Searching Smarter
Welcome to the Searching Smarter podcast, brought to you by Selby Jennings. We explore executive search, talent acquisition, and the industries shaping the future. Whether you're a professional seeking your next move or a leader looking for top talent, we bring you expert insights, recruitment trends, and strategies for staying competitive.
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What Managers Get Wrong About Leadership
Micromanagement is limiting progress - especially in regulated industries like financial services. In this episode of the Searching Smarter podcast, host Jesse Skaff speaks with Matthew Price, leadership consultant and author of How to IQ, about why leadership is the key to trust, scale, and long-term growth.
Searching Smarter Podcast: What Managers Get Wrong About Leadersh...
Matthew Price joins Jesse to discuss why micromanagement is limiting growth in financial services - and how firms can shift toward leadership rooted in trust, empathy, and principled decision-making.
Searching Smarter Podcast: Why AI Is Making (and Breaking) Career...
Discover how AI, skills, and workplace expectations are reshaping the labor market.
Searching Smarter Podcast: Are Counter Offers a Risk, a Reward or...
In this episode of Searching Smarter, Ryan Mazza, Head of Selby Jennings New York, explains how firms are fighting to retain talent and what candidates should know before accepting a counter offer.
Searching Smarter Podcast: Europe Market Moves
From front-office compensation to return-to-office expectations, this episode offers timely insights for both hiring managers and candidates navigating a changing landscape.
What is Driving Finance & Accounting Hiring Right Now?
Anthony McCann shares how the Finops function is evolving within financial services, what’s driving hiring trends, how compensation stacks up, and why candidates in finance and accounting are increasingly focused on long-term growth.
2025 Talent Report: Insights from Our Sector Leaders
Explore our mini episode series from the Searching Smarter podcast - quick, sector-specific insights based on the latest data from the 2025 Talent Report.
Searching Smarter Podcast: What’s Driving Talent Trends in 2025?
This podcast episode unpacks the trends shaping the future of talent in financial sciences and services.
Searching Smarter Podcast: Inside The Process Of A Successful Por...
Explore the journey to becoming a successful portfolio manager with Doug Garber in this episode of the Searching Smarter podcast.
Searching Smarter Podcast: How Hedge Fund Hiring Is Changing
How Hedge Fund Hiring Is Changing with Marc Greenberg | Searching Smarter Podcast
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