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Top Stories A Career Coach's Nemesis If your career path meandered at any point, you won't get far with Aaron Patzer, the Web entrepreneur who built Mint.com and who now heads the personal finance group at Intuit, which acquired his company this month. Nov 23 2009 The News: Banks Refocus on Intra-Asia Deals As the world climbs back from the brink, India and China loom larger than ever in the growth plans of top-tier financial institutions. As a result, relocating to Asia is returning to the front burner as a career accelerant for bankers. Nov 23 2009 Our Take: Be Strategic - Not 'Authentic' Which would you rather be: authentic … or hired? Nov 20 2009 A Particularly Nasty Clawback If the misfortune of selecting Lehman Brothers as your employer straight out of an expensive MBA course weren’t enough to deal with, some members of Lehman’s associate class of 2008 say they’re now being stung for the $40,000 sign-on bonus the bank paid them when they arrived. Nov 20 2009 Career Events in New York Area A public library program on researching companies and potential contacts tops our weekly rundown of low-cost and free events of interest to financial professionals. All the following events take place in New York City. Nov 20 2009 The News: Owners Press Goldman to Cut Pay? Are complaints that Goldman Sachs overpays its employees finally trickling from Main Street up to Wall Street? Nov 20 2009 What to Make of Mack's 'Love' of Regulation John Mack, the Morgan Stanley chief executive who'll become non-executive chairman six weeks from now, has created something of a stir by saying he loves being under Federal Reserve oversight. Nov 19 2009 First Recorded Drop For PE Pay Compensation at U.S.-based private equity funds is declining broadly for the first time in more than a decade, a new report shows. Nov 19 2009 The News: Plenty of Jobs in Mortgage Workout While careers related to restructuring corporate debt have been in the spotlight, Thursday's Wall Street Journal spotlights an ongoing hiring boom for the retail equivalent: jobs restructuring home mortgages. Nov 19 2009 A Networking Success Story Networking your way to a job is hard, but it works. A CNNMoney story this week offers a road map. Nov 18 2009 Securities Firm Headcounts Climbing? Securities industry employment in New York City bounced strongly in September, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says in a report issued Tuesday. However, the reported pickup apparently stems from a statstical adjustment that isn't performed on similar data covering states and cities published each month by the U.S. Department of Labor. Nov 18 2009 The News: Opportunities With New Prime Brokers The prime brokerage business is broadening out, creating career opportunities as smaller U.S. brokers enter the space. Nov 18 2009 Charlotte Financial Job Market Resilient Charlotte, N.C., corporate home town of both Bank of America and Wachovia, has come through the banking crisis quite well on the jobs front. Nov 17 2009 Getting In and Staying In at Apollo To get hired and survive in a new job, nothing matters more than fitting in with a prospective employer's corporate culture. The Wall Street Journal recently showcased three inside tips about the culture at Apollo Management, based on a campus Web site's interview with Mark Rowan, a founding partner of the influential private equity shop. Nov 17 2009 The News: Not for the Pay, for the Challenge The suggestion that government-regulated pay will put a damper on Wall Street's ability to attract talent is playing out in the executive offices of Bank of America Nov 17 2009 Hottest Skill Areas For 2010 With financial institutions' hiring widely expected to pick up early in 2010, it's worth thinking about which skill areas are most in demand in the post-crisis landscape. The following rundown is based on my off-the-cuff impressions, gleaned through speaking with headhunters and professional colleagues and keeping tabs on news and rumors about sell-side and buy-side recruiting plans. Nov 16 2009 Get the Green Light on That Great Idea For any professional or middle manager, getting a decision-maker in your company to approve your project proposal can be a tall order. That goes double if the idea is a risky one, market conditions are unfriendly, or you're dealing with a slow, reluctant decision-maker. Nov 16 2009 The News: Independent Research at a Crossroads Independent equity research has been a double-edged business niche at least since the Spitzer settlements six years ago. Now the sector's ambiguous position – you could even call it schizophrenia – is coming to a head. Nov 16 2009 Our Take: Suicidal Comeback I ended last week's column with a promise to address two high-risk (to put it generously) answers I've seen others recommend for certain job-interview questions that may signal age discrimination. One such question is: "Aren't you overqualified?" Nov 13 2009 The News: Another Path Back Into Banking If your bank was acquired and you'd like another go at running one, here's a new avenue: raise money through a blind pool to acquire failed institutions seized by the government. Nov 13 2009 Magazine Admits Some of You Aren't Pigs If you're tired of being caricatured as a fat-cat "executive" just because you work for a big-name financial institution in any capacity, relief is here. BusinessWeek just acknowledged that life is tough for financial services workers, too – even admitting that "big payouts are the exception, not the rule." Nov 12 2009 Hedge Fund Payouts Seen Edging Up An expected modest pickup in year-end payouts for hedge fund professionals will recoup only a small portion of last year's steep decline, a new report says. Nov 12 2009 The News: M&A Poised to Accelerate Here's the latest banking-recovery data point: One in three businesses globally says it's "likely" or "highly likely" to acquire other companies in the next 12 months, according to a new Ernst & Young report. And a full 25 percent expect to do so in the next six months. Nov 12 2009 Signs of Life for Financial Sponsors Groups Are leveraged buyouts and the bankers who facilitate them springing back to life? UBS says so – and recently put money where its mouth is by hiring two senior bankers for its financial sponsors group. Nov 11 2009 New Tensions Between BofA, Merrill Brokers Apparently, the thundering herd isn't particularly happy right now. That's been a theme of sorts since Bank of America took over Merrill Lynch. The newest source of tension between Merrill's 15,000-head brokerage team and its new bosses comes from BofA's desire to have them sell retail products to their clients. Nov 11 2009 The News: Benmosche Shrugged AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche says he's had enough of government bureaucrats expecting him to revive the troubled insurance conglomerate with both hands tied behind his back. So, he "shocked" board members last week by threatening to resign three months into the job, The Wall Street Journal reports. Nov 11 2009 Feeding Frenzy In 2010? Is the pendulum beginning to swing back toward a candidate-driven job market? Wall Street compensation consultant Alan Johnson thinks so. Nov 10 2009 Are Bankers Worth Vaccinating? A brouhaha erupted last week over revelations several big Wall Street firms obtained scarce flu vaccine for employees through New York City's workplace clinic program alongside other businesses, schools and hospitals. Nov 10 2009 Salaries Higher, But Less Cash in Hand While bonus decisions are in the spotlight this time of year, banks have raised base salaries broadly during 2009 in an effort to ease employees' pain from having a greater share of their pay deferred. But, higher salary or no, many financial industry professionals are likely to jump ship next year. Nov 10 2009 The News: Pay Thaw at JPMorgan JPMorgan Chase is lifting the freeze it imposed last year on salaries over $60,000, according to an internal memo initially obtained by Reuters. Because the move is being made as part of the firm's year-end review process, that means some raises may be forthcoming next year. The firm's also restoring its 401(k) match, and paying a one-time $500 "award" early in 2010 to employees whose cash compensation is less than $60,000. Nov 10 2009 Bailout-Free Banks Poach Rivals' Talent Add Barclays Capital and Nomura Securities International to the list of upstarts draining revenue producers away from Wall Street rivals shackled by government-imposed pay restrictions. Nov 09 2009 Something Else to Feel Guilty About First, you devastated the housing market. Then, you wiped out a generation's retirement accounts. Now, you're taking flu vaccine away from those who need it. As the Associated Press so charmingly put it: "When it comes to receiving the swine flu vaccine, Wall Street appears to outrank children. " Nov 09 2009 The News: Algo Traders vs. Entrepreneurs? Could efficient trading technology be doing U.S. stock markets more harm than good? A new study of market dynamics by Grant Thornton reaches that surprising conclusion – and calls for reforms designed to shift power away from users of high-frequency trading algorithms and back toward the smaller companies covered by fundamental stock analysts and long-term investors. Nov 09 2009 Our Take: Age Bias Revisited Age discrimination in hiring is a topic that reliably gets opinions flowing – sometimes to the point of boiling over. Reaction here and elsewhere to "Finessing Your Age on a Resume," an eFinancialCareers News story by contributing writer James Rubin, is a case in point. Nov 06 2009 The News: Structured Credit, Sans Ratings Reputation-wise, credit rating firms were among the worst casualties of the recent financial crisis. Now, structured credit deals that briefly accounted for more than half the ratings business are showing glimmerings of life – but rating firms aren't invited to the party. While an ominous signal for rating companies, the budding tendency may be good news for individual credit risk professionals. Nov 06 2009 Pay Rebound Falls Shy of Recent Peaks Good news: Get ready for your largest year-end bonus since the credit bubble burst. Nov 05 2009 Which Accounting Roles Are Hot Amid generally sluggish demand for corporate accounting and finance professionals, the hottest skill-sets for 2010 are tax, compliance, credit management and collections, according to global recruiting chain Robert Half International. Nov 05 2009 The News: Risk is Back in Style Just a few quarters after risk became a dirty word, there are growing signs investors again fear missing the train more than they fear the danger of another train wreck. Nov 05 2009 LBO Outlook From Kravis The reopening of credit and speculative debt spreads returning to pre-crisis levels is helping buyout firms and lenders alike emerge from the past year's turmoil. But LBO funds are largely shut out of bidding for troubled financial institutions at this time, due to the rise of strategic acquirers (other banks) and regulatory restraints on private equity. Nov 04 2009 Quant Hiring Gains Steam Hiring of trading-desk quants and engineers is up and is expected to rally further with the start of the new year. While