Blog - May 2025

  • How to Attract Passive Candidates in Financial Services: A 2025 Hiring Playbook

    Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2025 by IRCFS — No comments

    How to Attract Passive Candidates in Financial Services: A 2025 Hiring Playbook In 2025, the best financial services professionals aren’t applying for jobs—they’re already employed, highly valued, and quietly open to something better. These are your passive candidates: people not actively job-seeking, but willing to move if the right role appears. According to LinkedIn, passive candidates make up ...

  • Looking for a New Role in Financial Services? Here’s How to Stand Out in 2025

    Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2025 by IRCFS — No comments

    Looking for a New Role in Financial Services? Here’s How to Stand Out in 2025 If you’re thinking of making a career move in 2025, you’re not alone. At IRCFS, we’ve seen a surge in high-calibre financial services professionals exploring new roles—whether for growth, flexibility, culture, or compensation. But competition is rising, and expectations from hiring managers are higher than ever. Here’s ...

  • What Top Financial Services Candidates Really Want in 2025 (It’s Not Just Salary)

    Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2025 by IRCFS — No comments

    What Top Financial Services Candidates Really Want in 2025 (It’s Not Just Salary) At IRCFS, we interview hundreds of professionals across banking, insurance, fintech, and wealth management every month. And while compensation will always be important, we’re seeing a clear shift in what truly drives top candidates to say “yes” in 2025. If you’re struggling to attract or secure top-tier talent, the ...

  • How to Reduce Time-to-Hire in Financial Services Without Sacrificing Candidate Quality

    Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2025 by IRCFS — No comments

    How to Reduce Time-to-Hire in Financial Services Without Sacrificing Candidate Quality In today’s fast-paced financial services market, time-to-hire is more than a KPI—it’s a competitive advantage. The longer your hiring process drags on, the more likely you are to lose top candidates to competitors. But how do you speed things up without lowering the bar on quality? At IRCFS, we specialise in ...

  • The Future of Hiring in Financial Services: 5 Trends Shaping Talent Acquisition in 2025

    Posted on Thursday, May 1, 2025 by IRCFS — No comments

    The Future of Hiring in Financial Services: 5 Trends Shaping Talent Acquisition in 2025 The financial services sector has undergone a profound transformation over the past five years. From the rapid adoption of AI tools to the shift in candidate expectations around flexibility and purpose-driven work, the hiring landscape in 2025 looks vastly different than it did just a few years ago. At IRCFS, ...