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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...
mike60461
Jan 134 min read
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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...
mike60461
Jan 33 min read
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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...
mike60461
Nov 28, 20243 min read
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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...
mike60461
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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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...
mike60461
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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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...
mike60461
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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mike60461
Jul 4, 20240 min read
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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...
mike60461
May 29, 20242 min read
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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....
mike60461
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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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...
mike60461
Jan 22, 20244 min read
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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...
mike60461
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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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...
mike60461
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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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...
mike60461
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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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...
mike60461
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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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...
mike60461
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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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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Aug 22, 20233 min read
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