A specialist Mortgage Recruitment service that drives business success
Here at the Eventus Recruitment Group we understand the challenges and opportunities within the mortgage sector. That’s why alongside our Financial Planning Recruitment services we have introduced a dedicated Mortgage Recruitment division. We specialise in connecting top-tier talent with outstanding firms across the mortgage industry.
Passionate about supporting businesses and professionals’ careers our recruitment service is unique in that we truly get to know our clients and candidates. We will only place a professional within your business if we belief it is 100% the right fit for both parties. Furthermore, our award-winning recruitment processes are designed to deliver you value; by ensuring you get the people you need in a timely manner, and that they remain within your firm for long term.
Eventus Recruitment’s Mortgage Recruitment Specialists
Our dedicated Mortgage Recruitment division is led by Duncan McIlroy. With over 20 years of experience within Financial Planning and Mortgage Recruitment, Duncan is well-equipped with a high-quality network of Mortgage firms and professionals. Primarily Duncan specialises in the Northwest mortgage market, covering Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. However, we can still support you if you have jobs in other geographical areas in the UK.
Mortgage Recruitment Areas
As specialists we cover all areas of recruitment within the mortgage market. Our network consists of mortgage professionals at all levels and roles within the industry. Some of the job titles we recruit for include:
Mortgage Advisors
Paraplanners
Mortgage Brokers
Mortgage Underwriters
Protection Advisors
Mortgage Administrators
Case Managers
Mortgage Sales Managers / Directors
Compliance Managers / Case Handlers
How does the Eventus Recruitment Group work in the Mortgage Market?
Firstly, we take time to fully get to know you, your business, company culture and recruitment requirements. This is especially important in a candidate led Mortgage Recruitment market. Doing this, allows us to understand your unique selling points, ensuring we best represent you and attract the top Mortgage professionals to fill your vacancies for the long term.
We understand that your time is precious. So, we manage as much of the recruitment process as possible on the behalf our clients, including:
- Job advert writing.
- Promoting and advertising your job vacancies to our extensive network.
- Sourcing suitable candidates.
- Screening candidates to ensure they satisfy all your requirements.
- Setting up candidate job interviews with you.
- Handling negotiations and managing job offers.
- Being a point of contact for both you and the successful candidate before they start. Also, we check-in with both parties once they are within your firm.
Going beyond traditional Mortgage Recruitment
At Eventus Recruitment Group, we go beyond traditional recruitment—we become a seamless extension of your HR function. Our consultative approach ensures that we not only connect you with top Mortgage professionals but also provide expert guidance on employee benefits and retention strategies. Undeniably retaining staff is imperative in a candidate scarce Mortgage recruitment market. With daily insights from industry specialists, we understand what truly matters to mortgage professionals in their careers, helping businesses attract, engage, and retain the best talent.
If you are hiring or looking for your next role within the mortgage industry, we’d love to help you.
Recruitment in the Mortgage Sector: Key Challenges and Solutions
Duncan has over 20 years’ experience working in Financial Services recruitment, specialising in the Financial Planning and Mortgage sectors. He is well-equipped with a high-quality network of businesses and professionals within the mortgage market.
Read Duncan’s advice below for firms who are hiring in the mortgage market:
What challenges do businesses face when recruiting in the mortgage sector?
Recruiting in the mortgage sector can sometimes come with its challenges. Particularly at this current time there is a high demand for qualified and experienced mortgage professionals. This can make it difficult for firms to find the right candidates, as there is more demand than supply for certain requirements. In a competitive job market advisory firms, brokers, and lenders are often competing for top talent.
Moreover, qualified and experienced mortgage professionals are realising the demand for themselves. Consequently, it is pushing salary and benefits expectations higher, which is making recruitment harder for some mortgage firms.
In addition, candidate expectations are changing. Many professionals now seek hybrid work, career development, and better benefits. The firms who can adapt to meet these expectations will come out on top and retaining existing employees.
What are mortgage professionals looking for in their careers?
As always, salary and benefits are extremely important to mortgage professionals and are a huge factor considered when they choose their next role. So, it’s important to have strong salary packages that are reviewed regularly, as well as other pay benefits. Examples of pay benefits include performance-based incentives, bonuses, and healthcare / cashback schemes.
However, in today’s world it is not only the financial side that professionals are prioritising in their careers, but other things such as:
Career Progression
A lot of professionals will have a short- and long-term career goal/s and a plan in place to get there. Support needs to be offered genuinely from an employer and clear development pathways need to be in place. This also includes maybe funding for further professional studies like gaining a new qualification and internal upskilling for junior members of the team. Some awarding bodies that offer qualifications for mortgage professionals include LIBF and CII.