recruiters differ about the scale of the pickup and in their confidence it will continue, several tell eFinancialCareers News that demand for financial technology pros is gaining steam within both sell-side buy-side shops. Nov 04 2009 The News: More Sales For Bloomberg That's Bloomberg the data vendor we're talking about – not Michael Bloomberg and his surprisingly close re-election Tuesday to a third term as mayor of New York. Net sales of Bloomberg terminals have been on the upswing since June, after holding in negative territory from November through at least March, according to BusinessInsider. Nov 04 2009 Neutralize a Teammate's Hostility Keeping your career on the right track can require more than staying on the good side of your boss and immediate co-workers. It can also mean heading off a budding conflict with a person in a different department, such as human resources. Nov 03 2009 Q&A: Investment Consulting Kelli P. Washington is an investment consultant at Cambridge Associates. Nov 03 2009 The News: ING's Broker-Dealer Sold to PE Firm Lightyear Capital to Acquire ING Advisor Network [Lightyear Capital, via BW] Nov 03 2009 When a Bonus Bump's Not Really a Bump To a news reporter or editor, bonuses for financial professionals seem to come in just three sizes: large, extra large and jumbo. Nov 02 2009 Q&A: Shariah Compliant Finance A conversation with Fuwad Beg, managing director at Yasaar Human Capital, a Dubai-based executive search firm serving the Islamic finance sector on a global basis. It is a division of Yasaar Ltd., a Shariah advisory and compliance solutions company. Nov 02 2009 The News: Baird Hires Private Wealth COO Baird Names Wypiszenski Chief Operating Officer of Private Wealth Management [Baird] Nov 02 2009 Our Take: Where Bonus Forecasts Come From The past month has produced an outpouring of reports about banks' expected year-end payouts to employees. Although I suspect very few eFinancialCareers users depend on the news media when assessing your own bonus prospects, it can't hurt to be informed what goes into the sausage-vat that spews headlines like "Wall Street's Bonus Babies" and "Wall Street's Bonus Army Pulls Bank Robbery." Oct 30 2009 The News: Feidelson to Lead RBS CP Business RBS Hires Paul Feidelson as Head of Commercial Paper, Americas [Royal Bank of Scotland] Oct 30 2009 Finessing Your Age on a Resume Should older job seekers make it difficult for employers to gauge their age from a resume? While this is no time to scrap the traditional resume with work experience carefully dated, there are circumstances where older candidates needn't reveal all, resume consultants and recruiters say. Oct 29 2009 Be Patient and Don’t Take it Personally When looking for a job, especially during an economic downturn, patience is essential. Oct 29 2009 The News: Industrial Real Estate Launch Real Estate Veteran Mike Brennan Launches Industrial Real Estate Investment Firm [Brennan Investment Group, via PRN] Oct 29 2009 UBS Won't Pay Up. JPM Won't Poach. Right. Events of the past two days signal new twists in Wall Street's post-crisis jousting for talent. In particular, battle lines are being redrawn among Bank of America, UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup – with compensation issues at center stage. Oct 28 2009 The News: Media Analyst Joins Needham Needham & Company, LLC Hires Laura Martin To Cover Media and Entertainment [Needham & Co.] Oct 28 2009 Job Hunt Can Threaten Jobless Benefits For a professional in transition, freelancing, volunteering, networking, or preparing to launch a business can shorten the path to the next job. But if you’re not careful, it can also prevent you from collecting unemployment compensation. Oct 27 2009 Ex-CEO Greenberg Hiring Out of AIG Is a talent war shaping up between AIG and its former chief executive and biggest private shareholder, Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg? Oct 27 2009 The News: Equity Manager Joins Evercore Wealth Evercore Wealth Management Expands Equity Investment Team: Tim Evnin Joins Firm as Equity Portfolio Manager [Evercore, via BW] Oct 27 2009 People Skills Trump Number Skills We've long written that interpersonal skills are vital to both getting hired and being a strong performer in one's job. But a recent survey suggests that for finance department job-seekers at least, the importance hiring managers attach to people skills has soared in the past five years. Oct 26 2009 Q&A: Mergers and Acquisitions Sean Walker is a managing director at Salem Partners. Oct 26 2009 The News: Venture Capital Hires M/C Venture Partners Adds New Associates to Investment Team [M/C Venture Partners, via BW] Oct 26 2009 Our Take: It's Not About You You'd never walk into an interview or start a new job wearing a sign on your forehead that read, "I don't belong here." Yet, that's the attitude some people seem to bring to the job-search process. Oct 23 2009 The News: Wells Fargo Adds Muni Bankers Wells Fargo Public Finance Hires Three Veteran Bankers [Wells Fargo, via BW] Oct 23 2009 Czar, Fed Unveil New Pay Rules Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg cut in half the compensation for top employees at seven firms receiving government money, meaning most salaries will come under $500,000. Oct 22 2009 The News: RBS Expands U.S. Credit Team Royal Bank of Scotland Hires Eight Credit Strategists [Bloomberg], and more. Oct 22 2009 What An Interviewer Really Wants to Learn You've prepped for your big interview by lining up impressive answers about what you've done and can do, what's new in your field and in the company you're meeting with. But if you aren't tuned in to the three most common interview decision factors and their relative importance, then all your painstaking research, strategizing and rehearsing could easily come to naught. Oct 21 2009 Cloud Computing Makes Headway With Banks When a company like SunGard rolls out a series of products around cloud computing specifically targeting financial services firms, the industry takes notice and perhaps the hype doesn't seem so far fetched. However, while the vendor package might be more economical, banks are still looking to develop their own platforms. Oct 21 2009 The News: Merriman Adds Compliance Chief Merriman Curhan Ford Appoints Howard Bernstein to Chief Compliance Officer [Merriman Curhan Ford] Oct 21 2009 Pimco Might Recruit Equity Managers Bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co. reportedly is considering hiring an equity management team away from another large investment firm in an effort to diversify its business mix. Oct 20 2009 New Education Requirement for Calif. CPAs A law signed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week will make it easier for CPAs in the state to serve a wider range of clients. Oct 20 2009 New Samples in the Resume Center Five new sample resumes have been added to the eFinancialCareers Resume Center. They are: Oct 20 2009 The News: Business Processor Opens U.S. HQ Xchanging Expands Its Global Presence [Xchanging] Oct 20 2009 Dick Bove Pessimistic About Equity Research By the standards of equity research, Rochdale Securities' senior vice president of equity research, is doing rather well. A top ranked US banking analyst, and regular guest on CNBC, Bove is known for his controversial views (he likes Citigroup and BofA) and is one of the few people to have spotted the financial crisis before it made itself commonly known. As equity researchers go, Bove should be a poster boy for his chosen career. Oct 19 2009 Hedge Funds Hiring Again, Says Heidrick Demand for hedge fund professionals is bouncing back, even as compensation is down from a year ago and bonus guarantees remain the exception. Oct 19 2009 The News: O'Sullivan Joins MF Global MF Global Names James F. O'Sullivan as Chief Economist [MF Global] Oct 19 2009 Our Take: Shamed By Success? As we warned last week, the onset of earnings season has brought out the "Shame on You Bankers!" placard-waving crowd in full force. The crescendo will only grow louder in the months ahead. Read on for advice about how to respond, should a shamer get in your face between now and bonus time. Oct 16 2009 Investment Banking's Dead? Ha. Seems like it wasn't that long ago, people were declaring the end of investment banking. Merrill Lynch was absorbed by Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs changed into commercial banks and pretty much everyone outside of Wall Street and a few corners of Washington were ready to go after bankers the way Bavarian villagers used to go after Boris Karloff. (If you don't know who I'm talking about, go watch Young Frankenstein). Oct 16 2009 The News: Spindler Joins Capstone Advisory Michael S. Spindler Joins Capstone Advisory Group, LLC [Capstone, via PRN] Oct 16 2009 To Survive, Reach Across the Divide Speak of the devil and you get him. That ancient warning is worth heeding if your employer's business slips to a point where layoffs might hit your department. Oct 15 2009 An Interesting Take on BofA Succession Bank of America's management ranks have gone through plenty of upheaval in the past 12 months. Is a new round of departures in store once the board settles on a new chief executive to replace Ken Lewis? Oct 15 2009 The News: REIT Analyst Joins Morgan Keegan Morgan Keegan Hires Stephen Swett to Head REIT Equity Research Efforts [Morgan Keegan, via BW] Oct 15 2009 Islamic Finance Poised For Recovery Global financial recovery is boosting the near-term outlook for Islamic banking and investment, a niche whose rapid growth took a breather last year. That bodes well both for experienced Islamic-finance professionals and conventional bankers who seek to broaden their skills and client base. Oct 14 2009 Red Meat for Compensation Bulls With key government dictates on bankers' compensation looming this month, The Wall Street Journal stepped forward Wednesday with its own numbers it says show Wall Street employees this year are being paid more than 2007's record take. Oct 14 2009 The News: M&A Advisory Group Splits Off InterOcean Investment Banking Team Forms New Firm [InterOcean Financial Group, via PRN] Oct 14 2009 Body Language Speaks Loudly in Interviews You know the drill: You have to tell the interviewer about your accomplishments rather than your skills. You've got to listen carefully so you can match your pitch to the job’s needs. And it's important to project confidence and enthusiasm. Be aware, though, that it isn't only what you say that will be judged. You'll speak volumes with the way you stand, sit, gesture and express yourself facially. Oct 13 2009 Will Gorman Double Down? Given his background in wealth management, some Morgan Stanley veterans fear incoming chief James Gorman will soften the bank's risk-taking. But those who've met with him say Gorman views Morgan's trading operations as critical to its success. Oct 13 2009 The News: BNY Mellon's New Talent Exec BNY Mellon Promotes Sheena Wilson to Global Head of Talent Strategy [BNY Mellon] Oct 13 2009 Where Buyout Firms Require Expertise Looking to work for a buyout firm? Your best shot is if you've got experience in the health care sector, business support, infrastructure or logistics, or in restructuring troubled corporate debt. Oct 