
Searching Smarter
Hosted by Jesse Skaff · Selby Jennings | Phaidon International
5.0from 9 ratings
- 46
- Episodes
- 44
- Transcribed
- 9
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 10K
- YouTube views
About Searching Smarter
Are you a financial sciences & services professional navigating your next career move? The industry is evolving faster than ever. As technology transforms the workplace and hiring expectations continue to shift, staying competitive takes more than just technical expertise. Whether you're looking for your next opportunity, aiming to progress in your current role, or hiring the talent that will shape your organization's future, Searching Smarter by Selby Jennings will help you do so with confidence. Each episode features a conversation with a leading industry voice, sharing practical insights on career development, hiring trends, leadership, emerging skills, and the future of financial sciences & services. You'll gain actionable advice to help you stand out in a competitive market, make smarter career decisions, and better understand what's shaping the industry. We explore the perspectives of both professionals and hiring leaders, offering insights into what employers are looking for, how organizations attract and retain top talent, and what it takes to build a successful long-term career in the industry. Subscribe to Searching Smarter so you don't miss an episode.
- Publisher
- Selby Jennings | Phaidon International
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jul 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The 3 Reasons Young Finance Professionals Are Struggling To Get Hired with Ben Zweig

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Financial Services Pay Is Up in 2026. Here’s How To Take Advantage

26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Now Is the Best Time for a Hedge Fund Career with Bradley Saacks
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The 3 Reasons Young Finance Professionals Are Struggling To Get Hired with Ben Zweig
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But maybe in addition to that or aside from that, are you seeing particular industries or sectors where that technology is truly impacting this cohort? So, yeah, there's a few ways to think about, like, who's affected. So we can look at, like, what are the roles that are exposed to AI? where AI can do, you know, a large share of the tasks that people do in those occupations. And there we actually do see finance being quite exposed, whereas, you know, manufacturing or something like that or mining, you know, they're not affected by AI at all. So when we do cut this by like the more exposed firms, industries, occupations, we do see a more accentuated effect from the more exposed firms. […]
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- Ben Zweig
- Bryan Liou
- Chris Connors
- Bradley Saacks
- Ying Hua
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- YouTube views
- 9,588
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 32
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Who hosts Searching Smarter?
Jesse Skaff host the show. Published by Selby Jennings | Phaidon International.
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