GDH’s Long-Term Success in Financial IT Staffing: Lessons Learned

Key takeaways:

• Industry-specific expertise is important for successful recruiting, particularly in the financial sector.
• Building client relationships is a major part of GDH’s success. 
• Adaptability is crucial to successful recruiting in the IT financial sector. 

With more than two decades of experience in financial sector recruitment, GDH knows what it takes to find the right employee for your company’s open position. As an employer struggling to find qualified IT staff, you can use the successful strategies GDH has developed over the years to get the edge on the competition.

With a focus on relationships and numerous cutting-edge recruiting strategies to draw from, GDH has developed the confidence to guide financial institutions through the hiring process with ease.

Here are some key lessons learned from GDH’s long-term success in financial technology staffing.

The Importance of Industry-Specific Expertise

Financial services IT workforce solutions are not as simple as in some other sectors. Expected future shortages in financial IT workers due to retirement and a lack of new talent mean that it is doubly important to find the right staff now to lead financial institutions into the future. 

GDH has a deep understanding of these challenges and others facing the financial sector now and in the future. Regulatory compliance means that hirees must be detail-oriented and knowledgeable. A need for risk management also requires the ability to plan for future eventualities now. Financial software development continues to advance, and with it a need for workers who can adapt to new systems as changes occur.

The ability to recruit workers who have the required skills to incorporate these priorities is another key to our success at GDH. 

Building and Maintaining Long-Term Client Relationships

Our recruiters spend a large portion of their time establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with clients. Consistent communication over time builds trust in the company and its ability to deliver results. It seems like a given that communication and relationships would be a cornerstone of any successful professional services provider, but in reality the time and effort GDH puts into client relationships has set it apart from other IT recruiting firms in the BFSI staffing sector. 

Another aspect of client relationships is transparency – the importance of being clear about the strategies GDH uses and how they accomplish recruiting goals. There’s no secret sauce to our recruiting strategies; instead, GDH’s recruiting team simply goes above and beyond any others out there.

We maintain a high level of customer satisfaction comes from our focus on relationships and on doing right by clients and the IT staff we work with, plain and simple.

Tailored Staffing Solutions for Financial Institutions

Companies are not one size fits all, and GDH recognizes the uniqueness of each financial institution it works with. Custom staffing solutions are needed in order to meet the specific needs of each workplace, and GDH is well-equipped to provide these custom solutions. 

As an example of this, GDH worked with a regional bank over more than a decade to staff its special projects like data migrations and building a proprietary website and customer portal. Now, the bank depends on GDH to provide the talent it needs for a number of projects, knowing that the staff GDH finds will be able to effectively do what is needed.

Adaptability in a Rapidly Evolving Industry

GDH has been able to keep up with trends in the financial services industry because it has adapted to changing conditions like the shift to remote work and the increasing importance of cybersecurity. Keeping up with these changes has allowed GDH to develop new strategies as they were needed, a process that is still occurring today. 

Because GDH has constantly adapted to changes in the financial sector, it has helped its clients navigate these changes effectively by using recruiting best practices. Incorporating other best practices like employer branding and working directly with students while they are receiving their training can also contribute to better recruiting levels and overall success. 

Key Lessons Learned

Through our  years of work in the financial IT staffing sector, GDH has learned several key lessons that have impacted the level of success we have been able to achieve. Developing personal relationships, using advancements in recruiting to a company’s best advantage, and searching out IT talent before it gets snapped up by another sector have helped the companies and institutions GDH serves meet their growing IT talent needs. 

The reputation GDH now has was not built in a day; it takes a long-term strategy of faithful service to win as many awards as GDH has done during its time in the IT recruiting arena. Making the best effort every day will yield results if that effort is based on sound strategies that have been proven to work in the finance sector.

Reaching excellence in IT financial staffing is possible when recruiters and firms make the best use of their time and resources. Technology has made it possible to automate many parts of the hiring process, which can save companies time and money as they look to satisfy their hiring needs. GDH remains committed to excellence in financial IT staffing as it works with clients in this crucial sector. You can learn more about GDH’s services by clicking here for more information.