12 2009 Your Self-Review Form Does Matter If you treat your performance review self-evaluation form as a bureacratic formality, you're wasting a chance to bolster your position and possibly fatten your bonus and salary too, says career guru Scot Herrick. Oct 12 2009 The News: BTIG's High Yield Analytics Head BTIG Appoints Vikas Tandon As Managing Director And Head Of High Yield And Distressed Analytics [BTIG] Oct 12 2009 Our Take: Bonus Temperature Rising As financial institutions prepare to release third-quarter results and finalize spending plans for 2010, the long-simmering public debate over how to restructure compensation for traders and bankers is nearing a climax. Oct 09 2009 Bonus Changes Won't Affect Risk: Survey Are financial institutions modifying their bonus policies in a way that will help control risk-taking? Not likely, according to recent survey of more than 1,000 eFinancialCareers users. Oct 09 2009 The News: Nomura's U.S. Fixed-Income Heads Nomura Continues Expansion of Fixed Income in the Americas [Nomura, via PRN] Oct 09 2009 Lower Your Expenses and Save Money When I was working as an investment banking consultant, my wife and I did not think twice about buying what we wanted for ourselves and our children, dining at expensive restaurants or taking taxis. Oct 08 2009 More Signs Hiring Will Stabilize or Improve Evidence is mounting that more corporate financial executives plan to resume hiring in coming quarters than to cut headcounts still further. Oct 08 2009 The News: Harvard's Risk Chief Joins UBP Unit UBPAM appoints Daniel Kelly as chief risk officer of alternative investment [Union Bancaire Privée, via BW] Oct 08 2009 Expatriate Pay Proves Resilient Investment banks are sending fewer employees on international assignments, but those who do go are still getting full relocation packages, industry experts say. Oct 07 2009 Q&A: Risk Management Carrie Halio is a vice president in credit risk and management advisory at Goldman Sachs. Oct 07 2009 The News: Guggenheim Hires Media Banker Mark Van Lith Joins Guggenheim Securities' Investment Banking Group [Guggenheim Partners, via PRN] Oct 07 2009 The Czar and You Government-imposed limitations on compensation for bankers and traders are about to bite. Oct 06 2009 In Hedge Funds, New York Regains Share The financial crisis saw the New York area hedge fund industry enlarge its share of a shrinking global asset pie for the first time in a decade, according to a UK government-affiliated body that tracks geographic shifts in fund management business. Oct 06 2009 Is it morally wrong for banks to pay big bonuses this year? Oct 06 2009 Some IT Departments Struggle to Recruit Many financial companies are struggling to recruit talent to their IT departments as some prospective hires cast a jaundiced eye toward an industry that's been roundly demonized in the past year. Oct 06 2009 The News: Soleil Hires ECM Chief Soleil Securities Expands Equity Capital Markets Capabilities; Names John Kelleher Head of Equity Capital Markets [Soleil Securities] Oct 06 2009 Nomura Plans Hundreds More U.S. Hires Nomura Holdings reportedly aims to add 300 more employees in the U.S. by March, on top of the 300 additional staffers it has hired thus far in 2009. Oct 05 2009 Negotiating Tips From Across the Table A recent article by recruiter-trainer Bill Radin gives job-seekers a fresh slant on the ticklish subject of discussing compensation with a recruiter. Oct 05 2009 The News: Deutsche Hires Telecom Banker Brian Mulligan Joins Deutsche Bank as a Vice Chairman in Media & Telecommunications Investment Banking [Deutsche Bank] Oct 05 2009 Our Take: Kiss Off "Your qualifications are impressive…." You know what’s coming next. But don’t frown and bite your lip. Soon, those Orwellian kiss-off messages may reach you early enough in the interview process to do you some good. Oct 02 2009 The News: Riley Adds Electronics Analyst Senior Research Analyst Dave Kang Joins B. Riley & Co. [B. Riley, via BW] Oct 02 2009 Reevaluate and Recycle Yourself While unemployed and searching for a job, you have a great opportunity to reevaluate your experiences, skills and passions. It is the perfect time for self-assessment and taking personal inventory. In a difficult economic environment, especially if you are in a hard-hit industry like finance, stepping out of your own box might even be a necessity. Oct 01 2009 Was Ken Lewis Just a Bit Burnt Out? Why is Ken Lewis going? And why is Ken Lewis going now, when there’s no clear person to take over from him? Oct 01 2009 The News: Wealth Management Hires Swiss Asset Advisors Welcomes Erik Halvorssen & Launches Its First International Forum [Swiss Asset Advisors, via BW] Oct 01 2009 CFOs Expect Hiring Pickup Economic confidence among corporate CFOs rebounded last quarter to a point where they're gearing up to spend more on staffing and capital investment, a new survey indicates. Sep 30 2009 Q&A: Private Banking/Wealth Management Richard Kass is chief investment officer of KBK Wealth Management. Sep 30 2009 The News: Real Estate PE Firm Hires CFO Robert Levinson Joins Hodes Weill & Associates as Chief Financial Officer [Hodes Weill, via BW] Sep 30 2009 Analysts Gain Clout at Mutual Funds Buy-side analysts' stature is rising as shown by the rise of analyst-run mutual funds, even as sell-side research has regained little if any ground lost to scandals early this decade. Sep 29 2009 In IT, Mainframe Jobs Go Back To the Future If you thought the future was all Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing, think again. According to Computerworld, Bank of America sees work in mainframes not heading the way of the COBOL programmer, but very possibly rising. Sep 29 2009 The News: High-Level Shifts at JPMorgan JPMorgan Chase Announces Management Changes [JPMorgan Chase] Sep 29 2009 American Express to End Salary Curbs American Express is poised to reverse a 10 percent cut in executive salaries imposed early this year. The company also will resume giving annual merit increases and retirement plan contributions in January, its chief executive said in a memo to employees. Sep 28 2009 When Following Up, Persistence Pays Sep 28 2009 Our Take: Fatally Visible Digital dirt on your professional image needn’t involve one of the big four career-bombs: beer, marijuana, foul language, or unclothed flesh. Sep 25 2009 The News: B of A Reshuffles Metals Research Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research Announces New Global Structure for Metals, Mining & Steel Research Team; Hires Peter O'Connor as Asia Pacific Mining Analyst [Bank of America] Sep 25 2009 A Resume Cure Worse Than the Disease? How can a job-seeker minimize damage from employment gaps, too-short tenure in the last job, or moving from one career to a new one? Sep 24 2009 Citi Said to Shrink U.S. Retail Operations A heads-up for those who work in or draw business from Citigroup's U.S. retail branch network: your unit might be sold off. Sep 24 2009 The News: FBR Hires, Promotes Banking Analysts FBR Capital Markets Expands Research Coverage of Financial Institutions [FBR] Sep 24 2009 Utilize 'Top Women' Lists In Job Search If having women in high-level roles boosts an institution's appeal as a career choice, then US Banker's annual "Top 25" lists of the most powerful women in banking and finance make a useful resource. Sep 23 2009 Facebook as a Networking Tool - For Real If you remain skeptical Facebook can be of use in your professional life, it's worth reading Boris Epstein's guide to using the popular social network to make and maintain professional relationships. Sep 23 2009 The News: Freddie's New CFO Freddie Mac Names Ross J. Kari Chief Financial Officer [Freddie Mac] Sep 23 2009 RBC Unveils Pay Reforms Jumping aboard the compensation reform train, Royal Bank of Canada told capital markets employees it will incorporate risk measures in bonus calculations, will defer a larger share of compensation, and is finalizing a bonus clawback policy. Sep 22 2009 Q&A: Fund Management Megan Brown is a vice president in funds management at J.P. Morgan Asset Management Sep 22 2009 The News: Deutsche Hires in Securities Lending Deutsche Bank Strengthens Global Prime Finance in New York [Deutsche Bank] Sep 22 2009 Get An Early Start on 2010 Job Search As the final quarter of 2009 looms, a Massachusetts-based recruiting firm put out a to-do list for finance and accounting professionals who want – or need – to move into a better job next year. Sep 21 2009 Mass Customization and Your Job Search Sep 21 2009 The News: McLaughlin Heads Family Office Unit Geller Family Office Services Names CEO [Investment News] Sep 21 2009 Our Take: Being Keanu Reeves Why do people network? At first blush, the question seems to answer itself: to find a new job, or be more effective in my present job. However, the recession is driving some job-seekers to think about network contacts more like the way they view other relationships in their lives. Sep 18 2009 The News: The Fed May Review Your Pay Package Bankers Face Sweeping Curbs on Pay [WSJ] Sep 18 2009 Macquarie Ramps Up U.S. Presence A long-running U.S. hiring binge by Australia’s Macquarie Group has intensified this month with the addition of senior bankers from Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Barclays Capital. Sep 17 2009 Keep Your Spirits Up, Whatever It Takes Life has many trials, and earning our daily bread is one of them. During my job search, I rode an emotional roller-coaster. There were plenty of days when I was depressed and did not want to speak with anyone. But I never lost hope. With a little help from family, friends, career counselor and my inner faith, I always bounced back. Sep 17 2009 The News: ABS Banker Joins PrinceRidge The PrinceRidge Group LLC Names William Haley Head of Asset-Backed Securities Banking Group [PrinceRidge, via BW] Sep 17 2009 Where to Place Resume Keywords Keywords are important in on-line resumes. A resume that lacks the proper keywords will yield little chance of an interview if it's evaluated in digital form. The trickier question is: Where is the best place to put the keywords in your resume?" Sep 16 2009 The News: CME Upgrades Legal Staff CME Group Expands Legal & Regulatory Team With New Appointments [CME Group, via PRN] Sep 16 2009 Are 'Investors' Worthier Than 'Traders'? Should the top U.S. securities regulator be looking to protect one category of market participants against another legitimate class of participants? Sep 15 2009 Q&A: Financial Communications Claire Koeneman is president of MWW Group's Financial Relations Board. Sep 15 2009 Cross-Currents Driving Retail Bankers' Pay If you work in a small community bank managing loans, loan workouts or retail banking, you should expect your cash compensation to exceed what you were earning last year by a double-digit percentage. But if you're the branch manager or chief credit manager, you're likely to be earning less than a year ago, according to a survey by accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP. Sep 15 2009 The News: ICAP Adds Alternatives Group ICAP Hires Alternative Investments Team [ICAP, via BW] Sep 15 2009 Canada Bonuses Tracking 18 Percent Rise Like their Wall Street counterparts, Canada's bankers are