Leaders in Investment Management, Anne Kuleshova – Senior Manager, QIC
How did you get your first position in the industry? It is a bit of a cliché but I was a maths nerd and got good grades in high school. However, to my family’s disappointment, I didn’t go into medicine or law and instead chose Actuarial Studies at The University of Melbourne. I grew up…
Financial Services Employment Market Update – January 2023
It was a busy end to 2022, with a sense that many of our clients felt exhausted by the challenges of recruitment and all were ready for a well-deserved break. The main observation of the last quarter remained the consistent theme that demand was still exceeding supply for key skills within the Australian Financial…
The Evolving Employee Value Proposition – Part 3: Can EVP Defend Against the Great Reshuffle?
In 2021, there were reports that Australia was on the brink of The Great Resignation, following in the footsteps of the UK and the US. Based on the idea that professionals had time to re-assess their career aspirations during Covid-19, The Great Resignation refers to people leaving their industries altogether in search of more meaningful…
Leaders in ESG/Responsible Investment, Danielle Welsh-Rose – abrdn – Head of Sustainability APAC
Brief overview of your career to date. I’ve been working in finance sector corporate sustainability, consulting and sustainable investing roles for my entire career – more than 20 years. I started out at a super fund in a greeenfields corporate sustainability role (possibly the first, or definitely one of the first roles of its kind…
Case Study: Chief Financial Officer – Kizmet Capital
The Client Kizmet Capital is a boutique financial services provider who is unapologetically focused on finance for pharmacy. With a holistic suite of products and solutions, Kizmet is passionate about generational shifts in pharmacy ownership, covering solutions to shape the ownership landscape of the future. In addition to traditional commercial, asset and residential finance, Kizmet…
The Evolving Employee Value Proposition – Part 2: Steps to Creating a Great EVP
There is no denying the financial services recruitment landscape has significantly changed in recent years. With demand for talent clearly outstripping supply, candidates are in the driver’s seat with many fielding multiple job offers whether they’re actively looking for a new role or not. In this environment, it is essential to position your company…
The Evolving Employee Value Proposition – Part 1: Employee Attraction, Retention and Attrition
With Australia’s employment market remaining exceptionally buoyant, employers are feeling the pressure to attract and retain top talent by revamping their Employee Value Proposition (EVP). We are currently experiencing the lowest unemployment rate in Australia’s history at 3.4%. That is due in no small part to two years of limited migration of skilled workers and…
Women in Super Breakfast – Retaining Talent by Embracing Change
Kaizen Recruitment was delighted to present at the Women in Super Networking Breakfast at the CMSF 2022, hosted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees in Brisbane. The breakfast featured a panel discussing the changing attitudes to work that have led to the highest annual job mobility rate since 2012. Our Associate Director, Jack Brown…
Leaders in ESG/Responsible Investment, Talieh Williams
Brief overview of your career to date. My career spans 20 years and has always been focused on ESG matters (before the term came into use). I am a lawyer by training, and initially had wanted to be an environmental lawyer. However, early on, it became apparent that lawyers were often called in after the…