What happens if you’re asked to move from London because of Brexit?
Banking jobs may not be moving out of London yet, but all the indications are that they will do soon. Jamie Dimon said today that J.P. Morgan could be forced to, “move several hundred jobs,” out of...
View ArticleThe art of following up after a job application or interview without...
It takes experience to master the nuances of following up with recruiters, HR executives and hiring managers at various stages of the job-search process, from the time that you send in your cover...
View ArticleThe top U.S. cities to get a financial services job outside of New York
New York City weather is currently hot and muggy. Financial services professionals are dealing with a “summer of hell” commuting into Manhattan, with the MTA scrambling to repair Penn Station after a...
View ArticleThis is one way that Goldman Sachs is working to keep hold of its analysts
Investment banks have to work harder to keep hold of their analysts and associates. Yes, they may be swamped with applications, but top graduates are turning away for tech companies and consulting...
View ArticleI’m a successful 40 year-old banker. Here’s how I stay sane
If you make it to the top of banking, you’re going to be part of the 1%. Congratulations! Except, that this comes with some downsides: success can breed envy and criticism. If you want to handle this...
View Article11 telltale signs that you’re about to be laid off
It’s always better to start looking for a new job while you still have one. But if you’re happy in your role and happy with your employer and happy with life in general, then it makes little sense to...
View ArticleEight ways to negotiate a better offer for your banking job
You polished up your resume, wrote an impressive cover letter, nailed the informational interview and made a strong impression during the in-person interviews. Your excitement builds as you get the...
View ArticleWhy not to work in fintech: Consolidation could eat your job
You might think you want a job in the growing fintech sector. You might think that working in fintech will be far more exciting than a boring old bank, but have you also considered this? – By virtue of...
View ArticleHow to take a vacation as an investment banker when heads are rolling
While right now the markets are eerily calm and the VIX is hovering near an all-time low, financial services professionals know all too well that volatility can spike at any minute. Whenever markets...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Ex-Goldman partner’s advice: find a “sanity buddy.” The M&A...
Have you ever worked so hard that you forgot what day it is? How about which month? Which season? Lisa Shalett, a former Goldman Sachs partner and MD, would understand. When she worked for Goldman,...
View ArticleThis former banking CEO is on a mission to get more women into senior finance...
Richard Nesbitt spent nearly 30 years working in senior banking jobs, but he hasn’t been taking it easy since retiring from finance three years ago. Instead, he’s set himself a new goal – getting more...
View Article12 phrases that make you sound smart enough to get promoted
Regardless of how your firm did during the first quarter, you should always be thinking about ways to separate yourself from peers to keep your job, if your company is making cuts, and position...
View ArticleWhy MDs don’t know how to pitch, and pitchbooks are pointless
If you’re a managing director with 15 years’ experience winning deals and your own personal Rolodex of corporate executives, you might question who the hell Paul Boross is tell you about pitching....
View ArticleEight ways to get a new Wall Street job or promotion during the summer lull
Wall Street shuts down during August, with traders and investment bankers seizing the opportunity for a rare vacation, and the financial district of New York is a ghost town. Now’s the time to ask...
View ArticleMy first wife left me. She said I was working too hard in banking
My career hasn’t been an easy one. I know some people look at my success and figure I must have gotten lucky – that it all must have come easy for me. But that’s not true. I’ve had to fight tooth and...
View ArticleWhy this show jumping Morgan Stanley investment banker quit finance for horses
What do you do if you’re a senior investment banker with some spare cash and a desire to take up a new hobby? In the case of Mathias Pestre-Mazieres, who spent over 10 years working at Morgan Stanley,...
View Article11 ways to ruin your chances with recruiters over email and phone
Before you meet a hiring manager, the chances are you will be contacting a recruiter. And before you meet a recruiter you’ll have an email exchange and telephone conversation. Don’t fall at the first...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank’s ex-global head of equities: Investment banks have yet to...
In July last year, after more than 22 years in investment banking, Deutsche Bank’s global head of equity trading, Andre Crawford Brunt, decided it was time to get “intellectually honest” with himself....
View ArticleYou have less than a 3% chance of getting a Barclays internship in the U.S.
Barclays is going through something of a renaissance. Dealogic’s recent first half review for M&A and capital markets activity in the Americas shows the British bank coming sixth behind several...
View ArticleMeet the former credit trader who quit the City to bring the fight to brain...
Greg Jarzabek had been handed a new job building a credit trading desk from scratch at an investment bank in the City when his mother was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 2011. She was...
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