Although Godliman focuses on Executive Search for the Investment Management industry, we will try to keep the information here generic, so we hope it should be useful to people in any sector or industry, not just Asset Management.
In addition, we will collate various articles on trends that we see across the Institutional, Wholesale and Retail Asset Management sectors in the EMEA region, as well as thoughts on best practice and pitfalls for Diversity and Inclusion hiring; and more information about Godliman and our Best-Fit Search process.
Most people spend too long polishing their CV and too little time on what actually matters. Here is a headhunter’s guide to the principles that make the biggest difference.
After 11 subdued quarters, the conditions for senior distribution hiring across UK and EMEA Asset Management have shifted – and hiring demand is back.
Most of what separates a good Search from a cheap one happens behind the scenes. We set out the eight invisible elements that determine whether the hire is the right one – and whether it lasts.
When just one woman is included in a candidate shortlist, her odds of being hired are, statistically, zero. Adding a second changes everything. Here is why.
As Asset Managers bring recruitment in-house to cut costs, interviews have become the default selection tool. But research by Schmidt and Hunter shows that unstructured interviews predict job performance in under 2% of cases. The evidence for a more systematic approach is compelling, and the cost of ignoring it is high.
“The Authority Gap” argues that women aren’t taken as seriously as men in their professional lives. We set out 5 ways to avoid this trap.
In the Asset Management sector, diversity is usually a key factor in recruitment processes. But what about inclusion?
Despite a record 20-year slump in hiring since July 2023, here are 6 reasons why we expect hiring of Asset Management Salespeople to surge.
While hiring in Asset Management Sale across EMEA has fallen by 25% since 2014, hiring in the UK has falled 37%. Is this the Brexit effect?
Executive search firms operate very differently to recruitment agencies. This guide explains how to tell them apart, and how to manage headhunters depending on how keen you are to move.
Last year, hiring in buy side distribution across the EMEA region dropped by 43% compared to 2022.
“Off Limits” is the foundation stone of trust between Executive Search firms and their clients. Here is why it’s important.