Work-life Balance
Arguably one of the most important aspects to a professional’s life nowadays is their work- life balance, in order to maintain both their physical and mental well-being. Offering flexible working patterns, and hybrid or remote working options is what professionals are looking for. Many professionals are now prioritising their wellness, which in-turn increases their productivity in the workplace.
Training and Development
Again, this is related to the above Career Progression point. Professionals are prioritising roles and firms that will aid their personal and professional development, such as from support in gaining higher qualifications and upskilling.
Job Security
As we face a challenging economic climate at the moment, job security is a huge priority for professionals. Professionals want and need the stability and confidence in being a part of a company’s long-term vision.
How can businesses in the mortgage sector retain staff?
Retaining top talent requires a strong employee-focused approach, including:
- Regularly conduct Salary Reviews & have performance-based Incentives to reward performance. This shows genuine care and support for your employees to strive for the best. In addition, this will help with their engagement, motivation, and productivity.
- Recognition & Appreciation through bonuses, promotions, and company culture. Particularly a strong company culture can do wonders for staff retention. Employees want to feel valued and connected with colleagues, if their own values don’t fit with the company’s values and culture, it won’t work. Motivate your staff and reward their strong performances to make them feel appreciated and ensure their hard work doesn’t go unrecognised.
- Flexible Working Options to accommodate work-life balance. Work-life balance is extremely important nowadays. So, it’s vital to accommodate to staff needs by perhaps implementing flexible working patterns or hybrid / remote working. If employees are feeling overworked or feel that they can’t separate their professional and personal lives, you are likely to lose them.
- Supportive Leadership & Positive Work Environment to foster engagement and job satisfaction. Lead by example, show the team how they can engage in their work and interact with colleagues, and treat others how you would like to be treated. If there is a clear power imbalance, retention will be hard to maintain.
How can employers help staff progress in the mortgage sector?
To enhance career progression, businesses can:
- Provide Continuous Training in advanced mortgage knowledge and leadership skills. Maybe implement mentorship programmes to help colleagues support one another in their career development. Furthermore, advice and expertise from someone in the team can help staff progress whilst being supported and providing a helping hand.
- Offer Internal Promotion Opportunities rather than hiring externally. This is a great opportunity to reward loyal staff. They have demonstrated their loyalty to the company and their hard work and also know the company like the back of their hand. So, consider them first before looking to hire externally. In addition, advertising that there are genuine promotion / development opportunities within your job adverts will help you to recruit in the mortgage market.
- Encourage Cross-Training in different mortgage specialisms. Some professionals like to specialise in one area of mortgages, be that first-time buyers, buy-to-let, high-net-worth mortgage advisors, for example. Allow them to explore the different areas and options and support them through their decision in how they want to take their career to the next level.
- Hold Career Planning Sessions to help employees set and achieve goals. This is a great way to show genuine support for career progression, which is what a lot of professionals seek. Listen to their goals and come up with a plan together on how to work towards them. Additionally, hold regular sessions to update, feedback, and change the things that need working on to ensure the best progression results.
How can mortgage employers stand out to professionals?
To attract top talent within the mortgages sector, employers should:
Build and showcase a strong employer brand
This can be done through sharing success stories / employee testimonials, attending professional networking events, promoting competitive and unique employee benefits, entering business awards. Also, developing a strong social media presence – e.g. LinkedIn – and engaging in CSR will enhance your reputation and involve you in the wider community.
Offer enhanced benefits
As discussed above, this will strengthen your employer branding. Don’t just offer statutory benefits or the same as your competitors, this doesn’t give a professional any more of a reason to choose you. Why not have a look at including health and wellness programmes, discounts on shopping / travel, enhanced holiday leave, regular incentives, or genuine career progression opportunities and support?
Promote Diversity & Inclusion
By promoting diversity and inclusion creates a supportive workplace for all employees. Professionals want to feel supported whilst at work and know that they can be themselves. Ensure your workplace is somewhere that employees look forward to going to every day due to the diversity, inclusion, creativity, and support you have created for them.
Invest in Technology & Innovation
Working with the latest technologies can be exciting to an employee and professionals may look for this in their next role. Put the investments in to create a workplace that is different and fun. Investing in new technologies shows genuine career support to professionals, as you are providing tangible evidence that you want them to succeed. In addition, investing in technology that can help them to work from home or when visiting clients will enhance your workforce’s productivity.
Develop a Strong Industry Reputation
Entering business awards or providing excellent customer and client care / services is a great way to develop a strong reputation. Why not ask clients for a testimonial on the services you provided to demonstrate how you operate and your level of service? This will help attract professionals who work in the same way. In addition, you could promote employee testimonials that will showcase your team’s culture and work ethic. This will build you a strong reputation when hiring in the mortgage market.
