The Top Talents/Skills that Make Finance Recruiters Take Notice
We all want to make ourselves as appealing as possible to hiring managers. Yet it’s not always easy to divine the formula for optimal attraction. We can, however, make some educated guesses. And one simple yet clever way to determine what interests finance recruiters is to track what they’re searching for in resume and CV databases. That’s the idea […]
Could Punishing Wall Street Work Schedules Soon Become a Thing of the Past?
While bankers may have once worn their impossibly long hours as a badge of honor, larger cultural forces are threatening to upend that tradition. Nowhere is that more clear than in the recent case of Justin Kwan, an investment banker recently fired by Barclay’s. Kwan sent an e-mail to a group of summer interns at Barclay’s, warning them of the brutal schedule and frat-style […]
How to Land Your Dream Job
Are you consumed by the idea of landing a dream job at one of the finest financial firms in the world? In that case, here’s some good news — there’s no secret handshake required. Securing this kind of position is relatively simple. Unfortunately, simple doesn’t mean easy. Goldman Sachs receives more than 10,000 applications each year. Standing out in […]
What’s Life Really Like on Wall Street?
Masters of the universe. One percenters. Titans of industry. There’s no shortage of hyperbolic descriptions for Wall Street’s elite. Yet is that what life’s truly like for most bankers and traders? Is it all 80-hour weeks and bottle service on the weekend? Or have times changed? Let’s take a look at what it’s really like […]
Avoid These Career Crippling Job Interview Mistakes
Here’s the scenario: You’re preparing to interview for the job of your dreams. An hour or two later, you’re feeling confident. You’ve weathered the pressure and have nearly survived the crucible. Then it happens — you’re asked a question for which you’re entirely unprepared. You pause, then fumble for words. Your thoughts aren’t cohering. Your […]
What Can You Really Earn on Wall Street? The Truth May Surprise You.
When it comes to word association, “Wall Street” and “money” go together like peanut butter and jelly. Whether through news stories about millionaire bankers or popular representations in TV or film, Wall Streeters and big salaries are always linked. Yet how much does your typical analyst, banker or executive really earn? Do their salaries and […]
A Yahoo! Story – Will The Company Turn Itself Around?
In its prime, Yahoo! was one of the most visible and recognizable names associated with the internet. Without Google and other indexed search engines, Yahoo! was an unstoppable force that once paid 5.7 billion dollars or 100 times its annual revenue for broadcoast.com, a company that never made profits. At its peak in January 2000, […]
Now is the Perfect Time to Start Your Wall Street Career – and Here’s Why…
The field is hypercompetitive. The hours are brutal. Stability and security are a pipe dream. Doesn’t exactly sound like the perfect job, does it? Yet while the downsides of a career on Wall Street are obvious to even the most starry-eyed dreamer, the potential payoff is like none other. Sure, the first few years may […]
Harvard Startup Prattle Analytics in Boston, MA is Hiring
A Boston/St. Louis-based startup is hiring financial engineers. Prattle Analytics, founded by a Harvard PhD., is a unique financial data and information company that utilizes its proprietary methods and algorithms to forecast global capital market movements based on central banking communications. Candidates with investment banking and/or hedge fund backgrounds and aspirations are welcome to explore […]
BlueBook.io: Halliburton & Baker Hughes – The Story Behind the Merger
Introducing our new partner, BlueBook (https://bluebook.io), a professional education network focused on applied financial education for career creation. Based in London, UK, the platform delivers in-house programs, online learning and corporate training on the most relevant financial skills. BlueBook was shortlisted for the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Award 2014 at Wharton Business School, University of […]
