Felipe Brunieri and Guilherme Malfi, founding partners of Assetz Expert Recruitment, question the simplified idea that Finance professionals are hired for technical ability and fired only for behavioral issues. For the recruiters, technical and behavioral competencies are evaluated at different moments in the career, including hiring, promotion, development, and termination.
According to Brunieri, the nature of the financial area means that technical knowledge remains relevant even in leadership positions. Work in the area involves mastery of legislation, standards, and processes related to Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Financial Planning, which keeps technical ability among the main evaluation criteria throughout the entire career.
Brunieri warns that both technical and behavioral aspects are considered in both the hiring and termination of professionals. His statement summarizes this view: "You hire for technical skills and behavior, but you also fire for technical skills and behavior."
Malfi reinforces that this saying about the hiring and firing of professionals is a simplification of reality, indicating that the evaluation of Finance leaders is more complex than the idea frequently spread in the market.
