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mike60461
Jan 134 min read
Volition turns 2 - reviewing how I did against the things I got wrong in the 1st year.
“Family > Work needs to be remembered!” I’ve done my best here - the WFH flexibility has really helped with my little one Raffey. I took...
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mike60461
Jan 33 min read
6 Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Blind Hiring Processes
I co-wrote this with Featured and RecruitmentNews.io Imagine transforming your hiring process to eliminate unconscious bias—sounds...
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mike60461
Nov 28, 20243 min read
Nailing your FinTech Sales hiring process or your interview – what do you need to know?
I’ve interviewed 1000s of FinTech Salespeople who have subsequently done 100s of interviews with my clients. Of all the skillsets, I’ve...
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mike60461
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Jobs in a fintech start-up can be hard. But don't leave too soon - eFinancial Careers & Volition.
by Alex McMurray 31 October 2024 3 minute read The fintech industry isn't an easy place to work, and many who go there don't stay...
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mike60461
Aug 1, 20242 min read
eFinancial Careers Feature - The best investment banking interns in 2024 are also data scientists
What will investment banking analyst jobs look like in 2030? Generative AI is already shaking up a wide range of professions and, while...
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mike60461
Jul 15, 20242 min read
When should you explore alternative talent pools?
Recruitment companies speak a lot about diversity, but providing diversity of experience is kind of the antithesis of what we do. We’re...
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mike60461
Jul 4, 20240 min read
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mike60461
May 29, 20242 min read
How to get a job in payments: The former back-office team turning into royalty
https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/how-to-get-a-job-in-payments-banking-fintech?utm_source=GLOBAL_ALL_ENG&utm_medium=SM_FB&utm_campai...
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mike60461
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Pledge for 2023
As part of Volition's 5% Pledge, we recently donated to 3 amazing causes. £1000 went to The Forward Trust, who run Stars in Southend....
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mike60461
Jan 22, 20244 min read
Volition Turns 1 - the Bad & the Ugly.
Day 1 - I started Volition on the 13th of January 2023. It was also the 1st anniversary of being with my partner Claire. I know this...
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mike60461
Jan 14, 20242 min read
To whom should your allegiances lie in in work?
A few years ago, I had a candidate interviewing for a Global Head role managing a geographically dispersed team that was also client...
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mike60461
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Q&A with Christian Kahl – former Financial Engineer at Commerzbank to SVP at FINCAD (now Numerix).
Did you know that you wanted to move from Banking to FinTech? No, at first, I didn't realize that I wanted to move from Banking to...
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mike60461
Aug 30, 20232 min read
How to become a Product Manager in FinTech
https://www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/news/2023/04/product-manager-fintech?utm_source=GLOBAL__ALL_ENG&utm_medium=SM_LI&utm_campaign=ED_NEWS...
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mike60461
Aug 30, 20231 min read
How to close out an interview and get instant feedback.
When I was a junior recruiter one of the best interview feedback calls I took was with a senior candidate who had a framework to close...
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mike60461
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Moving from IB to FinTech? Q&A with Arsalan Haque - FX Options Trader to Head of Trading Product.
Q&A with Arsalan Haque – former FX Options Trader at ING to Head of Trading Product at AssureHedge. Did you know that you wanted to move...
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Aug 22, 20233 min read
Volition - is this the most performant interview process to hire great FinTech Sales Executives?
Having recruited Mid-Senior New Business Sales Executives for tens of FinTech companies here’s what we think is the most performant intervie
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