Financial Sector Recruitment: A Career Redefined CANDIDATE SUPPORT
August 2017
FINANCIAL SECTOR RECRUITMENT
Financial Sector Recruitment You may not be surprised to discover that a rewarding career lies at the heart of Scotland’s financial sector. What might surprise you is that it exists within a recruitment company. At Core-Asset Consulting we’re on a mission to change the way recruitment firms support their clients and candidates. Kirstin Gemmell HR Advisor Operations
To achieve this, we’re always looking for talented, high calibre people who want to be part of something new, something genuinely different. In return, we’ll offer you a career that we believe ranks alongside other professional services firms. Sound attractive? Read on. This could be your chance to carve out a successful career at the very centre of Scotland’s financial sector.
An opportunity to be number one First, a little bit about our company. Core-Asset Consulting was created in 2005. Our ambition was to build a recruitment company that puts people before profit, service before sales, and ethics above all. Initially we made our reputation within Scotland’s asset management sector. But the success of our model has allowed us to expand rapidly. We have developed into the wider financial services market, built an accounting and finance team, established an interim, temporary and contract division, launched a vetting and onboarding service, and expanded into the legal sector. We’re now considered by many companies to be their number one recruitment partner. You could be number one, too.
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Financial Sector Recruitment: A career redefined
A true expert in your field So, what makes us different? We are not a sales-based company. We go beyond the transactional, target-driven approach offered by many other recruitment companies. Our consultants do not make sales calls. The only target we have is placing the right people in the right roles. This allows our consultants time to focus on what really matters our clients and our candidates. We’re not interested in hammering round pegs into square holes. We’re committed to matching people’s career aspirations with real-life job opportunities. The service-led approach, combined with a structured programme of training and development, gives our consultants the opportunity to become true experts within their chosen field.
Collaborative and challenging At Core-Asset, we like to think we’ve created a business which blends the best attributes of a large organisation with those of a boutique company. We have a strong infrastructure, professional environment and a great range of staff benefits. But we also foster a culture of direct communication, innovation and team spirit. This has helped us build an environment that is creative, collaborative but also challenging, an environment in which you can reach your full potential.
Offering true work-life balance Working within a high-performance culture doesn’t have to mean working long hours. We have high demands and exacting standards, but it’s not often these extend beyond office hours. Our philosophy is that happy, well-rested and rounded people make for productive and enthusiastic professionals. That’s why at Core-Asset we believe passionately in the benefits of a real work-life balance. 3
Financial Sector Recruitment: A career redefined
Progression and support The success of our business is built on the expertise and knowledge of our consultants. And the future of our business depends on it. That’s why we invest heavily in our people. We are always looking for talented, high calibre individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment. In return, we’ll offer you a clear, structured and progressive career path, supported by training and development and a strong mentoring culture.
Core career path
Challenge and reward Regardless of the level of your role, you will be challenged and supported in equal measure. If you excel, you will be amply rewarded and given the opportunity to progress rapidly up the ranks.
Associate Consultant Develop and learn the recruitment framework and process for a selection of pre-existing clients.
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Financial Sector Recruitment: A career redefined
Consultant Manage all aspects of the recruitment process from start to finish, for both candidates and clients, focused on pre-existing clients.
Senior Consultant Develop and maintain strategic relationships, including business development and profit maximisation. Combine experience of implementing the recruitment process with an understanding of market sectors.
Business Manager Develop client relationships and business leads, executing growth strategies and maximising effectiveness of business activities with clients.
Senior Business Manager Lead, develop and manage a team of recruiters, within a specific division, to maintain and grow profitability.
Divisional Director Develop and lead your own division. Daily management, client management and business strategy for the division as well as recruitment for their desk.
Associate Director Provides strategic direction and leadership for the company. Shareholder.
Director Provides strategic and tactical management of the company. Responsible for all company operations and affairs. Shareholder.
Staff benefits At Core-Asset, we believe it makes sense to invest in our own people. That’s why we will offer you a range of staff benefits unrivalled by our competitors:
Competitive basic salary
Rewarding commission structure
Discretionary company bonus
Generous holiday entitlement
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Financial Sector Recruitment: A career redefined
Contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
Private health cover
Travel season ticket loan
Childcare voucher scheme
A world of opportunity As your career progresses, you will have the opportunity to develop a wide and deep knowledge of Scotland’s financial sector:
Build a strong network of high calibre professionals across the industry
Cultivate a broad range of interpersonal and organisational skills
Play a key role at the heart of one of Scotland’s most important industries
Be part of a fast growing, successful company
Develop a rewarding career with a true work-life balance
Helping realise your potential If you’re looking for a career at the heart of Scotland’s financial sector, and you think you’ve got what it takes to succeed, we’d love to hear from you. Check out our latest internal vacancies, or get in touch directly. Kirstin Gemmell HR Advisor Core-Asset Consulting t: 0131 718 4600 e: kirstin@core-asset.co.uk
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About Core-Asset Consulting We are an independent recruitment company dedicated to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland. A specialist recruiter, our expertise extends across permanent, interim, temporary and contract positions, as well as preemployment vetting and on-boarding services. Working in close partnership with clients to tailor the most effective recruitment strategies, we have the resources to target exceptional candidates - at home or overseas - and match them to roles that encourage them to excel. To do so, we put people before profit, service before sales and ethics above all.
High expertise, engagement and value Initially we made our reputation within Scotland’s asset management sector. But the success of our model has allowed us to expand rapidly. We have developed into the wider financial services market, built an accounting and finance team, established an interim, temporary and contract division, launched a vetting and onboarding service, and expanded into the legal sector.
Helping you realise your potential Whether you’re taking the first step on the career ladder, looking for a new challenge, or just keen to discuss your career options, we’re here to help. For more information about the services we offer, please get in touch: +44 (0) 131 718 4600 edinburgh@core-asset.co.uk www.core-asset.co.uk
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CORE-ASSET CONSULTING 37 Melville Street Edinburgh EH3 7JF t: +44 (0)131 718 4600 w: core-asset.co.uk