Six reasons why the holiday hiring freeze is a myth
Job seekers and corporate recruiters often say the holidays are slow for hiring, but don’t believe it. As a former search firm recruiter what became evident during this time was getting hired...
View ArticleDer kleine Ratgeber für eine erfolgreiche Initiativbewerbung
Initiativbewerbungen stellen einen wahren Balanceakt dar: Einerseits sind Bewerber aufgrund von Jobabbau und Arbeitslosigkeit gezwungen, sich aktiv zu bewerben. Andererseits dürfen sie Arbeitgebern und...
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These have been the best banks to work for in equities, FICC and IBD this year
If you work in equities sales and trading, fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC), or maybe just M&A, equity capital markets (ECM) and debt capital markets (DCM) – with the latter triad...
View ArticleAsia’s private banks search globally for staff as competition intensifies
Only a few months ago, recruiters were adamant that to get a job in private banking in Asia, candidates had to speak Mandarin or Cantonese, and they needed to bring deep knowledge of the local market...
View ArticleDaily Dispatches – Australia’s stockmarket listings surge
Things are hotting up in Sydney, and it’s not just the weather. The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is enjoying a surge in listing applications, according to Bloomberg, with IPOs announced in November...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Senior Morgan Stanley trader who was promised £670k finds...
Let this be a warning to anyone who accepts a counteroffer and doesn’t get it in writing. The papers this morning are filled with the sorry tale of Benjamin Price, a man who spent 12 years at Morgan...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the hidden horrors of the investment...
If you’ve made it through investment banks’ initial screening processes – the online applications and psychometric tests, telephone interviews and, in some cases, a face-to-face grilling – then you’ll...
View ArticleDrug-free methods to avoid banker burnout
If it wasn’t pre-crisis, investment banking is now one of the most stressful careers on the planet. The hours are brutal, the expectations are lofty and there are fewer seats available than at any time...
View ArticleRBS is trying to convince tech contractors to stick around
Technology contractors working on RBS’s IT platforms are being offered retainers to ensure that they see projects through to completion as the bank struggles to attract workers to replace its legacy...
View ArticleWhere the laid off Deutsche Bank commodities traders are going to get rehired…
Christmas is coming and Deutsche Bank is making 200 of its commodities traders redundant. It’s not a question of traders’ ineptitude. It’s not a question of seasonal dysfunction. It’s because of weak...
View ArticleDaily Dispatches – Deutsche Bank, Mitsui employees arrested in Japan over...
Two staff members – one from Deutsche Bank’s brokerage unit and a former employee at Mitsui & Co – have been arrested in Japan in connection with ‘excessive entertainment’ spending that has drawn...
View ArticleFew green shoots for ‘grey hairs’ in Asia-Pac financial services
News that UBS is looking to hire senior bankers - the so-called ‘grey hairs’ – in Europe will be welcomed by finance professionals who feel discriminated against because of their age, but there are no...
View Article(Sérieux) Noël 2013 : les “essais sur la finance”à lire ou à offrir
Les essais de 2013 pourraient donner l’impression que les penseurs radotent, puisqu’encore une fois, la crise du système financier obsède tous les auteurs. Le krach de 2007 et ses suites ont très tôt...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Sudden death for Mayfair hedge fund jobs; global head of...
Hedge fund jobs in Mayfair received a knock in the U.K. government’s Autumn Statement yesterday. The Telegraph points out this morning that the statement included a promise to crack down on tax...
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Über die Branche VII: Investment Banking Operations
Die unbekannten Helden im Back Office einer Bank Wenn Sie sich eingehend mit dem Investmentbanking befassen, werden Sie alsbald die Begriffe „Font Office“, „Middle Office“ und „Back Office“ hören....
View ArticleBarclays is building a new equities sales desk
Barclays has been building out its equities team for nearly four years now, as it looks to position itself as a major player in the sector, but it’s not finished yet. It’s set to launch a new equities...
View ArticleVon Stress geplagt? Wie Sie ohne Drogen einem Burnout vorbeugen
Nach der Krise stellt das Investmentbanking eine der stressigsten Karrieren dar, die der Planet zu bieten hat. Die Arbeitszeiten sind brutal, die Erwartungen hochfliegend und es gibt die wenigsten...
View ArticleCredit Suisse boasts an HR professional who can spin on one hand whilst...
What’s the most special skill possessed by persons working in banking? Is it an ability to complete multiple triathlons? No. Is it an ability to rap professionally? No. It is the ability to...
View ArticleSenior traders in investment banks reject the accusation that they’re...
Last week’s article on the presentation put together by ex-Goldman Sachs trader Anton Kreil caused a bit of fuss. To recap, Kreil said trading jobs in investment banks are now poorly paid and...
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20.000 Arbeitsplätze pfutsch: Was Deutsche Bank-Analysten für das...
Obgleich die Wirtschaftsweisen für 2014 ein kräftiges Wachstum prognostizieren, wird das kommende Jahr noch keine wirkliche Erholung für die geplagten Investmentbanker bringen. Laut einem umfangreichen...
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