EMEA Corporate Finance | Talent Pool Reports
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The 2013 EMEA Talent Pool Report highlights key statistics about corporate finance professionals, noting that 57% are at manager level or above, with different demand levels across regions. The report emphasizes that UK finance professionals are three times more likely to be contacted by recruiters compared to their counterparts in South Africa. Marketing strategies for connecting with talent include engaging through LinkedIn and tailoring messaging to align with professionals' priorities in job selection.
EMEA Corporate Finance | Talent Pool Reports
- 1. Talent Pool Report EMEA 2013 Corporate Finance 57% of corporate finance professionals are manager or above 1 in 9 changed jobs in the past 12 months Corporate finance professionals in the UK are 3x more likely to be contacted by a recruiter than those in South Africa Overview & Methodology A world of insights can be gathered from LinkedIn’s 238 million members - the world’s largest professional network. Talent pools are defined by member skillset, based on the skills and keywords on a member profile. Skillsets group similar and related skills that are critical to a certain profession or industry. Within each skillset LinkedIn Recruiter activity and member characteristics are used to determine supply and demand for talent. A higher demand index means that the average professional in a region is interacting with recruiters more frequently than peers in other regions. Data about job consideration comes from our semiannual talent drivers survey of over 100,000 members. HIGH-DEMAND United Kingdom Switzerland United Arab Emirates Ireland Germany Saudi Arabia Belgium France Russian Federation Netherlands Spain Demand Index 69,180 recent grads have joined the workforce SATURATED South Africa Italy Less Demand 466,870 LinkedIn members Where should you look for talent? More Demand By The Numbers Pakistan 7,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 HIDDEN GEMS 30,000 40,000 50,000 70,000 100,000 # of LinkedIn Members What skills and keywords should you look for? Auditing Internal Controls Finance Business Strategy Risk Management Financial Analysis Accounting Corporate Finance Managerial Finance Financial Reporting Financial Accounting Management
- 2. Corporate Finance What do corporate finance professionals look for in a job? 42% EXCELLENT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS What schools do recent graduates come from? A COMPANY WITH A LONGTERM STRATEGIC VISION A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUD TO WORK GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH COLLEAGUES 32% Harvard Business School, US London Business School, UK Insead, France Nyenrode Business University, Netherlands University of Karachi, Pakistan Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands 38% 36% 36% 39% Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 35% 41% CULTURE THAT FITS MY PERSONALITY Oxford Brookes University, UK 52% 47% GOOD WORK/ LIFE BALANCE 54% University of South Africa University of Nairobi, Kenya Most popular LinkedIn groups 40% EMEA Average Corporate Finance Professionals 31% 29% STRONG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT Finance Plus: Private Equity, Venture Capital and MA News Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Network - The #1 Group for CFOs Big Four Accounting Consulting 30% 32% STRONG CAREER PATH Finance Club Private Equity and Venture Capital Groups 18.5% 3.6% 5.1% 5.6% OIL ENERGY 5% 5.0% INVESTMENT BANKING 10% IT SERVICES 20% 24.3% 28.1% FINANCIAL SERVICES 50% ACCOUNTING Which industries employ corporate finance professionals? 9.8% 2% BANKING MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LAW PRACTICE 1% 0% How can you connect with corporate finance professionals? 1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads. 2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates. 3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content most relevant to them. 4. Measure and Track your Progress Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack up against your competition. Additional Talent Pool Reports: lnkd.in/TalentDemand Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions: talent.linkedin.com Copyright © 2013 LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn, the LinkedIn logo, and InMail, are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.