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Here’s how to get hired at Crowdcube

‘Breaking into Fintech’ is a series that asks experts for tips to help job seekers join the industry. For this installment, we spoke to Sarah Lee, vice president of people and culture at Crowdcube, for insights around how to get hired in fintech. Who knows, after reading this you might find yourself paddleboarding alongside fellow ‘Cubers’. Crowdc...

31 August 2022 /people

Two-thirds of UK workers want a better work-life balance

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Two-thirds of UK workers want a better work-life balance

Do you see work-life balance as a myth, or is it something you constantly strive to achieve? Research from Gallup shows that 61% of U.S workers are seeking a more improved work life balance, a desire brought about by the increase in flexible working caused by the pandemic. The picture is broadly the same in the UK. Recent research from HR and pay...

26 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Yapily

For the latest piece in ‘Breaking into Fintech’, Finextra’s series that goes behind the lines to see what industry leaders are looking for in future hires, we sat down with Caroline Abercrombie, chief people officer at Yapily. Yapily is an open banking platform which works to provide infrastructure to financial institutions and innovate the payment...

24 August 2022 /people

What will your future work week look like?

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What will your future work week look like?

Shorter hours, a four-day week, or the flexibility to pick and choose your own schedule any given week; if you could choose, what would your ideal working week look like? The workplace has irrevocably changed over the past few years, with expected changes accelerated by the pandemic and cemented as the new reality over the course of subsequent lock...

19 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at iwoca

iwoca’s chief operations officer, Seema Desai, spoke with Finextra in a tell-all around the tips and tricks to getting hired by a leading fintech in our latest ‘Breaking into Fintech’ piece. Priding itself on flexible, fast, and efficient lending, iwoca is a loan platform that supports businesses in the UK and Germany by providing them with credit ...

17 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Moneybox

Finextra’s ‘Breaking into fintech’ series dives into what financial services companies are looking for employees. For the second piece in this series, we chatted with Jack Johnstone, head of people at digital wealth manager, Moneybox, to uncover exactly what they’re looking for in their future employees. What strengths is Moneybox looking for in a...

10 August 2022 /people

Job switchers are earning a lot more money

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Job switchers are earning a lot more money

You might love your job, but does it love you back? One of the hardest things to reconcile about a role you’ve been in for a while is trying to have your value recognised in terms of getting a salary increment. Plenty of people need pay rises right now. In the UK, incomes are failing to keep up with the cost of living as inflation rises. Currently ...

05 August 2022 /people

Andrew Smith Founding CTO at RTGS & ClearBank

Agile Series: Getting out of the way

As a leader in more than just technology, we must know when to get out of the way of our teams and colleagues. All too often, I see leaders who want to build high functioning teams and yet they micro-manage; impose far too many decision-making restrictions and place too much value in their own beliefs and experiences. The following tips will direc...

04 August 2022 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Zopa

Finextra has launched the ‘Breaking into Fintech’ series: a new series targeted at equipping applicants with the tools and information they need to dive into the world of fintech. We will reach out to some of the globe’s leading fintechs for insider tips to help your application shine. Kicking off the series, we chatted with Helen Beurier, chief p...

01 August 2022 /people

Almost 50% of fintech workers are planning to move jobs in 2022

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Almost 50% of fintech workers are planning to move jobs in 2022

Many have questioned whether The Great Resignation was actually materialising. But a recent EY study of 17,000 employees and 1,575 employers across 22 countries and 26 industries, indicates that 2022 is the year. In the EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey, 68% of employers say employee turnover has increased in the last 12 months, while 43% of employee...

29 July 2022 /people

Coping with work in a post-layoff environment

Kirstie McDermott Senior Content Editor at Amply

Coping with work in a post-layoff environment

This year’s round of hiring slowdowns, freezes, and layoffs within the tech sector haven’t just affected those who have lost their jobs. The employees left behind have in many cases had to pick up the pieces as projects get dropped, headcounts are culled and belts tighten across companies. So far, fintech, crypto and real estate have taken the bru...

22 July 2022 /people

Bridging the gender gap - is UK fintech finally catching up?

Amanda Kavanagh Contributor at Jobbio

Bridging the gender gap - is UK fintech finally catching up?

Fintech has the potential to widen fair and equitable access to financial services, but as recent reports show, there’s still a long way to go to bridge the gender gap. Inside fintech organisations things are changing, but barriers still exist. A June 2022 report from EY shows that 76% of women working in the sector believe their firm is inclusive ...

14 July 2022 /people

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