Industry Perspectives

Market observations, hiring insight, and perspective from more than three decades in financial services search.

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Hiring & Talent Strategy

A CFO and a Controller Sound Like the Same Job. In Financial Services, They Almost Never Are. (And Other Tales Where Generalist Recruiters Just Don’t Get It)

June 5, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum1

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Hiring & Talent Strategy

Financial Services Skills Gaps: Define the Work Before You Hire

May 29, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Career Advice & Professional Development Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting

The Stigma of Being Unemployed Is Not What It Used to Be. Is That a Good Thing?

May 27, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Career Advice & Professional Development Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting

The Counteroffer: What Actually Changes If You Stay?

May 27, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Hiring & Talent Strategy

What a Family Office Actually Needs in a CFO. And Why the Search Is Harder Than It Looks.

May 22, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum1

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Hiring & Talent Strategy

What You Are Actually Getting When You Hire a Staffing Firm. And What You Could Be Getting Instead.

May 15, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Hiring & Talent Strategy

How Do You Fill a Senior Role You Cannot Post Publicly?

May 8, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting Financial Services Industry Insights

AI Is Not Going to Take Your Job, Yet. But Here Is What It Might Actually Change

May 3, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Career Advice & Professional Development Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting

My Colleagues Suck. And Nobody Warned Me Before I Took the Job

May 2, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0

Career Advice & Professional Development Financial Services Hiring & Recruiting

Work-Life Balance in Financial Services: The Honest Truth Nobody Tells You

April 23, 2026by Peter Tannenbaum0