Earlier this month, I was part of the ZebraSmash podcast hosted by Roger Pine and Ben Birken to discuss anything and everything as it pertains to hiring in the financial planning profession. Listen for insights into what constitutes a compelling career opportunity that firms need to offer to attract the best candidates, a description of A player type candidates, why the profession is struggling to attract talent, and at the end some thoughts on what new planners in the early stages of their ...
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Is Your Interview Process Too Long?
Everyone who follows these articles knows that our approach is to be as thorough and precise as possible when it comes to candidate selection. At what point, though, does a hiring process become too lengthy and a deterrent for job seekers? Since, the current demand for new planners is high and supply is small, the obvious downside is that the longer a firm drags out the interview process the increased likelihood the candidate will accept an offer from a competing firm. In this month’s article, ...
Hiring Firms
You're Good At Financial Planning For Your Clients We're Good At Finding And Integrating The Right People For Your Team LET'S BOTH STICK TO WHAT WE'RE GOOD AT What hiring firms have to say “We have used the screening service numerous times and it has worked very well for us” Rich Bryan, CFP® “... He’s very impressive and he’s got some great skills. It’s an ideal match.” Tony D'Amico, CFP® The New Planner Recruiting Hiring AdvantageTM By going through The New Planner Recruiting ...
How Do Your Employee Benefits Stack Up?
As the season of year-end employee reviews has wound down, growing firms are now turning their attention to hiring for 2015, from filling new full-time positions to getting a head-start on interviewing for summer interns. Accordingly, this month we will discuss a few ideas to ensure your employee benefit package is still competitive to attract the best and brightest candidates with the most potential. While new planners seeking to enter the industry are primarily interested in the work they ...