Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do you work with candidates?
Submit your résumé through the site. If the background fits a current or upcoming search — permanent or consulting — a recruiter will want to know the person before representing them. If Emerald represents you, they should be able to explain your story when you are not in the room.
Do you only do permanent search?
No. Emerald is primarily a permanent, direct-hire search firm, and it has a genuine temp, contract, and consulting practice for defined programs, urgent delivery, transformation, and coverage gaps.
Are your searches confidential?
Often, yes. Many clients run confidential searches, so the roles on the board describe the opportunity and firm type without naming the employer. Full details are shared directly with relevant candidates.
What roles and functions do you cover?
The traded-markets ecosystem: portfolio management, trading, quantitative and fundamental research, prime brokerage, risk, product control, middle office, operations, fund accounting, finance, data, and trading technology. Retail banking, individual financial-advisor recruiting, and generic technology staffing outside financial markets are not the practice.
How many people should we expect to interview?
A small group worth interviewing. Three credible candidates beat ten convenient ones. Emerald does not send résumés to prove it is working.
What is the difference between a quant researcher and a quant developer?
A researcher is centered on models, statistics, market behavior, and ideas. A developer is centered on research infrastructure, production systems, data pipelines, and reliability. Both may code. The quant recruiting page goes further.
How do you use AI?
To extend experienced recruiters: talent maps, research, evaluation, and the workflow around a search. Judgment about motivation, credibility, and whether a move makes sense stays human. AI should multiply expertise, not manufacture it.
Do you work with candidates who need visa sponsorship?
It depends on the role and client. We ask about sponsorship up front so we can match you to firms that can support your situation — now or in the future.
How is my information used?
We use the details and résumé you provide to evaluate you for current and future opportunities and to represent you to potential employers. We treat that information with discretion.
I'm an employer — how do I start a search?
Use the contact page or email chris.sullivan@emeraldrecruit.com. The first conversation is about the mandate, including whether the market can actually fill it.
Longer answers live on the specialty pages.