FAST 50 2014: Finance recruiters notable by their absence
16 January 2014
With the publication of Recruiter’s FAST 50 2014 list, a notable difference between this year and previous years is the absence of recruiters from the finance sector.
Thu, 16 Jan 2014With the publication of Recruiter's FAST 50 2014 list, a notable difference between this year and previous years is the absence of recruiters from the finance sector.
This year only one recruiter from the finance sector is represented in the FAST 50, the definitive ranking of the fastest growing private sector recruitment companies in the UK, prepared by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS. This compares with six (12%) on 2013’s list.
“The recruitment sector that is markedly absence in the 2014 FAST 50 compared to previous years is the finance sector with only one company remaining – Oliver James Associates, last year’s winner,” says Mark Kingston, assistant director at Boxington.
Finance recruitment companies in the FAST 50 2014:
1. Oliver James Associates
Tim Evans, managing director of Boxington, adds: “The absence from the FAST 50 in no way means that they won’t feature again. Our view is that many will come back strongly again as the banks return to health. This is a market that hasn’t come back yet, and suggests that the much heralded return of the financial recruitment market may have been overstated.”
This year only one recruiter from the finance sector is represented in the FAST 50, the definitive ranking of the fastest growing private sector recruitment companies in the UK, prepared by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS. This compares with six (12%) on 2013’s list.
“The recruitment sector that is markedly absence in the 2014 FAST 50 compared to previous years is the finance sector with only one company remaining – Oliver James Associates, last year’s winner,” says Mark Kingston, assistant director at Boxington.
Finance recruitment companies in the FAST 50 2014:
1. Oliver James Associates
Tim Evans, managing director of Boxington, adds: “The absence from the FAST 50 in no way means that they won’t feature again. Our view is that many will come back strongly again as the banks return to health. This is a market that hasn’t come back yet, and suggests that the much heralded return of the financial recruitment market may have been overstated.”
