Job Hunting Guide

What sort of skills do I need to register?

We're market leaders in providing employers with temporary and permanent staff who possess counter fraud skills and work experience.

We welcome registrations from all job seekers whom possess these skills sets. Our service is very relevant for job seekers whom work within industry in fraud prevention & detection roles, anti money laundering and proceeds of crime professionals and economic crime investigation specialists.

What happens after I register with Counter Fraud Skills?

After registering with us, you will be contacted within 48 hours by our Recruitment team to discuss your work requirements. You will also become eligible to receive alerts about the many jobs that we work on as well as be informed about any jobs that you would be suitable for by phone, text and email.

Feel free to contact us about any jobs that you see, either on our sector specific job boards, or via our email alerts, and express your interest in any of our roles. Please make sure you direct these enquiries to the person whose name is on the advert.

We will inform you about the role itself as well as the company it is working for and the context of the role as a whole. Subject to your approval, we will then forward your details to the company concerned, guaranteeing the discretion of your personal information.

We endeavour to keep in touch with all our candidates as regularly as possible. As you are probably aware, the public sector market is relatively quiet at the moment so we will continue to stay in contact with you although we may not have any specific vacancies to offer.

We've been in your position

Our consultants are not drawn from the commercial recruitment industry. They've worked in your sector, and know how best to put your skills and experience to work.

In the wake of the current economic downturn, the private and public sectors are both active in recruiting for more specialist positions. This includes seeking those with experience in fraud, anti-money laundering, compliance and information security.

Banking & Finance

There are many different opportunities available within the FS industry. These positions range from analyst and team leader, to senior management and above.

Increased opportunities within this area have arisen from crackdowns from the FSA, such as the Proceeds of Crime Act and the strengthening of Anti Money Laundering Regulations and sanctions. These have had a direct influence on creating new business areas. Many applications come from professionals with specialist financial crime and compliance knowledge.

Insurance Sector

The insurance sector has seen consistent levels of reported fraud cases with more than 120,000 customers filing fraudulent claims - up by 14 per cent, new figures show. Insurers don't necessarily think that customers should be paying for fraud, and bodies such as the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) have been set up to disrupt and co-ordinate action against people committing organised insurance crime in the UK. Many insurance firms are increasing the number of fraud claims handlers to combat this ongoing threat.

Online Gaming

Online gaming is a consistently growing industry, mainly due to developments in broadband communications and wireless technology. The large sums of money involved predominantly online, in turn attract online fraudsters who seek to defraud both operators and customers through various methods including money laundering, ID theft and credit card fraud being the most common. This has led to opportunities for counter fraud professionals ranging from online fraud analysts to director of fraud management.

Technology & Telecoms

There has been a steady rise in cases of wireless technology fraud, with the most common being mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals latest figures show. The main area of fraud within the technology sector is identity theft.

This has seen a 74% rise to 633 cases in the first half of the year, compared with the same period in 2008. Many telecoms and technology providers are in turn increasing the need for fraud verifications agents and analysts to senior product managers who are charged with creating more advanced software to combat this type of fraud.

The Public Sector

The public sector has seen a whole raft of new legislation, such as the Environment Act, Clean Neighbourhood Act and the Crime and Disorder Act. Each requires local authorities to investigate incidents using best practice techniques and to enforce new bylaws and laws.

There has also been an increase in offender supervision and intervention activities by local authorities, probations trusts and prisons.

Contracting Work vs. Permanent Work

This issue of contracting work vs. permanent work is an important consideration for the retired practitioner. Many opt to become full time contractors, picking up 2 to 3 month or 4 to 6 months assignments. There is also the option to work part time, but here opportunities tend to be less frequent.

Contracting offers the additional choice of what terms you would like to be employed by. Working as a contractor allows the individual to opt out of traditional PAYE schemes, and elect to use umbrella company pay schemes. This offers the advantage of having most expenses set against tax paid.

We're committed to your success

The scope of our market reach, and expertise we offer, puts a wealth of temporary, permanent and freelance options at your fingertips.

We offer ongoing support and guidance to ensure you slot quickly into your next position. This means we will:

• Enhance your CV writing for greater impact
• Cover interview preparation and technique
• Update you with regular market and job news