Personal Insight: Recruitment Trends and Job Application in Finance Sector

Running head: PERSONAL INSIGHT
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Table of Contents
Section1: My role............................................................................................................................2
Section 2: Recruitment trend...........................................................................................................2
Section 3: My Application...............................................................................................................5
Cover letter..................................................................................................................................5
Resume:.......................................................................................................................................7
Section 4: My interview preparation...............................................................................................9
Section 5a: My Interview – Reflection..........................................................................................10
Section 5b: My Personal Insight Journey - Reflection..................................................................11
Reference:......................................................................................................................................13

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Section 1: My role
As an individual, I have been someone always interested in financial matters for several
years. My interest in the financial matter has successfully influenced my decision regarding my
role that I think suitable. I always had the desire to enter a finance or economic path to choose
the role that would be able to fulfil my desire of getting into a field of finance and economy. I
also consider my interest in the world events and their inevitable impact on the global market as
well as on the local market added further curiosity in getting into the world of economic and
financial matter. Also, witnessing the boost in international trading, globalization and a rise in
digital technology have only cultivated greater crave for getting into a job role as a bookkeeper.
There are some attractive positions available for the graduate positions by Australia’s leading
financial service providers which I wish and feel myself suitable.
In addition, having the capability to fit naturally in the in the position of a finance
graduate position also aim to find growth in the position. The finance sector is anticipated to
grow even wider including finance sector of every micro level and will continue to be an ever-
present industry in Australia. Considering my interest and possible future prospects I believe it is
a suitable area to work for me. Also, as I am willing to adapt to the changing technology and
adapt to global financial matters.
Section 2: Recruitment trend
There is a constant change happening every year, every month and every day. In
conjunction, with periodic differences, the changes are noted to adapt, improve, and change
further. Every year candidate experience different perceptions of recruitment (Lee, Bull and Ho,
2013). Organizations change its requirement as per the external and internal factors leading to

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changes in the demand of job role. It is one of the significant factors to keep up with the
developing trends for candidates as well as organizations. Organizations bring changes to keep
up with the market demand and candidate are found preparing as per the organization’s changes.
The recruitment trends can be in any aspect of the organization which tend to vary as per the
places and time period.
The experts and analysts give us information regarding the recruiting trends and the
recruitment trends that are expected in the coming year in the financial sector are as follows:
o Demand for tech skills: Today employers seek people with more than one skills to save
time and energy. There is a high demand for candidates with technical accounting skills.
Also, due to a shift in the pattern of working from manual to cloud-based, there is also a
high demand for employees with IT skills to some extent (Alfaro and Charlton, 2013).
o Positions in the market for graduates: companies seek to hire young talents since it is a
way of hiring potential fresh, innovative ideas. The younger group are eager of learning
with the zest of building career in renowned organizations. Companies often offer
internships or short-term employment to encourage young candidates. This factor has
become widely acceptable in recent years as well.
o Increase in the skill sets: There has been a shortage of good accountants in the finance
industry and therefore there are good companies offering attractive role which would be
filled with suitable candidates (Galati and Moessner, 2013). A suitable candidate can be
defined as someone with a minimum of three to five years of business service experience.
In the audit space, senior auditors and audit managers are hard to find which followed by
a high demand for such candidates. There is high demand for commercial accountants
and analytical in the recent years than past. There is a high expectation from the finance