a piece in 2016, while the economy has continued to improve and with positive expectation on the horizon, there has yet to be an abundance of attractive senior Finance positions. While 2017 has already seen a big lift, there is a still a way to go before there is anything like the […]
Following an insightful piece from Deloitte Partner Padraig Cronin in the Irish Times (10th Nov) ‘Ireland Needs a Trade Strategy to Avoid getting Trumped’ “We do not know whether Trump will do in office all the things he said he would do during the campaign… Most critical now is for us to take a fresh […]
Remembering back to 2009 and 2010, speaking with Financial Professionals who had been made redundant was tough going – it was very hard to predict how long they may be ‘out of action’ in a challenging market. Fast forward to 2016 and with unemployment dipping under 8% there has been a lot of positive change […]
‘Does anyone know a good person for this job?’ Around the world right now there are a group of people discussing a new job and in several languages the question is asked around the room “Who can recommend someone?”. Are you likely to be in the frame of these jobs? In many […]
In a busier marketplace, there may be more opportunity for candidates in roles in Financial Services in Ireland. We discuss 5 main reasons why candidates move jobs and factors to consider before making the move. Relationship with your Boss While it is information that is rarely volunteered at interview, the primary reason why a […]
Having had the pleasure of meeting a wide range of Senior Financial Clients and Candidates over the last 15 years I have been lucky to meet some of the very best in Ireland, the UK and Australia. While it would be a sweeping generalisation to categorise, what often stands out the most isn’t just […]
In our ‘Making the Move’ series, Engage People speaks to Financial Professionals about their experiences of a new challenge. Tracy is a Chartered Accountant with 6 years post qualification experience. Having qualified in 2010, she progressed to Audit Manager level of a Top 10 Practice before taking up an industry role early 2015. We asked […]
With Accountancy & Financial Services candidates moving to a new role every 2-3 years either internally or to a new company, it really pays to hone your interview skills to land your dream job. Here are five tips that will give you a definite edge and should lead to a stronger level of confidence. […]
In our ‘Making the Move’ series, Engage People speaks to Financial Professionals about their experiences of a new challenge. Stephanie is a Chartered Accountant who qualified in 1998 and spent 15 years with two major US Multinationals in the Tech and Software arena until making the move to an indigenous Irish company in 2013. “While […]
While macroeconomic changes across Europe may have an impact on the job market for the years to come, there has been increasing requirements for ‘high demand’ skills in Ireland’s ‘International Financial Services’ (IFS) sector. Background Since inception in 1987, Ireland’s IFS sector has shown continued growth and even despite a global (and local) downturn from […]
