Hiring Archive
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Why hiring CFOs is tougher than ever in 2025
The hiring market is quieter, but competition for the right CFO has intensified.
The Real Reason CFOs Are Struggling to Get Hired and How to Fix It
Your next CFO role may depend less on applications and more on how you show up.
Myths That Are Holding Back Executive Hiring in 2025
Five familiar executive hiring beliefs are quietly undermining better decisions.
What’s Holding Back Executive Hiring in 2025?
What is really stopping businesses from making bold senior hires in 2025?
Why great CFOs speak the language of the business
Finance creates influence when it stops reporting at people and starts speaking with them.
Storytelling, risk, and readiness: The CFO fundraising conversation
Can you become an investor-ready CFO without a fundraising deal on your CV?
Finance Leadership and Sustainability
Why the sustainability agenda needs finance leadership, not just environmental expertise.
How STOIX delivers diverse senior talent
Diverse shortlists do not happen by accident — they are designed into the search process.
Changes in expectations – how the employment market has transformed in recent years
The employment market has changed. Has your proposition kept pace with what leaders now value?
A Search Partner like no other – What makes STOIX different?
Discover the principles behind a search partner designed to work differently.
Main challenges in securing senior finance talent 2024
The toughest finance hires begin with challenges many businesses underestimate.
No one-size-fits-all approach to productivity
There is no universal formula for productive work — so what should leaders optimise instead?
One of the most sought-after skills in finance leaders today
The finance skill employers increasingly prize is the ability to connect numbers with action.
Why hiring a strong finance director is necessary in 2023
Why the right finance leader is an investment in growth, resilience and better decisions.