SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022

MARKET OVERVIEW The final quarter of 2022 concluded the year in a somewhat tame fashion. In a period dominated by economic and political uncertainty stemming from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-budget” back in September, it seemed as though companies wanted to err on the side of caution. We did see several organisations decide to…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022

Market Overview Throughout Q3 there has been a steady volume of roles across Sales & Marketing, and while the desk isn’t by any means quiet, there has been a significant drop in the pace of the market over the summer period. Although we experienced a slight pick-up over the latter weeks of September, the overall…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022

Market Overview The start of 2022 has seen limited slow-down in the relentless volume of roles we saw in the post-COVID recovery phase, and the market remains exciting and ever-changing as we see the effects of the previous tumultuous years play out through the market.   The market has remained buoyant and there continues to…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021

Market Overview   Throughout 2021 we have witnessed an unrelentingly high volume of roles across all levels of the business and this has persisted into Q4, culminating in a busy and exciting year for financial services recruitment.   Post covid we are still experiencing a buoyant market, with many asset managers looking at increasing headcounts…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2021

Market Overview We have seen in Q3 of this year a strong post covid recovery within financial services. As restrictions have eased and many firms are able to operate close to ‘business as usual’ we have seen a strong recruitment drive within the sales and marketing function. Within the asset management and the wider financial…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q2 2021

Market Overview  The second quarter of 2021 can be described as a period of recovery. The recruitment market bounced back as the financial services industry is slowly recovering from 2020 and the uncertainty of the beginning of 2021. Salespeople are back on the road and potential clients are more willing to have face to face…

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SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2021

Market Overview  INTRODUCTION The start of 2021 can be described in many ways; rejuvenated; resilient; refreshing. Simply put, after a very inconsistent 2020 the recruitment market bounced back strongly and has set up a positive year ahead. We believe that the reason for this was two-fold. The first cause is from what we are coining “COVID fatigue” – the idea that organisations, hiring managers and business…

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