Top Soft Skill Interview Questions To Ask When Recruiting For An Executive Level Role
When hiring for a senior finance level position – such as Finance Director, Chief Finance Officer or Fractional Finance Director, it’s easy to get caught up in technical skills and qualifications. While those are clearly important – vital even – it’s important to remember that there is a wide range of other skills which are […]
7 Key Finance Interview Questions SME Owners Should Ask Finance Director Candidates
As a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner, you already understand the importance of having a strong finance team. As your business grows, so should your finance function. At some point, you’ll need someone to take over the financial reigns; someone to become your Finance Director or CFO. Adding to the team with a strong […]
Answering competency-based interview questions – it just takes a couple of good stories
One of the most important parts of any recruitment process is, as you already know, the interview. You’ve already wowed the recruitment team with your finance skills. The interview is now your opportunity to demonstrate your personality and outlook as a senior member of the finance team. It is often the later stages of the […]
10 tips for stress-free video interviews
The way we conduct job interviews has changed due to Coronavirus, with in-person interviews being almost completely replaced by video interviews instead. Although the technology to run video interviews and conferencing has been around for quite some time, it’s only recently become widely used due to Covid restrictions, so many recruiters and hiring managers are much less familiar […]
Hiring the right people, for the right roles, at the right time
As the CEO or MD of a fast growing business, it can be very hard to realise that the people you hired in the early days, who have shown great loyalty to you and the business, are no longer the people that your business needs if it’s to achieve the next stage of growth. The […]
Dead ringers – why it’s a bad idea to hire your own doppelganger
When you’re recruiting, it’s tempting to hire someone similar to yourself. Most of us feel comfortable dealing with people like us, who share the same perspective and approach as ourselves. Hiring someone like yourself just feels less risky than hiring someone completely different and unknown. But there are many advantages to bringing complementary and different skills and personalities into your workplace ecosystem. Harvard Business Review suggests that multicultural […]
The Benefits of Offering Flexible Working
As we explored in our January blog post, many Millennials entering the job market are keen to work flexibly, often actively seeking organisations renowned for offering this option. Many forward thinking employers (such as Berwin Leighton Paisner, Madgex and Sky*) have already embraced the shift towards flexible working arrangements, but others run the risk of […]
Top 10 tips for senior role recruitment
It’s understandable to be apprehensive when you are planning senior role recruitment. After all, you will be placing responsibility for a part of the business that you have grown into their hands. However, there are many things that you can do to help ensure that the appointment is the right one: 1. Choose your partner […]
Hiring Millennials – the art of communication
If you have not watched or read anything recently about the pitfalls of hiring millennials, you probably don’t watch the news much. Apparently millennials are a bunch of lazy, good for nothings who show no loyalty and will leave their employer at the drop of a hat. Our experience is somewhat different. Yes, millennials may […]
The keys to a successful induction
A decision to hire a new member of staff should never be taken lightly. Recruiting is an expensive, and inherently risky, activity which both employer and candidate will invest a lot of resources into. Many of the risks can be mitigated by using specialist recruitment agents to ensure candidates are technically competent and also a […]