in line for bigger bonus checks this year than in 2008, corporate filings indicate. Sep 14 2009 Building Your Internal Network Building a network within your company can be as important to your success as developing contacts outside. But watch out: The wrong moves can sink you. Here’s how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls. Sep 14 2009 The News: Boutiques, PE, Hedge Fund Hires Execution LLC Hires Burr Clark as Managing Director of European Equity Sales [Execution LLC, via BW] Sep 14 2009 Our Take: Dodge the Compensation Punch If you're in transition and recruiters and hiring managers are returning your calls for the first time in awhile, prepare for sticker shock. The compensation you earned a few years ago may no longer be anywhere near what similar roles are paying today. Sep 11 2009 The News: On Deck For Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Announces CEO Succession Plan [Morgan Stanley] Sep 11 2009 Q&A: Dale A. Burnett, AIG Investments Dale A. Burnett is a senior associate in the real estate private equity group of American International Group's AIG Investments, and co-chairman of the Rise2College Foundation, a non-profit that aims to increase enrollment of urban high school students into competitive colleges and universities. Sep 10 2009 If I Tell You, You'll Have to Kill Me You want to be seen as smart in a job interview. But it better not come at the expense of your future boss or teammates. Sep 10 2009 The News: Morgan in Prime Brokerage, Custody J.P. Morgan Creates Integrated Prime Brokerage and Custody Group... JPMorgan Starts Group to Service Fund Sector... and more. Sep 10 2009 Get Your Family On Board When I hadn't found a job a few months after my layoff early in 2008, the prospects for my wife, five children and myself looked bleak. Everyone in both my wife's family and mine knew I was unemployed. What they did not know was, I could soon be reaching out to them for serious help. Sep 09 2009 In-House Accountants' Roles Widen Chief financial officers think their accounting staffers will be spending more time than ever on strategy and IT projects five years from now, according to a survey from Robert Half Management Resources. Sep 09 2009 The News: Distressed Buyout Launch Sep 09 2009 Profiting From Performance Reviews Sep 08 2009 The News: Broadpoint's Capital Markets Head Lex Malas to Head Broadpoint.Gleacher's Capital Markets Effort [Broadpoint Gleacher] Sep 08 2009 Our Take: Be Humble Sep 04 2009 The News: Equity Research Head at Newbridge Newbridge Securities Corporation Hires Gary Spivak to Become Director of Equity Research [Newbridge, via PRN] Sep 04 2009 Perseverance is Key to Success If I had given up at any time during my job search, I would not have found a job, received a second round of publicity for my success and perseverance, or ended up where I am today. My experience illustrates why it is so important to keep your eyes on your goal and maintain the determination to reach it. Sep 03 2009 How Accounting Programs Stack Up Even if it's been years since you graduated, it's always fun to find out how your alma mater did in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2010" ranking. Sep 03 2009 The News: Fund Sales and Marketing Hires OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Positions Itself For Future Growth [OppenheimerFunds, via PRN] Sep 03 2009 Resume Keywords: A Primer If you want to advance from anonymous job applicant to interview candidate, your resume simply must include the right keywords. That is a fact of life today, no matter which company you apply to. Sep 02 2009 The News: IB Hires By Morgan Joseph, WF Morgan Joseph Expands Technology Investment Banking Coverage to the West Coast with Addition of Major Team [Morgan Joseph] Sep 02 2009 Q&A: Capital Markets Sarah Baldwin Kavanagh is a vice-chair in the investment banking group at Scotia Capital, the investment banking and capital markets division of Scotiabank. She is co-head of the diversified industries team and focuses on media and telecom clients. Sep 01 2009 Job-Search Help: Be An Alert Buyer There's always some risk when paying for information you hope will boost your odds of landing a great job. Yet with so many careers dislocated by the recession and financial crisis, it's no surprise that more professionals are turning to job-search services such as career counselors, resume writers, and subscription-based job information sources. Sep 01 2009 The News: New CTO at DTCC DTCC Names Bridget E. O'Connor Chief Technology Officer [DTCC] Sep 01 2009 Hedge Funds In Hiring Mode? Aug 31 2009 Networking Tips for Introverts Effectively building - and leveraging - a network of professional contacts is essential to your ultimate success. But if glad-handing isn't your style, networking can look like a high hurdle. The good news: There are several ways to make effective networking more comfortable. Aug 31 2009 The News: MF Global Names FX Head MF Global Appoints Paul Farrell as Global Head of Foreign Exchange [MF Global] Aug 31 2009 Our Take: Navigating the Doldrums Aug 28 2009 The News: Citi's Dan McNamara Jumps to Nomura Citi loses McNamara to Nomura, and more. Aug 28 2009 Your Resume Should Dazzle, Not Drone Having recently reviewed a good number of resumes, I found myself yearning for a little more, well, life on the page. Looking through the stack, I imagined an assembly line cranking out documents in a nondescript warehouse in a drab industrial suburb on a gray and rainy day. Aug 27 2009 The News: Hedge Funds Back to Hiring Hedge funds hiring again after downturn, and more. Aug 27 2009 Back to Square Two Is there life after investment banking? Yes, but with a few caveats, according to Rob , a former I-banker who asks that his full name not be used. Aug 26 2009 A Note on E-Mail Addresses You know better than to send out resumes showing an email address of mrticklemonster@hotmail. But what about bondmaven@verizon? Or mandalaw@gmail? Aug 26 2009 The News: Pritchard Adds Energy Bankers Pritchard Capital Continues Expansion with the Addition of New Investment Banking Team [Pritchard Capital, via BW] Aug 26 2009 For Many, Contract Work Can Add Stress If you're not in the right frame of mind, a temporary job could stress you out. According to a study conducted by McGill University researchers, employees hired for temporary, contract, fixed-term or "casual" positions are at risk for increased mental health problems. Aug 25 2009 Identify Your Brand and Sell It Aug 25 2009 The News: Janney Hires Two Investment Bankers Janney Investment Banking Continues Expansion [Janney Montgomery Scott, via BW] Aug 25 2009 Accounting Firms' Economic Health Detailed The nation's Top 100 accounting firms posted 7.13 percent revenue growth this year, but had flat net income growth, according to Inside Public Accounting's Top 100 Accounting Firms 2009 report. Aug 24 2009 Q&A: Compliance and Regulatory Practice In the following conversation, Doug Henderson, a managing director in KPMG LLP's financial services regulatory practice, explains how to pursue a career path in compliance. The advice starts at the beginning, but should also be of value to those eyeing a shift from other sectors of the finance world, and those seeking their second or third job. Aug 24 2009 The News: Aetna's New IR Chief Kim A. Keck to Lead Aetna Investor Relations [Aetna] Aug 24 2009 Our Take: Good News Close to Home Is the financial job market really warming up? Based on an unscientific sampling of what I'm hearing from my professional friends and acquaintances, my answer is a tentative "Yes." Aug 21 2009 The News: Morgan Stanley Hiring Morgan Stanley Hiring Up to 400 in Sales, Trading [AP via Yahoo Finance] Aug 21 2009 Fixed-Income Trading Jobs Revive Thursday's official unveiling of a bond-centric broker-dealer led by top ex-UBS bankers John Costas and Michael Hutchins marks the latest sign that fixed-income sales and trading careers are alive and well. Aug 20 2009 Q&A: COO, BNP Paribas Financial Services Andrew Dougherty is chief operating officer at BNP Paribas Financial Services. Aug 20 2009 The News: Costas, Hutchins Launch Dealer John Costas, Michael Hutchins And Partners Establish The PrinceRidge Group LLC [PrinceRidge, via BW] Aug 20 2009 Beat the Resume-Screen Algorithm It's one thing to learn the employer offered someone else the job you were hot for. It's another to learn you never even made the cut…because a purveyor of "artificial intelligence" screened out your resume. Aug 19 2009 Bank Layoffs Mostly Over, Slow Recovery Seen While most banking leaders say their institutions are finished cutting heads, they don't foresee a hiring pickup next year, a new survey indicates. Aug 19 2009 The News: BofA Hires FX Option Heads Bank of America Merrill Lynch Names Bae, Gillie to Head Foreign Exchange Options [BofA] Aug 19 2009 Be Open to Change When looking for a job, especially in economically challenging times, it helps to be open to change. Aug 18 2009 Who Knew? CFOs Get Paid to 'Manage' Earnings Chief financial officers’ compensation is influenced by both the complexity of the job and the CFO’s performance, according to a study by Steve Balsam, professor of accounting at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Aug 18 2009 The News: Consumer Researcher Adds Advisory Telsey Advisory Group Announces Formation of Telsey Capital Group LLC [Telsey Advisory Group, via BW] Aug 18 2009 The B-Side of Life Way back in the days of 45s – sort of like CDs only bigger – you bought the record for the hit "A side" and let the "B side" gather dust. But very often the real prize was hidden on the B side. Which makes me wonder: Could there be a B side for unemployed financial services professionals - an unexpected career flip side outside the industry that yields a rewarding new path? Aug 17 2009 The News: Seidner Moves to PIMCO; Merrill Hunts Harvard's Seidner signs on with PIMCO [Pensions & Investments] Aug 17 2009 Our Take: The 'Just World' Axiom A contact in transition since last year relates that a recruiter, upon learning his last salary, replied, "Wow, you were pretty well paid." Problem is, my friend insists he was substantially underpaid compared with his peers. Aug 14 2009 The News: Fund Firm Hires For Retail Channel Aug 14 2009 An Adroit Way to Shape-Shift Aug 13 2009 Three Tips on Being a Better Writer Aug 13 2009 The News: Aon Names Research Chief Aon Consulting Hires Research Director for Global Research Center [Aon] Aug 13 2009 For Data Techies, Hedge Funds Pay Best If you work in a data management or market data technology role, you might want to consider moving to a hedge fund, where the average salary hovers just above $192,000. This looks particularly attractive when you compare it to the $94,000 on offer at retail banks. Aug 12 2009 In Bonus Derby, Fund Managers Trail Bankers While bankers' bonus expectations are undergoing a broad rebound, 2009 compensation for buy-side professionals looks to extend last year's decline. Aug 12 2009 The News: Bernstein Hires in Equity Derivatives Sanford C. Bernstein Announces Expanded US Equity Derivatives Effort [AllianceBernstein] Aug 12 2009 Is Dating Bankers Back in Style? With economic numbers, bank profits and bonus expectations all on