These frequently asked questions aim to clarify the intricacies of financial services recruitment and detail our approach to achieving exceptional recruitment standards.
Learn more about Pearse Partners and discover how we can help you hire talent or secure your next role.
Our unique and market-leading team are search specialists and industry leaders with global networks. Our recruitment process is highly strategic, tailored and confidential, and often extends beyond the confines of search parameters. To ensure that we are representing and advocating for the firm, outside of hiring patterns.
We partner with the clients we support to ensure we know the culture, values and strategies. From the very first conversation to successful onboarding, we operate with complete transparency, integrity and understanding of who and what will add value to the firm’s growth.
We engage all levels of talent across the market, even outside of hiring cycles, so that we partner with the best talent. Our market-leading consultants use their deep-seated networks, expertise, knowledge, and market referrals to ensure we extensively screen, meet, and constantly engage with top talent.
We traditionally cover permanent, fixed-term contracts and more temporary recruitment needs. In this ever-changing landscape, we are able to respond to any recruitment need within private markets.Our Sister Company, Pearse Professionals, focuses particularly on the interim market, both within finance teams and the portfolio.
Every search process is dealt with the upmost discretion and confidentiality.
It’s people. We are a unique and diverse blend of careers, personalities and specialities and every leader within the business has a genuine passion for their field of specialty. We were created out of the need to solely do front-office recruitment, but with a boutique client service and we pride ourselves on our desire to be market leading and always do better.
Candidates become clients, and clients become candidates.
Our team of specialists fully consults with each candidate on their career, development, and the wider market. We look to build a trusting partnership with every candidate. We help candidates navigate every stage of the process, from application through to interview and post-starting, to ensure they feel supported at every opportunity.
Whilst we sometimes receive requests from clients to support at this end, companies now mostly directly source internships or entry-level roles directly. We do look at Analyst roles, but these are not entry-level, and we are most known for our Associate—managing Director and partner–level hiring.
The feedback loop is the single most important thing by which we pride ourselves upon. It is vital to both candidate and client and an integral part of any process we run.
We hire talent and partner with clients across the UK, Europe, Middle East and the USA.
Corporate Finance,
Corporate Development,
ESG, Sustainability and Impact,
Credit,
Private Equity,
Secondaries,
Investor Relations and Fundraising,
CFO and Senior Finance,
Data and Analytics (Coming soon),
Renewables (Coming soon)
Candidates: We are often mandated to work on openings that are not advertised publicly, allowing you to explore a wide range of opportunities with exclusivity. Beyond exclusivity, our deep understanding of industry trends allows us to provide valuable insights into the job market, empowering you to make well-informed decisions about your career progression.
Our commitment to supporting your job search is unparalleled. We provide continuous assistance from the initial search right through to the final job offer. This includes negotiating terms and ensuring your interests are fully represented throughout the hiring process. We prioritise meeting with each candidate in person, both before the interview stage and after you have joined the firm, to ensure the role meets your professional and personal aspirations.
Clients: Our access to an expansive talent pool includes candidates who, while not actively job hunting, are open to new opportunities. This advantage allows us to collaborate with firms in identifying and selecting candidates who align with both the role and the company’s culture, increasing the success rate of hiring efforts.
In addition to sourcing top talent, we offer extensive support throughout the hiring process. Our services include market mapping, detailed compensation reports, insights into industry personnel movements, and strategic hiring advice. By entrusting us with tasks such as job advertising, resume screening, and initial interviews, your firm can conserve time and internal resources, enabling you to focus on your core business operations.
Our market mapping approach allows us to keep abreast of financial industry trends to enhance the recruitment process by provisioning a strategic, informed and proactive approach to talent acquisition. We have a team of 8 researchers who comprehensively research and identify potential candidates on a global scale. The process begins with gathering detailed information about what is happening within each sector, key talent, notable industry movers and emerging trends.
The primary benefit of this is to identify and engage with candidates who might not be actively seeking new opportunities but possess the skills, languages and experience desired by our partnered clients.
You can view our active roles across our various markets on the job board.