How to Structure Your CV as a Senior Finance Professional
In senior finance recruitment, first impressions matter – and your CV is still one of the most important tools for …
How to Pick a Recruitment Agency
It’s not easy, is it? You just want a good service at a fair price, but everyone’s website makes similar …
The Finance Seat Interview: Cash & Control – Navigating Uncertainty with ARC Inspirations CFO, Ciara Allan
The Finance Seat is Headstar’s new interview podcast series, hosted by our Managing Director, James Roach. Each episode James will …
Hiring Great People: Why Recruiting on Character Matters
Technical skills can be trained – but character can make or break a hire. When someone’s personality and values don’t …
Top 3 Interview Tips for Introverts in Finance
The unconscious bias, or maybe it is conscious actually, is that extroverts are better candidates. And for a lot of …
AI, Leadership and Balance – Key Insights from HerFinance Circle
This Monday 22nd September, 59 women in finance came together at Box in Leeds for the latest HerFinance Circle event. …
£1m Cost Savings and Stabilised Cash Flow for Food Manufacturer
Background: Transition Exposing Financial Weaknesses A long-established, brand-leading dessert producer underwent an unexpected leadership change. A new General Manager stepped …
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Empowering More Women to Aspire to Director Positions
In many finance teams, there’s a balance of men and women in the more transactional roles and middle management – …
5 Common Mistakes When Hiring an Interim Financial Controller
When you need someone to cover the day to day running of your finance department, finding someone isn’t always as …
Headstar’s HerFinance Circle featured in The Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Times, the Yorkshire Evening Post, Yahoo News and York Press
At Headstar, we’ve always been driven to go beyond traditional recruitment – we want to play a role in shaping …