the upswing, the Fashion Meets Finance party has lately elbowed aside the Pink Slip Party as the "it" event on Manhattan's social scene. Aug 11 2009 Reviving Animal Spirits If you're in transition and striving to sail back to Wall Street, this week's headlines suggests the wind is finally at your back. Aug 11 2009 'I'll Take Anything!' You may feel desperate. In fact, you may very well be desperate. But blurt out, "I'll take anything!" at a job interview, and you may blow your chances of being offered a job. Aug 11 2009 The News: Fed, Bulge, Second-Tier Banks Hire NY Fed In Hiring Spree as Assets Soar [FT] Aug 11 2009 Guaranteed Pay Deals Gain Ground Bonus guarantees are roaring back to life, but Washington could still seek to stem the tide. Aug 10 2009 Funding to Upgrade Your Skills Laid off and looking to increase your skills without decreasing your cash reserves? Bankrate.com suggests the following five ways to get free job training: Aug 10 2009 The News: AIG Real Estate Unit's New Chiefs Robert G. Gifford Named President and CEO of AIG Global Real Estate [AIG] Aug 10 2009 Our Take: Vicissitudes of Career Advice In my two-plus years as an eFinancialCareers staff writer, I've been exposed to a never-ending flow of employment-related anecdotes, surveys, tips and opinions. Traffic-managing all this can be overwhelming - at times, it feels like standing beneath a waterfall with naught but a teaspoon in my hand. Aug 07 2009 The News: Additions, Subtractions at Merrill Bank of America Merrill Lynch Names Benjamin Perkins MD of Life Sciences Investment Banking [BofA] Aug 07 2009 Finding the Recession's Upside The financial sector blowup and recession have soured the near-term career outlook for a great many professionals. But if you're any good, you know what to do when life gives you lemons. Here are some hints for squeezing lemonade, courtesy of placement agent Allison Hemming. Aug 06 2009 The News: McCann, UBS Draw Closer UBS close to hiring McCann [FT] Aug 06 2009 Barclays Adding Heads in Asia, Europe Barclays Capital says it's still adding headcount primarily in Asia. The investment bank reportedly plans to add as many as 1,000 slots worldwide, even after hiring 2,000 bankers and other professionals in Asia and Europe through the first half of this year. Aug 05 2009 One in Four Firms Reduced Training If the boss has canceled your training and your next trip out of town to a conference, maybe you’re working for the wrong firm. While 26 percent of 150 large company senior executives recently surveyed by Accountemps said they’d cut back on professional development over the past year, slightly more, 28 percent said they’d increased training. Aug 05 2009 The News: Ironwood Adds Portfolio Team Boston Based Investment Management Firm Ironwood Investment Management Announces the Arrival of New Investment Team [Ironwood Investment Management, via PRN] Aug 05 2009 Blankfein to Team: Don't Flaunt It Don't run out to buy that yacht. That's the message Goldman Sachs' loyal troops are getting from Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein. Aug 04 2009 Feeling Down? Smile, Anyway If you're feeling down about being unemployed, try these techniques to project a positive attitude during interviews. Aug 04 2009 The News: Financial Sector PE Hire David Scott Joins Lovell Minnick’s California Office [Lovell Minnick] Aug 04 2009 Campuses Advise Mid-Career Alumni The recession is spawning a new kind of college reunion: between alumni career services departments and mid-career professionals whose last previous contact with their undergraduate alma mater might have been decades ago. Aug 03 2009 Resume Polish on the Cheap If you're having trouble creating or refocusing your resume, you may have to look no further than your local library for help. In The Wall Street Journal, writer Jonnelle Marte offers up many alternatives to the costly route of professional resumesmiths: Aug 03 2009 The News: New Fund Chief at Touchstone Touchstone Investments Appoints New Head of Mutual Fund Business [Touchstone Investments] Aug 03 2009 Our Take: Blaming the Victims Do you feel guilty for performing a role that might otherwise go to someone younger than you? Jul 31 2009 The News: Maxim Hires Fixed-Income Traders Maxim Group LLC Continues Expansion of Its Fixed Income Platform with the Appointment of Three Senior Level Executives [Maxim Group, via PRN] Jul 31 2009 Your Inbox Is Not a To-Do List Among the endless supply of useful posts about enhancing your productivity available at Zen Habits is this recent piece by simplicity addict Leo Babuata, which addresses a particular behavior many of us are accustomed to: using our e-mail inboxes as a to-do list. Jul 30 2009 Cultures Collide At Nomura While Nomura Securities expands in the U.S., cultural and compensation issues have dogged its efforts to integrate the Asian and European operations Nomura acquired from bankrupt Lehman Brothers last September. Jul 30 2009 The News: Merrill Adds in Canada Jul 30 2009 Focus on an Interviewer's Problems Jul 29 2009 Bulge Brackets Losing Ground in Research Jul 29 2009 The News: Restructuring Advisory Launch Jul 29 2009 Q&A: Melanie Tinto, SVP, Bank of America Jul 28 2009 Dissecting Recent Success Stories Jul 28 2009 The News: Mark H. Burton Moves to Evercore Jul 28 2009 Manhattan IT Jobs May Indicate Wider Trends As we ponder trends in IT employment, it's instructive to keep an eye on what's happening in Manhattan for two reasons: First, it's one of the nation's largest markets for IT jobs. Second, its connection to the financial sector may make it a leading indicator of recovery trends. Jul 27 2009 How to Get Recruiters to Call You Jul 27 2009 The News: Chris Dupuy Moves Up at Merrill Moves at Merrill Lynch, TIAA-CREF, and more. Jul 27 2009 Our Take: The Detour Option Jul 24 2009 The News: Musical Chairs at Morgan Stanley, UBS Moves at UBS, Morgan Stanley, and more. Jul 24 2009 The Recorded Resume Jul 23 2009 Q&A: Managing Director, Equity Derivatives Sales A Q&A with Jason Hedberg, managing director, equity derivatives sales, Societe Generale. Jul 23 2009 The News: Healthcare Banking Team Moves Jul 23 2009 Getting Back into Work After a Layoff So months and months after your layoff, you've finally found a new job. You're thrilled, relieved - and worried about whether you'll fit in and can handle the work. Jul 22 2009 Private Equity Funds Seek Range of Skills Private equity funds are continuing to seek talent, despite the ongoing recession and the specter of increased government regulation. Jul 22 2009 The News: Haldeman to Head Freddie Mac Putnam's Haldeman moves to Freddie Mac, and more. Jul 22 2009 Fine-Tune Your Recruiter Connections Jul 21 2009 Choosing a Resume Consultant Jul 21 2009 Compensation – Going Up? With both trading profit and underwriting business rebounding in many markets, the newspapers are rife with stories about the return of boom-era paydays. Jul 21 2009 The News: Pegg, Wolf, Penala Join UBS UBS Investment Bank Expands Coverage in US Equities Research with New Senior Hires [UBS, via BW] Jul 21 2009 Can You Cure a Hedge Fund CFO's Headache? Alternative investment chief financial officers’ five biggest headaches are regulations, transparency, complexity, investor timidity and efficiency, according to a new survey from TKS Solutions. Jul 20 2009 College Admissions Tips Fetch Top Dollar Jul 20 2009 More Pay For Top Commodities Players Jul 20 2009 Our Take: Happy Days Are Here Again? Back in April and May, this column reviewed a series of conflicting anecdotes that touched on whether "green shoots" were appearing in the employment market. Jul 17 2009 Even TARP Banks Paying Up For Talent Wall Street is caught up in a talent recruiting war, despite the recession and government-imposed limits on bonuses for the highest-paid bankers and traders. Jul 17 2009 The News: Oppenheimer Adds in Fixed Income Jul 17 2009 The Basics of Cover Letters When you think “first impression,” an image of you, confidently shaking the hiring manager’s hand, might come to mind. But a hiring manager has a very different picture – that of a mile-high stack of paper. In order to show off that slick new suit and those freshly-shined shoes, your cover letter needs to rise to the top of the heap. Jul 16 2009 The News: Talent Wars Reignite Banks Ramp Up Pay Packages to Top Talent [WSJ] Jul 16 2009 Job Search Checklist Looking for a job can be a daunting task, even in good times. To help you organize your efforts, use this checklist. Being buttoned up is especially important if you're working and looking for a new position, because you have to stay on your game even while you're scoping out new positions. Jul 15 2009 JPMorgan Goes on the Offensive Having repaid $25 billion in TARP money, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is back in the recruiting game and talking tough to federal legislators and regulators. Jul 15 2009 The News: Laws, Srivastava Join BMO BMO Capital Markets Expands Research Coverage of the North American Energy Sector and the Semiconductor Industry [BMO Capital, via PRN] Jul 15 2009 Networking as a Way of Life Jul 14 2009 Negotiating Salary in Tough Times Jul 14 2009 The News: John Binnie Joins Moelis as MD Jul 14 2009 The Stages of a Job Search Though the idea of developing a career strategy can seem daunting, the actual work doesn't have to be. Just keep it simple. Break it down into stages you can manage while you're juggling everything else life throws your way. You can use the stages below as they are, or tailor them to fit your own situation. Jul 13 2009 Banks Embrace Open Source Technology Jul 13 2009 The News: Goldman's Zaimi Moves to BofA Jul 13 2009 Our Take: 'Tell Me About Yourself…' A new acquaintance recently asked for guidance handling the open-ended interview question cited in the title of this column. Jul 10 2009 The News: Quants Face Legal Perils Jul 10 2009 Healthy Opportunities for Investment Bankers Jul 09 2009 The Layoff Survival Checklist Jul 09 2009 Job Search Strategy Center Jul 09 2009 Cover Letters and Correspondence Jul 09 2009 Networking Center Jul 09 2009 Interview Center Jul 09 2009 Managing Your Career Jul 09 2009 The News: McGuire to Lead Citi Global Banking Jul 09 2009 Researchers Move to Boutiques Jul 08 2009 'Thank You' is Still in Vogue Jul 08 2009 Accounting Firms Tweet for Attention Jul 08 2009 The News: Deutsche Hunts at Morgan Stanley Jul 08 2009 Do We Share Any Blame? Jul 07 2009 Guide to Surviving a Merger Jul 07 2009 The News: Risk, Legal, Audit Areas Gain Jul 07 2009 New Samples in the Resume Center Jul 06 2009 Success with Behavioral Interviews Jul 06 2009 The News: Seizing or Shielding Ill-Gotten Gains Jul 06 2009 China's U.S. Growth to Spur Finance Jobs Jul 02 2009 Career Events in New York Area Jul 02 2009 The News: Firms to Manage Toxic Assets Jul 02 2009 Tailoring Your Resume Isn't 'Cheating' Jul 01 2009 The News: Merrill Hires Energy Banker From Citi Jul 01 2009 Will JPMorgan Call Rivals' Raises? Jun 30 2009 Five Ways to Become Job-Search Savvy Jun 30 2009 The News: Blackstone Adds in Asia Jun 30 2009 What Do Interviewing Managers Think? Jun 29 2009 The News: Fallout from UBS-Jeffries Jun 29 2009 Our Take: Networking is Hard Jun 26 2009 Who's Eyeing Your