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Episode Synopsis
Bonuses don’t just reflect past performance - they often signal future moves.That’s why we’re breaking down our findings from the 2025 Talent Report across seven verticals within financial sciences and services. In this episode of the Searching Smarter podcast, Elizabeth Holmes, AVP Manager - Quantitative Analytics, Research & Trading Recruitment at Selby Jennings, joins us to unpack the key findings from the report as they pertain to the quants market.From shifting candidate expectations to how academic motivations affect career and hiring decisions, Elizabeth shares what firms and professionals need to know to navigate the current quants landscape.Covered in this episode:00:00 – Intro01:33 – How are quants professionals feeling about their bonuses currently?03:02 – How market sentiment is affecting career move decisions.06:10 – Does academic grounding still matter in the quants market?08:58 – The state of return to office and flexible working within quants.10:11 – Talent trends within quants moving into 2025.Don’t miss the next part of this series - be sure to subscribe to the Selby Jennings’ Searching Smarter podcast on your favorite podcast platform.LEARN MOREDownload the 2025 Talent Report - https://hubs.la/Q03mGjz-0 Selby Jennings - https://www.selbyjennings.com/Phaidon International - https://www.phaidoninternational.com/CONNECTJesse Skaff on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-skaff-0783645b/ Elizabeth Holmes on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-holmes12/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BAUCsXbXiNqnfXR9jDG4k?si=4a75d55cf5a74d6eApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/searching-smarter/id1770342621YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkk9RrybV10doAzoXuK5jYw
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