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Financial services hiring that balances service and compliance.

Customer-facing, compliance-heavy, and unforgiving of the wrong hire in a regulated environment. Financial services hiring struggles when a CV can't tell you who will follow process precisely and still treat a worried customer with care. A day-in-the-life assessment shows candidates the real role — the rules and the empathy it demands — before the first interview.

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Complaints Handler · Banking & Financial
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Handling a complaint
A customer has raised a formal complaint about a charge they say wasn't explained. Put these actions in the order a strong complaints handler would take them:
Acknowledge the complaint and apologise for the experience
Investigate the account and check what the customer was told
Explain the outcome, put things right, and confirm next steps
Hi, I've been trying to increase my overdraft for a trip but the app keeps declining me. Can you just approve it?
I can't override a lending decision, but I can explain why it declined and go through the options with you — can I confirm a couple of security details first?
Okay. I just don't want to be stuck abroad with no money.
Totally understand. Let's look at what you're eligible for and set up a travel notification so your card works while you're away.
A worried customer
A customer calls in distress: money has left their account and they think it's fraud. They're panicking and want it reversed immediately. What do you do first?
Tell them fraud investigations take time and there's nothing you can do today.
Reassure them calmly, confirm their identity, and follow the fraud process to secure the account before anything else.
Reverse the payment straight away to calm them down.
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What the wrong hire really costs in a regulated business.

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1m+
candidates assessed with ThriveMap every year.
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hiring-manager satisfaction score across ThriveMap assessments.

Three things a CV won't tell you about a future colleague.

01

Care within the rules

A CV can't show whether someone can follow a compliance process precisely and still make a customer feel heard. Realistic scenarios reveal who holds both at once.

02

Judgement on the grey areas

Financial conversations are full of moments where the right answer isn't obvious. The assessment surfaces who knows when to reassure, when to check, and when to escalate.

03

Composure with sensitive topics

Money, debt and fraud are stressful subjects for customers. A realistic preview shows who stays calm and clear when a conversation gets difficult.

Where financial services attrition and risk meet
The first weeks, across regulated customer-facing hiring
The costliest hires in financial services aren't just the ones who leave early — they're the ones who never quite fit a role that demands both empathy and precision. Show the real job first and the mismatches surface before they reach a customer.

Three steps from application to interview-ready shortlist.

01

Candidate applies

A single mobile link, no login, at the top of your funnel — optionally wired to your ATS so the assessment triggers straight after application.

Applicants start within minutes of applying.
02

Realistic assessment

A short day-in-the-life: a sensitive customer call, a compliance decision, competing priorities. Candidates experience the balance of care and control the role needs.

The people who finish have seen the real job and chosen to keep going.
03

Scored and shortlisted

Your team interviews the strong fits only, with an insights report on every candidate — so you select on evidence, not a CV.

Time-to-hire falls and poor-fit candidates opt out early.

The colleague customers trust with their money isn’t the one with the most impressive CV — it’s the one who already knew how to stay calm, clear and compliant when a call gets difficult.

Questions about financial services assessments.

How do financial services assessments work?

ThriveMap replaces the CV screen with a short, realistic simulation of the role — a sensitive customer conversation, a compliance decision, competing priorities. Candidates are scored on how they handle it, and you get a ranked shortlist with an insights report for each.

What do they measure?

The behaviours that matter in a regulated, customer-facing role: empathy, composure with sensitive topics, accuracy, the discipline to follow process, and the judgement to know when to escalate — all inside realistic scenarios.

Can they reflect our compliance requirements?

Yes. The assessment is built bespoke around your roles and processes, so scenarios reflect the real decisions and controls your colleagues work within, rather than a generic aptitude test.

Which roles can you assess?

Contact centre, branch, back-office, complaints and collections roles across banking and financial services — each built around the specific demands of the role.

Will it reduce attrition?

Yes. Because candidates get an honest preview and can opt out before they start, the people who continue know what the role involves — which improves retention and reduces the risk of a poor fit in a sensitive role.

See what this looks like for your teams.

A 30-minute call with someone who has set up assessments for banking and financial services teams. No slide deck — just your roles, your compliance needs, and what good hiring looks like across your customer-facing teams.

What happens after you book

  1. 01 A personal reply within one working day. No automated BDR sequence. Just a straightforward response to arrange the next step.
  2. 02 A focused 30-minute conversation. We’ll learn about the roles you’re hiring for, show you how ThriveMap works in practice, and explore how it could fit into your ATS and hiring process.
  3. 03 A clear written follow-up. Where it makes sense to continue, we’ll send over the relevant next steps and transparent pricing based on your requirements and hiring volumes. No pressure to move forward.