Personal Webmail? Jun 26 2009 Career Events in New York Area Jun 26 2009 The News: O'Donnell to RBS Treasury Strategy Jun 26 2009 How To Be a Quant Jun 25 2009 High-Frequency Trade Experts in Demand Jun 25 2009 The News: Chi-Won Yoon Heads UBS Asia Pacific Jun 25 2009 Poachers Target Citi, BofA? Jun 24 2009 Overseas Assignments Grow More Competitive Jun 24 2009 The News: More Pay Maneuvering Jun 24 2009 Don't Trip Over Your Smartphone Jun 23 2009 Canada's Financial Job Market May Be Stabilizing Jun 23 2009 The News: Pay Rising, Goldman Maneuvers Jun 23 2009 Look Who's Hiring: The Firm That Laid You Off Jun 22 2009 The News: The CIA Wants You Jun 22 2009 Our Take: Is Networking Overrated? Jun 19 2009 Career Events in the New York Area Jun 19 2009 The News: More Poaching from BofA? Jun 19 2009 Deutsche Bank Hiring Investment Bankers Jun 18 2009 A New Take on Job Hunt 101 Jun 18 2009 The News: Kelly Joins Duff & Phelps Jun 18 2009 Overhaul Augurs More Oversight Jobs Jun 17 2009 eFC Briefing: Hiring and Bonuses Climb Jun 17 2009 MBA Lessons From Previous Downturn Jun 17 2009 The News: D-Day For Reregulation Jun 17 2009 Will Big Bonuses Make a Comeback? Jun 16 2009 Green Shoots Growing Taller? Jun 16 2009 Hiring Upswing Gets Attention Jun 16 2009 The News: Macquarie Keeps Up U.S. Momentum Jun 16 2009 Esquire Job-Market Exposé Is Good News Jun 15 2009 Repairing Bank Regulation Jun 15 2009 Relationship Managers Growing in Stature Jun 15 2009 The News: Obama to Show His Hand Jun 15 2009 Our Take: When Less Is More Jun 12 2009 Venture Investing To Be Cut in Half? Jun 12 2009 Career Events in New York Area Jun 12 2009 The News: BlackRock Looms Jun 12 2009 Hidden Meanings in BofA Departures? Jun 11 2009 Making Even the Best Excuses Won't Cut It Jun 11 2009 Profit Drops Push Canadian Banks to Cut Staff Jun 11 2009 The News: Moves at Morgan Stanley Jun 11 2009 Treasury Won't Cap Salary at TARP Firms Jun 10 2009 Talking Compensation? Don't Play Chicken Jun 10 2009 eFC Briefing: Slots In Fixed-Income, Prime Brokers Jun 10 2009 The News: Noujaim Said Moving Up at BoA Jun 10 2009 U.S. Bank Gathers Fixed Income Team in Charlotte Jun 09 2009 Rating CFA Analysts' Forecast Performance Jun 09 2009 Twenty-One Ways to Survive Rejection Jun 09 2009 The News: Goncalves Joins Cantor Jun 09 2009 A Pink Slip Party Primer Jun 08 2009 Open Your Own Firm With Eyes Wide Open Jun 08 2009 CFTC Said to Dodge the Bullet Jun 08 2009 The News: The Pay Czar Speaks Jun 08 2009 Our Take: A Jump Down the Tree Jun 05 2009 Career Events in New York Area Jun 05 2009 It's The Cover Letter, Okay? Jun 05 2009 The News: Washington Gets In Your Face Jun 05 2009 Concern Over Trading Cost Oversight Jun 04 2009 Few Hires, Few Layoffs Coming, Survey Says Jun 04 2009 Do It All, Suffer the Consequences Jun 04 2009 The News: More Signals? Jun 04 2009 eFC Briefing: Severance Spigot Shut Jun 03 2009 Prime Broker Hiring Uptick Jun 03 2009 Disclose More About Employee Pay? Jun 03 2009 More Vacationers Than Not Jun 03 2009 The News: Widening Pay Disclosure Jun 03 2009 Citi Walks Away From Severance Deals Jun 02 2009 Twitter Can Help Land Retail Bank Role Jun 02 2009 The Art of the Phone Interview Jun 02 2009 The News: James Walker Takes Role at Credit Suisse Jun 02 2009 Lessons From a Fruitless Quest Jun 01 2009 Connecting with Care Jun 01 2009 The News: People Moves Jun 01 2009 Our Take: Many Cooks Bake Your Pay May 29 2009 Some Signs of Improvement in Bonus Forecast May 29 2009 Career Events in New York Area May 29 2009 The News: Carlyle Feels the Pain May 29 2009 Don't Be Late. It Matters. May 28 2009 A Recruiter's Checklist - And Yours May 28 2009 The News: Barclays Adding Heads May 28 2009 Are Wall Street's Job Losses Overstated? May 27 2009 Wall Street Pay Reform: Higher Base May 27 2009 eFC Briefing: Nailed to Your Desk May 27 2009 The News: Pay Raises and New Ideas May 27 2009 Verbs - and an Adjective - Not to Use May 26 2009 How to Control the Salary Negotiation May 26 2009 Career advice from Ben Bernanke May 26 2009 The News: You Mean You Had the Weekend Off? May 26 2009 Profit From Your Setbacks May 22 2009 Career Events in New York Area May 22 2009 Beating the Odds May 22 2009 The News: Don't Hold Your Breath May 22 2009 Understanding IT Culture at the Fed May 21 2009 'You're Hired' Anecdotes – A Bit of Color May 21 2009 The News: People Moving Around May 21 2009 Made a Change? Functional Resume May Help May 20 2009 The News: 'Say on Pay' in Action May 20 2009 How Was Your Vacation? You're Fired May 19 2009 Twenty-Somethings Get Booted May 19 2009 The News: Fund Consolidation May 19 2009 Hello, My Name Is… May 18 2009 Banks Slash Chicago Jobs May 18 2009 The News: Cutting Back in the Midwest May 18 2009 Our Take: Compensation Reform Returns May 15 2009 Time to Start Your Own Business? May 15 2009 Career Events in New York Area May 15 2009 The News: Tea Leaves at Morgan Stanley May 15 2009 FBR Starts Credit Trading Group May 14 2009 The News: The Exodus That Wasn't? May 14 2009 Snippets of Optimism Among Harvard Alums May 13 2009 eFC Briefing: Boutiques and Green Shoots May 13 2009 The News: Pressures on Pay Continue May 13 2009 Boutiques Rising in Research May 12 2009 Tech/Finance Group Starts in California May 12 2009 The News: 'Dull' Has Its Advantages May 12 2009 Bankers Take Refuge In Wordsmithing May 11 2009 Stress Tests – Inoculation or Gimmick? May 11 2009 It's Always the Right Time to Join an Association May 11 2009 The News: Merrill's Carnoy Sees IPOs Coming May 11 2009 Our Take: Avoiding the 'Overqualified' Trap May 08 2009 At Last, a Green Shoot – Make That Two May 08 2009 Career Events in New York Area May 08 2009 Bureaucracy May Be Ready For 'Smart People' May 08 2009 The News: The Landscape, Taking Shape May 08 2009 What's Your Resume's Story? May 07 2009 There's No Escape, It Seems May 07 2009 The News: Layoffs at Wells Fargo May 07 2009 We Have Seen the Future and it Looks Like... May 06 2009 GM, Chrysler Creditors Vs. Taxpayers May 06 2009 eFC Briefing: Crowded Niches May 06 2009 The News: Citi Eyes New Ways to Pay Staff May 06 2009 'Specialization' on Tap at SEC Enforcement May 05 2009 Fewer International Students in MBA Programs May 05 2009 Two Job Search Mistakes to Avoid May 05 2009 The News: All You Need is $1 Million and a Dream May 05 2009 Too Many Banking Boutiques? May 04 2009 The News: Whoever's Not Volunteering For Our Board, Step Back May 04 2009 Our Take: Social Media Lose Their Edge May 01 2009 Bear Markets Drive MBA Grads into Other Sectors May 01 2009 Career Events in New York Area May 01 2009 The News: Slinging the Mud Over Chrysler May 01 2009 How Fleeting is Tweeting? Apr 30 2009 A Gender Gap in Values Apr 30 2009 The News: Swan Song For Lewis? Apr 30 2009 Citi Wants to Pay Bonuses at Phibro Apr 29 2009 Meeting Prima Donnas at Work Apr 29 2009 eFC Briefing: Washington Beckons Apr 29 2009 2009 Bonus Expectations Apr 29 2009 The News: Moves at Piper, Moelis, Morgan Joseph Apr 29 2009 Q&A: Searching in Financial IT Apr 28 2009 Pay Rebounding to 2007? In Your Dreams Apr 28 2009 Canadian Career Move: Start a Hedge Fund Apr 28 2009 LaidOffCamp Comes to New York Apr 28 2009 The News: Female Exodus Apr 28 2009 At Job Fair, Wall Street Greets Washington Apr 27 2009 Will Pay Make a Comeback in 2009? Apr 27 2009 The News: Citi Looks Inward Apr 27 2009 Our Take: More Tales from the Trenches Apr 24 2009 Career Events in New York Area Apr 24 2009 The News: Citi Ends Private-Equity Placement Apr 24 2009 Stable IT Spending, Less Hiring Apr 23 2009 Google Profiles as a Job-Hunting Tool Apr 23 2009 The News: Defections Happen Apr 23 2009 Support Yourself By Blogging? Not Really Apr 22 2009 Q&A: An Experienced Eye on IFRS Apr 22 2009 eFC Briefing: Profit From Toxic Assets Apr 22 2009 The News: Telecommuters Beware Apr 22 2009 BlackRock Grows Structured Credit Team Apr 21 2009 Survival Hint: Meet Your Deadlines Apr 21 2009 The News: In-House Watchdogs Rise (?) Apr 21 2009 Networks Can Be a Little TOO Viral Apr 20 2009 The News: Classroom a Refuge? Don't Bet on It Apr 20 2009 Ex-Employers Enforcing Agreements Apr 20 2009 Our Take: See Any Green Shoots? Apr 17 2009 Most CFO's Still Don't Commit Resources to IFRS Apr 17 2009 Career Events in New York Area Apr 17 2009 The News: Bear's Credit Group Gone Apr 17 2009 Entice Reviewers with a Winning Resume Design Apr 16 2009 Don't Bargain-Basement Yourself Apr 16 2009 Does 'Dominant' Equal 'Competent?' Apr 16 2009 The News: UBS-U.S. Cuts Loom Apr 16 2009 eFC Briefing: Rising From the Rubble Apr 15 2009 New Samples in the Resume Center Apr 15 2009 UBS To Reduce Staff 10 Percent Apr 15 2009 The News: Lots of People, Moving Around Apr 15 2009 Making an Interview Work Apr 14 2009 Keep Calm and Carry On Apr 14 2009 Goldman Done with Redundancies? Apr 14 2009 The News: Morgan Execs to Lead Brokerage Apr 14 2009 Boutiques Feast on Talent Stampede Apr 13 2009 Social Networking Can Bite Employer, Too Apr 13 2009 The News: Resume Writing 501 Apr 13 2009 Our Take: A Loaded Relationship Apr 10 2009 Network Even When You Have a Job Apr 10 2009 Career Events in New York Area Apr 10 2009 The News: Jumping the Shark Apr 10 2009 A Twitter Cheat Sheet Apr 09 2009 Managing Your References Apr 09 2009 The News: Another Glimmer? Apr 09 2009 New Twist on Pounding the Pavement Apr 08 2009 To Analysts, Government Jobs Hold Appeal Apr 08 2009 eFC Briefing: Goldman on Pay Reform Apr 08 2009 The News: After the Stress Tests, What? Apr 08 2009 Blankfein on Compensation Apr 07 2009 Forced Vacations at KPMG? Apr 07 2009 Citi Appoints Two Executives Apr 07 2009 Are We Near the Bottom? Apr 07 2009 The News: What's That I See? Apr 07 2009 Career Support Group Can Aid Job Search Apr 06 2009 Sallie Mae To Return Support Jobs to U.S. Apr 06 2009 The News: Grounded at UBS Apr 06 2009 Our Take: Job-Search Bubble Apr 03 2009 In 405-Land, Lots of Company - and Companies Apr 03 2009 Career Events in New York Area Apr 03 2009 The News: Classical Angst Apr 03 2009 Gender Politics and the Interview Suit Apr 02 2009 B of A Takes Satyam Project In-House Apr 02 2009 The News: Compensation Wars, Cont. Apr 02 2009 Recruiters Not Responding? Here's Why Apr 01 2009 Tips on Using Resume Keywords Apr 01 2009 eFC Briefing: Paying Up Front Apr 01 2009 The News: What's Yours is Yours Apr 01 2009 A New Grad's Job Strategy Primer Mar 31 2009 Raise Bankers' Salaries? Mar 31 2009 The News: Where Wall Street May Lead Mar 31 2009 Your Options In Negotiating Severance Mar 30 2009 BofA Plans Raises for Investment Bankers Mar 30 2009 Recruiters Warn Against 'Crazy Candidates' Mar 30 2009 The News: TD Ameritrade Moves for Recruitment Mar 30 2009 Our Take: Have You No Shame? Mar 27 2009 Q&A: Goldman Sachs CIRO Phil Venables Mar 27 2009 Career Events in New York Area Mar 27 2009 The News: Hedge Funds Leave Talent to Side Mar 27 2009 Don't Be Like These Guys Mar 26 2009 Canadian Bankers' Pay Under Review Mar 26 2009 Employers: Long Searches Don't Look So Bad Mar 26 2009 The News: Who Does the Heavy Lifting? Mar 26 2009 The Editor's Take: Cathartic Moments Mar 25 2009 eFC Briefing: The Wolf Is At the Door Mar 25 2009 Clawback Tax - One Person's Story Mar 25 2009 The News: People Moves Mar 25 2009 Boutiques Attract Commission Traders Mar 24 2009 