Financial services recruitment

The financial services industry has a reputation for offering excellent career opportunities, coupled with good remuneration and benefits packages.

In Scotland, confidence in the sector is strong and more than 80% of companies in the 2006 Joslin Rowe Scottish financial services recruitment review said they planned to increase permanent staff numbers during the year to meet business growth.

The following initiatives and organisations can provide assistance with recruitment:

Fresh Talent
The Scottish Government's Fresh Talent initiative encourages people to consider coming to live and work in Scotland and has attracted 3,300 international graduates to Scotland to gain work experience
Graduate recruitment
Financial services employers, industry associations and policymakers are collaborating to attract and nurture this talent. (Image courtesy of Edinburgh International Conference Centre).
The Insurance Industry Talent Initiative
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is leading an industry-wide initiative to attract more graduates into the insurance sector, which employs more than 330,000 people in the UK
Recruitment agencies and websites
Information on local recruitment agencies and useful websites.