Hiring Investment Analysts for the Mining Industry

In 2022 in Moscow, we began a regular search for investment analysts for a company that develops IT solutions for mining enterprises. The role requires continuous staffing due to high turnover — specialists leave, and the team needs new members.

Key recruitment challenges

The client has strict requirements: analysts must have experience in finance, an understanding of investments, and knowledge of the market. We have worked through about 900 candidates but encountered a large stop-list — these are specialists who have previously worked with the company or know it from reviews.

Candidates prefer modern projects such as IT or fintech rather than the mining industry. The client's reputation suffers from negative reviews from former employees on social media, leading to frequent rejections. Additionally, the interview processes are drawn out: meetings are rescheduled, and candidates leave for other offers.

Our solution

We carried out ongoing work on the project: thoroughly analyzed the target candidate profile and researched the market through social media, financiers' Telegram channels, specialized chats, and personal contacts.

We negotiated with the client and agreed to involve a rank-and-file analyst from their team in meetings instead of the manager. This accelerated the process: interviews began to take place within 3–5 days instead of several weeks.

Result

We now successfully close the vacancy consistently once a quarter: candidates pass all stages and integrate into the team. Our expertise in sourcing analysts for niche industries has been confirmed. A trusting relationship has been established with the client — complete trust from Adviros.

This case demonstrates how a systematic approach and process optimization solve the problem of high turnover.