Two Top Research Figures Leaving B of A Mar 24 2009 The News: Clouds Loom Over Money Management Mar 24 2009 Larger-Than-Life Job Search Tactic Mar 23 2009 GMAC to Hire Finance Pros in Charlotte Mar 23 2009 What If You Had to Return Your Bonus? Mar 23 2009 Grant Thornton Launches Service for Hedge Funds Mar 23 2009 The News: Clawback Posturing Mar 23 2009 Our Take: Be Visible, Not Desperate Mar 20 2009 TALF Revives Need For Structured Bond Raters Mar 20 2009 Peter J. Solomon Launches Healthcare Practice Mar 20 2009 Career Events in New York Area Mar 20 2009 The News: Good News for Ratings Agencies Mar 20 2009 Clawback? Yes, Me Worry! Mar 19 2009 The News: Public Voices, (Once) Private Pay Mar 19 2009 TARP Banks Weigh Hiking Base Pay Mar 18 2009 AIG: When is a Contract Not a Contract? Mar 18 2009 eFC Briefing: 'Moses Lifted Up His Hand…' Mar 18 2009 The News: AIG Fallout Looms Mar 18 2009 Demonstrate Value When Managers Miss It Mar 17 2009 The News: Wall Street Rebels? Mar 17 2009 Your Facebook ‘Friend’ May Want a Favor Mar 16 2009 Firm Grows Helping Illiquid Assets Flow Mar 16 2009 Don’t Be Denied Unemployment Mar 16 2009 The News: More Pressure on Ratings Firms Mar 16 2009 Our Take: Under-the-Radar Bonus Battle Mar 13 2009 Career Events in New York Area Mar 13 2009 Tips For Laid-Off Lawyers Mar 13 2009 The News: Cuomo, Frank Talk About Your Pay Mar 13 2009 Banks Keep Slashing IT Spending Mar 12 2009 Fraud Probers, Defenders in Demand Mar 12 2009 The News: The Mighty Fall (Not Madoff) Mar 12 2009 eFC Briefing: Opportunities on and off the Street Mar 11 2009 Hedge Funds Hemorrhaging Jobs Mar 11 2009 Anger in the Workplace Isn't All Bad Mar 11 2009 Love Working in Finance? Mar 11 2009 The News: Why Shaking Out is Good for Jobs Mar 11 2009 Should You Billboard Yourself in Cyberspace? Mar 10 2009 New Law Claws Back MBA Job Offers Mar 10 2009 Big Company Veterans at Small Firms Mar 10 2009 The News: Hinting at Better Things Mar 10 2009 Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Hiring for Fixed Income Mar 09 2009 No Stimulus For Hotels, Sports Events Mar 09 2009 New Grads' Entitlement Bruised By Reality Mar 09 2009 The News: Most Say Job Hunts to Take More Time Mar 09 2009 Our Take: Jumping Onto a Sinking Ship? Mar 06 2009 Spy Agencies May Need More Economists Mar 06 2009 Career Events in New York Area Mar 06 2009 The News: Wirehouse Brokers Eye Smaller Firms Mar 06 2009 Plug and Play Resume Customization Mar 05 2009 Investment Jobs on Main Street Beckon Mar 05 2009 The News: Extra Pressure Overseas Mar 05 2009 Broker Retention Pay Under Fire Mar 04 2009 eFC Briefing: Bucking the Trend Mar 04 2009 In Canada, MBA Students Hunker Down Mar 04 2009 The News: Going Off on Their Own Mar 04 2009 Severance and Your Rights Mar 03 2009 The News: A Dose of Perspective Mar 03 2009 Bank Nationalization and Your Career Mar 02 2009 Are Women Targeted in Wall Street Layoffs? Mar 02 2009 Another View of Resume Critiques Mar 02 2009 The News: New Frontiers for Quants Mar 02 2009 Our Take: Come In From the Cold Feb 27 2009 UBS Shakeup: The Never-Ending Story Feb 27 2009 Career Events in New York Area Feb 27 2009 The News: Setting Up Your Own Shop Feb 27 2009 Fidelity Capital Markets is Hiring in N.Y. Feb 26 2009 RBS Restructuring Not a Model For U.S. Feb 26 2009 The News: Hiring at Fidelity and Law Firms Feb 26 2009 eFC Briefing: The Last Man Standing Feb 25 2009 TU for the Interview? NVR! Feb 25 2009 Should U.S. Nationalize Banks? Feb 25 2009 The News: M&A Beyond Wall Street Feb 25 2009 How to Do Unto Others Feb 24 2009 Huge Boost For Federal Spending Watchdog Jobs Feb 24 2009 The News: Spectator Sports Feb 24 2009 Want a Raise? Prepare, as well as Perform Feb 23 2009 How to Manage an Exit Interview Feb 23 2009 The News: Opportunities Close to Home Feb 23 2009 Our Take: A Hero For Our Time Feb 20 2009 Advisers Grapple With Distrust, Fee Pressures Feb 20 2009 Dissecting New York's Bonus Estimate Feb 20 2009 Career Events in NYC Feb 20 2009 The News: Time to Go Back to Basics Feb 20 2009 Pols Practice Dictionary Arbitrage Feb 19 2009 The News: NYC (Hearts) Investment Bankers Feb 19 2009 eFC Briefing: Rebirth of the Treasury BSD Feb 18 2009 You Can Never Be Too Careful Feb 18 2009 The News: The Regulatory Blues Feb 18 2009 Some Bankers Would Rather be in Philadelphia Feb 17 2009 A Little Too Close For Comfort Feb 17 2009 Are Paid Services to the Jobless Ethical? Feb 17 2009 The News: Employers Think About Retention (!) Feb 17 2009 Working Without a Net Feb 16 2009 Many Said Leaving Morgan-Citi Venture Feb 16 2009 Our Take: Package-Envy Feb 13 2009 Goodbye, COBRA! Feb 13 2009 Laid off? Start a Cable TV Show Feb 13 2009 Career Events in NYC Feb 13 2009 The News: Making Money the Old Fashioned Way Feb 13 2009 Claw Back My Bonus? What, Me Worry? Feb 12 2009 Potential Comeback For Treasury Bond Mavens Feb 12 2009 The News: Did Merrill Pay for… Performance? Feb 12 2009 Bonus Scorecard: What Each Bank Did Feb 11 2009 Tough Choice: Uproot (Again) For Career? Feb 11 2009 eFC Briefing: Rescue Plan's Job Impact Feb 11 2009 The News: Trader Monthly RIP Feb 11 2009 Where 'Son of TARP' Could Create Jobs Feb 10 2009 Squeaky Clean? You Bet… Feb 10 2009 Comp Pressured at Canadian Banks, Too Feb 10 2009 The News: Reading Tea Leaves in D.C. Feb 10 2009 Wild Idea: Pay Regulators Well Feb 09 2009 Firms Eager For Unpaid Student Labor? Feb 09 2009 The News: What Blankfein Sees Feb 09 2009 Our Take: Tiger By the Tail Feb 06 2009 New Top Job Skill: Paying Attention Feb 06 2009 The News: The Good and Bad at Deutsche Feb 06 2009 On the Prowl With the Pink-Slipped Feb 05 2009 Bonus Breakout: Deutsche Bank Feb 05 2009 The News: A New Way to Incent Performance! Feb 05 2009 eFC Briefing: Europeans Show More Restraint Feb 04 2009 Joint Ventures: Poor Man's Acquisition? Feb 04 2009 The News: Take a Deep Breath, Calm Down... Feb 04 2009 UBS Spends Big to Lure Top Brokers Feb 03 2009 A Reality Check for Prospective Financial Advisers Feb 03 2009 What If You Had to Return Your Bonus? Feb 03 2009 Less Cachet in Working Abroad? Feb 03 2009 The News: Hints of (Not Bad) Things to Come Feb 03 2009 European Banks Reduce Bonuses More Than U.S. Feb 02 2009 Accounting Firms Still Hiring, But More Slowly Feb 02 2009 Career Events in NYC Feb 02 2009 The News: Yes, We Said Lehman's Hiring Feb 02 2009 Our Take: Managing Banks By Sound-Bite Jan 30 2009 Hedge Fund Credential Faces Skepticism Jan 30 2009 Recruiting Twist: Client Turned Candidate Jan 30 2009 The News: Shame on You. Get Back to Work Jan 30 2009 A Career Change Road Map Jan 29 2009 E-Mailing Thanks? Look at the Clock First Jan 29 2009 Hiring 'Moribund' at Canadian Banks Jan 29 2009 The News: Bad Bonuses; Sore Subjects at BofA Jan 29 2009 Coping With Difficult People At Work Jan 28 2009 eFC Briefing: Enjoy It While You Can Jan 28 2009 The News: Retention, and Then There's Retention Jan 28 2009 Bonus Damage: Less Severe Than Feared Jan 27 2009 Stay Close to Your Boss, Keep Your Job Jan 27 2009 Career Growth Versus Job Security Jan 27 2009 Litigators Gain Ground Jan 27 2009 The News: Culture Wars Jan 27 2009 Somebody, Loan Me a Dime Jan 26 2009 Mergis Launches TARP Recruiting Team Jan 26 2009 Yale's Swensen Blasts Wall Street Pay Jan 26 2009 Taking the Alpha Out of Finance Jan 26 2009 The News: Merrill Brokers Eye the Door Jan 26 2009 Our Take: Are Distressed Jobs 'Safe'? Jan 23 2009 State Street - Will Ax Drop Again? Jan 23 2009 New York Events, Mostly Free Jan 23 2009 The News: How Low Can Comp Go? Jan 23 2009 Thain Leaves BofA; What About the Rug? Jan 22 2009 Fraud Threat Creates Opportunities, Too Jan 22 2009 The News: Small Acts of Faith Jan 22 2009 Corporate Pay To Catch Up With Banks? Jan 21 2009 eFC Briefing: Career Impacts of Citi's Breakup Jan 21 2009 The News: Slowing Layoffs in Mortgage Business Jan 21 2009 Displaced Cerberus Workers Face a Tough Road Jan 20 2009 SEC Could Add Enforcement Jobs Jan 20 2009 The News: Capital Markets Cuts at BofA Jan 20 2009 Possible Paths to a New Job Jan 19 2009 Job Cuts Proliferate in Dubai Jan 19 2009 The News: BofA's Retention Plans Hold Jan 19 2009 Our Take: Will Deutsche Cut More Heads? Jan 16 2009 Coming Events, Mostly Free Jan 16 2009 A Tax-Challenged Treasury Secretary? Jan 16 2009 When Wealthy Clients Get Skittish Jan 16 2009 The News: Good Bank, Bad Bank Jan 16 2009 Avoid Getting Axed for Interviewing Jan 15 2009 A Different Kind of Pay Reform Jan 15 2009 The News: Bad Days at Barclays Jan 15 2009 Citi Breakup: Who Loses, Who Wins Jan 14 2009 More Ways to Hurt Yourself with E-Mail Jan 14 2009 eFC Briefing: Catch Bad Guys Jan 14 2009 The News: Citi Unveils Its New Self Jan 14 2009 Corporate Finance: A Different World Jan 13 2009 How Law Firms Are Adapting to Downturn Jan 13 2009 Canadian Banks Seek Tax Breaks to Ease Pressure Jan 13 2009 The News: Rise of the Retail Brokers Jan 13 2009 2009's 10 Safest Wall Street Jobs Jan 12 2009 Weinstein to Leave Deutsche, Start Hedge Fund Jan 12 2009 The News: Busy Weekend at Citi Jan 12 2009 Analysts, Accountants Needed At FBI Jan 09 2009 December Net Jobs Gain For Securities?! Jan 09 2009 As Risk Management Grows, So Does IT Jan 08 2009 Contacts, (Mostly) Free Advice on Tap Jan 08 2009 A Curve Ball For Merrill Lynch Advisers? Jan 08 2009 What Makes a Regulator Marketable? Jan 07 2009 Are Dating Skills Transferable to Job Hunt? Jan 07 2009 eFC Briefing: Muscles Flexed Jan 07 2009 No Bonus For BofA Chief Jan 07 2009 A New Way to Injure Yourself Online Jan 06 2009 Stifel Nicolaus Hires Bankers Jan 06 2009 Finance Smarts Needed at NCIS Jan 05 2009 Some Hedge Funds Are Hiring, Even Now Jan 05 2009 Check Credit Before Job Hunting Jan 05 2009 Bank Recruiters Shun More Campuses Jan 05 2009 ‘Preparation’ Tops 2009 Resolutions List Dec 30 2008 Layoffs At Glenview Capital Dec 30 2008 Meltdown Claims Another Top Law Firm Dec 30 2008 Dating for Jobs Dec 29 2008 More Pain On the Way For Early '09 Dec 29 2008 The Winners: Who Climbed in 2008 Dec 24 2008 The Losers: Who Sank in 2008 Dec 24 2008 Asset Management Dream Job Deferred Dec 23 2008 Credit Suisse Twists the Claw Dec 23 2008 Token Bonuses For Wachovia I-Bankers? Dec 23 2008 Sovereign Bank Slates 8 Percent Layoff Dec 22 2008 'Cash Out' of New York - and Finance? Dec 19 2008 Our Take: Panic Tonic Dec 19 2008 Bond Venture Reunites Drexel Players Dec 19 2008 Getting Attention in a Tough Market Dec 18 2008 Goldman Slashes 'Partner' Compensation Dec 18 2008 Bonus Pool Halved At Morgan Stanley Dec 18 2008 Bonuses Outlive Profits That Spawned Them Dec 18 2008 eFC Briefing: What's a Banker to Do? Dec 17 2008 Americans Vote to Kill Bonuses – For Other People Dec 17 2008 Will PE Take Itself Private? Dec 17 2008 A Banker Considers Her Options Dec 16 2008 Blackstone Cutting 7 Percent of Staff Dec 16 2008 A Look at E.M.B.A. Program 'Returns' Dec 16 2008 Analyst Programs to Become Extinct? Dec 15 2008 Candidates Adapt to Shrinking Pay Dec 15 2008 One More Source of Risk to Your Job Dec 15 2008 Canadians Expect Glum, Not Disastrous, 2009 Dec 15 2008 In Downturn, Networking Critical for Women of Color Dec 12 2008 Bleak Outlook For M&A, Capital Markets Dec 11 2008 Analysts Laid Off From Merrill, B of A Dec 11 2008 Goldman Lengthens Restricted Stock Schedule Dec 11 2008 eFC