<div><strong>How is Global current affairs affecting hiring activity?<br></strong><br></div><div>Global markets are still recovering from the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, but there are now rising concerns of the Ukraine and Russia conflict, which is causing ripple effects across world economies.<br><br></div><div>Inflation fears, and energy price hikes are just a few repercussions of this new and potentially global conflict, but what about hiring activity?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>TALNT tracks 100âs of moves a week across the international financial services, real assets, technology and energy industries. As we examine the overall trends of moves since 2021, it is no surprise that there may be a direct correlation of global crisis affecting the hiring market. <br><br><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:80354,&quot;height&quot;:722,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MlZlRUNmVmdyV2kxbVpxL291Q2w2ejBQakJjWXlOY0J3WHh5aGdOcDRqZGptTm9rYlVZL1J5ZWQ3L041cGRmdkxRd08rU2pDNGJJVDlycUIrQVNRYUU9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MlZlRUNmVmdyV2kxbVpxL291Q2w2ejBQakJjWXlOY0J3WHh5aGdOcDRqZGptTm9rYlVZL1J5ZWQ3L041cGRmdkxRd08rU2pDNGJJVDlycUIrQVNRYUU9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1182}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MlZlRUNmVmdyV2kxbVpxL291Q2w2ejBQakJjWXlOY0J3WHh5aGdOcDRqZGptTm9rYlVZL1J5ZWQ3L041cGRmdkxRd08rU2pDNGJJVDlycUIrQVNRYUU9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MlZlRUNmVmdyV2kxbVpxL291Q2w2ejBQakJjWXlOY0J3WHh5aGdOcDRqZGptTm9rYlVZL1J5ZWQ3L041cGRmdkxRd08rU2pDNGJJVDlycUIrQVNRYUU9" width="1182" height="722"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">78.47 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div>January of this year saw a strong <strong>46%</strong> increase of moves from the previous month, a <strong>10%</strong> increase change from January 2021, indicating considerable growth in hiring activity.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>However, February 2022 witnessed a significant decrease of <strong>41%</strong> change in people moves activity, a much larger decline than the <strong>28%</strong> decrease during the 2020 pandemic in comparison.<br><br></div><div>Although the decline continues into this month, the software industry seems to be the first to show recovery in hiring, however with the uncertainty around the conflict, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg.<br><br>Select TALNT Insights in your preferences to follow people moves trends and insights as they unfold in the coming months.<br>&nbsp;<br><br></div>

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<h1>Digital Banking and Payments on the rise</h1><div><br></div><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/wealth-asset-mgmt">Wealth &amp; Asset Management</a> remains the strongest sector for hiring.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/banking">Banking</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/markets">Markets</a> have slowed down throughout the second half of the year, each seeing a<strong> 22%</strong> decline in moves from Q2-Q3.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/fintech">Fintech</a> hiring is strong, underpinned a flurry of new ventures and startups, although it also saw a drop (<strong>11%</strong>) in moves from Q2-Q3.</li><li>The growth sector for 2020 was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/consumer">Consumer</a>, led by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/consumer/digital-banking">Digital Banking</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/consumer/payments">Payments</a>, with a <strong>17%</strong> increase in moves from Q2-Q3.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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<h1>Fintech hiring outpaces Markets &amp; Banking</h1><div><br></div><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/fintech">Fintech</a> hiring has rapidly increased during Q3 and Q4. There are now twice as many Fintech moves per month as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/markets">Markets</a>, recorded on TALNT.</li><li>The sector looks set to overtake <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/wealth-asset-mgmt">Wealth &amp; Asset Management</a> in the coming months.</li></ul><div><br><em>This insight first appeared in TALNT 321, the weekly newsletter from TALNT, on 2/11/2020.</em></div><div><br></div>

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<ul><li>Hiring in the Wealth &amp; Asset Management and Fintech sectors has rapidly increased from Q1 to Q3.</li><li>According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/04/how-to-shift-gender-balance-in-fintech/">research by Oliver Wyman</a>, female talent has historically been under-represented in Fintech, with a lack of women in both financial services and tech sectors.</li><li>Yet there has been a steady uptick in female Fintech hires this year, suggesting that the sector is working to address the issue.</li><li>This contrasts with Wealth and Asset Management - where the percentage of female moves in WAM published on TALNT has actually decreased over the year, despite a five fold increase in moves from Q1 to Q3.</li></ul><div><br><br><em>This insight first appeared in TALNT 321, the weekly newsletter from TALNT, on 9/10/2020.</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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