Briefing: Bonus Clawback Plan Dec 10 2008 Winning Through Passivity Dec 10 2008 Clawback: Morgan Stanley Ups the Ante Dec 10 2008 What Will Tomorrow's I-Banks Look Like? Dec 10 2008 Strategize Your Job Search Dec 10 2008 Morgan Stanley Adopts Clawback Plan Dec 09 2008 Asia Layoffs: Citadel, Nomura, Ramius Dec 09 2008 Wall Street's Surreal New World Dec 09 2008 State Street's Troubles Exemplify Tightening of Boston Jobs Dec 09 2008 Opportunistic Hiring Lives: McKinsey Dec 08 2008 Bonus Update: Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Dec 08 2008 U.S. Jobs Data Mirror Wall Street Meltdown Dec 08 2008 AIG Plans Retention Pay and Bonuses Dec 08 2008 Changing Dynamics in Banking IT Dec 08 2008 Our Take: Pockets of Resilience Dec 05 2008 Carlyle, Hedge Fund Firms Cut Heads Dec 05 2008 Hope For M&A - Eventually Dec 05 2008 UBS Draws U.S. Wealth Advisors Dec 05 2008 No Respite from the Grim Reaper Dec 04 2008 Hot Jobs? They're All About Cleanup Dec 04 2008 Credit Suisse to Lay Off 5,300 Bankers Dec 04 2008 Nomura Sets London Job Toll at 1,000 Dec 04 2008 State Street Corp. Cutting up to 1,800 Jobs Dec 04 2008 JPMorgan to Cut 22 Percent of WaMu Jobs Dec 04 2008 Constellation Energy Laying Off Traders Dec 04 2008 Recruiter Michael Page Cuts Its Own Staff Dec 04 2008 Canadian Recruiters Urge 'Realism' Dec 04 2008 SEC: Don't Save Money By Cutting Compliance Dec 03 2008 Commodities Pay in Free-Fall Dec 03 2008 eFC Briefing: Barclays Targets Equities Dec 03 2008 Should bank bosses work for $1 too? Dec 03 2008 Ex-Bankers Make Good Accounting Candidates Dec 03 2008 Recruiting Brokers With Gloves-Off Video Dec 03 2008 Boston's Job Market in Rough Waters Dec 02 2008 Law Firms Halve Bonuses Dec 02 2008 BarCap Rebuilds Cash Equities Business Dec 01 2008 Bonus Havens: FX, Private Wealth Dec 01 2008 Finance Still Needs Scientists, Group Says Nov 26 2008 Restructuring an MBS Career Nov 25 2008 Financial Advisors Sought in New Landscape Nov 24 2008 JPM and BNY Cutting Staff Nov 24 2008 Another 180,000 Finance Jobs to Melt? Nov 24 2008 Our Take: Vanishing Havens Nov 21 2008 Six Ways Not to Get the Job Nov 21 2008 Small Trade Finance Firms Gain Nov 21 2008 Deutsche Bank To Lay Off Traders Nov 20 2008 M.B.A. Candidates Spurn Bulge Bracket Nov 20 2008 eFC Briefing: The Ax Swings Deep and Wide Nov 19 2008 Evercore Hires For New Wealth Unit Nov 19 2008 Has the Bailout Made a Difference? Nov 19 2008 Signs Toronto's Mood is Shifting Nov 18 2008 HR, Shake Hands With PR Nov 18 2008 Institutional Buy-Side Layoffs Mount Nov 18 2008 Top Dogs Forego Bonuses; Impact on Others Unclear Nov 17 2008 Deeper Cuts at Citigroup Nov 17 2008 Guest Comment: Singaporean and Laid Off on Wall Street Nov 17 2008 Our Take: Repairing the Pay Model Nov 14 2008 More on Fidelity's Job Cuts Nov 14 2008 Citi Ups the Layoff Ante Nov 14 2008 The Grim Reaper Slashes Deeper Nov 13 2008 Morgan Stanley About-Face Nov 13 2008 eFC Briefing: Rescue to Cushion Bonuses? Nov 12 2008 The Quest: Search Diversification Nov 11 2008 TD and Units Continue to Hire Nov 11 2008 Tips For Avoiding Burnout Nov 11 2008 Will Market's Pressures Harm LGBT Programs? Nov 10 2008 Interviewing in Cyberspace Nov 10 2008 Our Take: I'm Cinna the Poet. Don't Kill Me! Nov 07 2008 The Quest: Now Less is More Nov 07 2008 Hedge Fund Pay Shrinks With Industry Nov 06 2008 Public Accounting Remains a Haven Nov 06 2008 Bailout Funds Stanch Bonus Damage Nov 06 2008 The Quest: Capitalize on What Works Nov 05 2008 eFC Briefing: Bonus Survey Raises Eyebrows Nov 05 2008 Change is Here – What Now? Nov 05 2008 Battle Lines Drawn For Merrill Lynch Brokers Nov 04 2008 Survive Back-Office Layoffs Nov 04 2008 Staffs Still Look Bloated Versus Revenues Nov 04 2008 Compliance Jobs and Bonuses Resilient Nov 03 2008 Our Take: Bonuses - What's At Stake Oct 31 2008 Options, Demand in Corporate Accounting Oct 31 2008 Hedge Funds to Vanish From Scene? Oct 30 2008 Steep Pullback in Campus Hiring Plans Oct 30 2008 eFC Briefing: Yes, Goldman Too Oct 29 2008 Bonus Expectations Mixed Oct 29 2008 Is 'Bonus' a Dirty Word? Oct 29 2008 Goldman Names 94 'Partners' Oct 29 2008 Fidelity Said to Plan 4,000 Job Cuts Oct 28 2008 Would you take a pay cut to save your bank? Oct 28 2008 Women on Wall Street Talk Sustainability, Jobs Oct 27 2008 Janus Capital Cutting Staff By 9 Percent Oct 27 2008 Fleeing a Sinking Ship? Oct 27 2008 The eFC Career Tool Kit Oct 26 2008 Our Take: Boutiques Still Adding Heads Oct 24 2008 With Persistence Comes Success Oct 24 2008 Goldman Said to Plan 10 Percent Layoff Oct 23 2008 Commercial Banking Compensation Under Pressure Oct 23 2008 Fed On Paycheck Destruction in N.Y. Oct 23 2008 'Low-Hanging Fruit'? Oct 23 2008 Financial Employment Continues to Fall in Massachusetts Oct 22 2008 eFC Briefing: Bailout Vendors Chosen Oct 22 2008 Can Dubai or Shanghai really save your career? Oct 21 2008 The Quest: Priorities by Search Stage Oct 21 2008 B of A Poised to Slash 'Thousands' From Merrill Oct 21 2008 Fidelity Draws Prime Brokerage Clients Oct 21 2008 The New Migrant: Wall Street Pros Go Where The Jobs Are Oct 20 2008 Certifications: Navigating the Alphabet Soup Oct 17 2008 Our Take: Gauging Paycheck Destruction Oct 17 2008 A Bailout Job Bonanza? Probably Not Oct 16 2008 Q&A: Fund Manager Mark Kiesel, PIMCO Oct 16 2008 eFC Briefing: Life Without Bonuses Oct 15 2008 Compensation Caps For Bailed-Out Banks Oct 15 2008 The Quest: Candidate Expectations Oct 14 2008 Cerberus Investment in CIBC May Aid Bank's Stability Oct 14 2008 Deutsche Bank Growing in Industrials M&A Oct 13 2008 Lehman Body-Count Details Oct 13 2008 Our Take: What the Equity Selloff Portends Oct 10 2008 Changing Face for I-Banking - and Comp Oct 09 2008 eFC Briefing: Bleeding Continues After Bailout Law Oct 08 2008 Wall Street's Turmoil Creeps Into Boston Oct 08 2008 Time For YOU to Leave Dodge? Oct 08 2008 If You've Been Laid Off: What to do Now Oct 07 2008 Citadel Adds Former Lehman Fixed Income Execs Oct 07 2008 Bailout Czar's Background Detailed Oct 07 2008 Bonuses, Comp Shrinking, Even in Risk Management Oct 06 2008 Canadian Banks Pursue Growth in U.S. Oct 06 2008 Large Headhunters' Business Under Pressure Oct 06 2008 Hedge Fund Hiring Battles Cross-Currents Oct 03 2008 Our Take: Brave New World Oct 03 2008 The Quest: Search Experience Oct 02 2008 Details on Barclays IT Offshoring Oct 02 2008 Is It Rational to Hire Failed Firms' Casualties? Oct 01 2008 eFC Briefing: Bleeding From Every Extremity Oct 01 2008 Misapplied Techniques: An Interviewee's Perspective Sep 30 2008 Industry Shake-Up Sparks Career U-Turns Sep 29 2008 Mesirow Expands Alternatives Business Sep 29 2008 Banks Put Off Bonus Decisions Sep 29 2008 The Quest: Candidate Pricing Sep 26 2008 HSBC Cuts Investment Bank Staff Sep 26 2008 Our Take: Living in Limbo Sep 26 2008 Evercore Adds Technology Banker Sep 25 2008 Bail Out Wall Street? Sep 25 2008 eFC Briefing: New Landscape Impacts Jobs, Pay Sep 24 2008 The Initial Interview: Don't Be Screened Out Sep 24 2008 Cadwalader Expands in Financial Regulation Sep 24 2008 Boutique Investment Banks See Opportunity Sep 23 2008 Near-Term Stability for Wall Street Accountants Sep 23 2008 Pay Expert Sees Broad, Lasting Impact Sep 23 2008 Changes in Business, Culture and Pay Sep 22 2008 Barclays Sets Out Plans For Lehman Staff Sep 19 2008 Our Take: Time to Get Out of Dodge? Sep 19 2008 Deutsche Bank Retools in Capital Markets Sep 19 2008 Select Demand for Chicago Sell-Side Analysts Sep 18 2008 The Quest: Candidate Sales Sep 18 2008 Did accounting rules do for Lehman? Sep 17 2008 Mood Grim, But Business as Usual, at Neuberger Berman Sep 17 2008 eFC Briefing: Combing the Wreckage Sep 17 2008 Barclays Deal Spares Many Lehman Jobs Sep 17 2008 Cautious Optimism for Some Merrill Employees Sep 16 2008 Citadel Taps Ex-Merrill Execs To Push Expansion Sep 16 2008 Job Market Will Be Inundated, Again Sep 15 2008 Avoiding 'Behavioral Interview' Landmines Sep 14 2008 Our Take: Revamping the U.S. Mortgage Market Sep 12 2008 N.Y. Area CPAs Face the Economy Sep 12 2008 RBS Adds FX Trading Chief for Americas Sep 11 2008 Liberal Arts Degrees Can Pay Off Sep 11 2008 eFC Briefing: Lehman Shakeup Continues Sep 10 2008 Phase Out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Sep 10 2008 The Quest: Candidate Positioning Sep 10 2008 Wachovia Taps Bear Stearns Alumnus as Fixed-Income Chief Sep 09 2008 Blackstone Adds West Coast Tech Banker Sep 09 2008 Guest Blog: Distinguishing Your Brand Sep 08 2008 Lehman Names New Heads For Europe and Fixed-Income Sep 08 2008 Our Take: No End in Sight Sep 05 2008 RBS Greenwich Adds Mortgage Traders Sep 05 2008 Merrill Lynch Hires Mortgage Chiefs Sep 04 2008 JPMorgan Retreats From Muni Derivatives Sep 04 2008 The Quest: The Employment-Marketing Mix Sep 03 2008 What Lures Job-Seekers to Boston Sep 03 2008 Guest Blog: Working With Recruiters Sep 01 2008 Our Take: Age Matters Aug 29 2008 Lehman To Lay Off 1,500 Workers Aug 29 2008 Tune Up Your Grammar Aug 28 2008 Does the Election Matter For Your Job? Aug 27 2008 eFC Briefing: Bank of Canada Stiffing Its Own Research? Aug 27 2008 The Quest: A Networking Lifestyle Aug 27 2008 UBS Poised to Reshuffle Bonuses Aug 26 2008 Guest Blog: Warning Signs of a Layoff Aug 25 2008 Bank of Canada Economists Said Underpaid Aug 25 2008 Lehman Unit Sale May Hinge on Retention Aug 22 2008 Personal Financial Advisors Sought in Chicago Aug 21 2008 Back-Office Pay Said to Impede Risk Controls Aug 21 2008 eFC Briefing: Merrill Freezes While Boutiques Feast Aug 20 2008 New England Hedge Funds Pick, Choose Aug 19 2008 Some Grads Bypass Recruitment Campaigns Aug 19 2008 Ariel Investments Cuts Staff 20 Percent Aug 18 2008 Creating Your Personal Career Vision Aug 18 2008 Merrill Lynch Hiring Freeze Aug 15 2008 Our Take: Embracing a New Reality Aug 15 2008 Opportunistic Hiring Among Boutiques Aug 14 2008 Funds Still Grabbing Bear Stearns Alums Aug 14 2008 eFC Briefing: Bonus Damage Builds Aug 13 2008 Can a Banker's Behavior Ever Be Private? Aug 13 2008 Layoff Alternative: Relocate Aug 13 2008 Q&A: Robin Marshall, Partner, Growth Capital, 3i Group Aug 12 2008 Compensation Keeps CPAs in N.Y., N.J. Aug 12 2008 Duff Capital Expands Team Aug 12 2008 SocGen Exits U.S. Merger Arbitrage Aug 11 2008 Would you take a passage to India? Aug 11 2008 $300 Million Grant to Retain Fortress Star Aug 11 2008 N.Y. Attorney Pay Flattens Aug 08 2008 HSBC Grabs Citi Banker Aug 07 2008 Layoffs Seen Rising, Severance Shrinking Aug 07 2008 Electronic Trading Fuels Growth in Chicago Aug 06 2008 eFC Briefing: Morgan Stanley Ramping Up Aug 06 2008 Making the Jump From Accounting to Investing Aug 06 2008 UBS Fills Prime Brokerage Slots Aug 05 2008 Financial Employment Growth Slows in Canada Aug 05 2008 Opportunities Rise in Tax, Business Consulting Aug 04 2008 Don't Wait for an Offer Before Planning Negotiations Aug 04 2008 Our Take: An Opportune Moment Aug 01 2008 Hiring Continues, But Slows, in Boston Jul 31 2008 Morgan Stanley Spending Big on Recruitment Jul 31 2008 96 Lawyers Axed From Cadwalader Jul 31 2008 eFC Briefing: Gloomier Bonus Projections Jul 30 2008 Barclays Adds Banking Sector Heads Jul 30 2008 Risk Management Jobs in Chicago Jul 29 2008 return

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