Bain’s 10 key tips for acing a consulting interview
Consulting interviews are a different breed. Following a more traditional “experience” interview, candidates are tasked with proving their ability to do the job in question: solving complex business...
View ArticleFive things every trader needs to know about the new Volcker Rule
Are you a trader in an investment bank? Do you aspire to becoming a trader in an investment bank? As we suggested last week, being a trader in a bank isn’t as exciting or highly paid as it used to be,...
View ArticleSend in your CV to be rated by investment banking graduate recruitment experts
Following last year’s hit article in which we rated a series of graduate CVs according to the likelihood that their owners would get jobs in investment banking, we’re repeating the process for...
View ArticleHong Kong banks rush to fill 2013 jobs before the end of the year
Cautious hiring in Hong Kong throughout 2013 has left some HR teams with unexpected leeway to add more staff, and optimism for 2014 is even seeing the first signs of expat packages being brought back....
View ArticleDaily Dispatches – Singaporeans rank foreign hires their most pressing concern
A new survey reveals that the issue of most concern to Singaporean nations is the country’s foreign worker policies and the dominance of foreigners in industries such as banking and IT. Singapore’s...
View ArticleTrader leaves Credit Suisse for Brevan Howard, comes back eight months later
Could you leave investment banking for the blood and thunder of a competitive hedge fund? And could you resist the lure of the bulge bracket if the new venture doesn’t go to plan? For Neilan Govender,...
View ArticleEight reasons not to stress if you flunked your CFA exams this weekend
Last weekend was the culmination of over 300 hours of study for many students undertaking the CFA level I exam this weekend. Passing could do wonders for your career, but the success rate for level one...
View Article“Family office? I’ll tell you what it’s really like to work in a family office…”
You want to work in a family office? Good choice. Working in a family office is one of the most exciting jobs in finance. Far more exciting than working in a large investment bank where you pretty much...
View ArticleWhere 70% of senior bankers are getting guaranteed bonuses
Asian investment banking revenues have been on the slide this year, as have front-office openings for juniors – but get this: supposedly cost-conscious banks in Hong Kong are ramping up their use of...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Pay has plummeted for people working at Canary Wharf; U.S....
Should you work in Canary Wharf? Or the City of London? In the high-rise landscape of international finance? Or among the Portland-stone buildings of London- past? Architectural preferences aside, it...
View ArticleSenior equities staff seriously hopeful that someone will actually want to...
Something strange has happened in the world of equities sales and trading this year: revenues have risen by 28% in banks’ equities businesses according to analysts at Deutsche Bank, but hiring hasn’t...
View ArticleFive interesting new London finance firms that could soon be expanding
Less obvious new job opportunities can often emerge in firms that are just starting up. In the City of London, 190 firms have been given the thumbs up by the Financial Conduct Authority during the...
View ArticleSecrets of the secretaries from investment banks
Who would be the assistant to a bunch of highly-strung, highly-stressed, highly-intelligent, sometimes-arrogant investment bankers? Particularly at this moment in time when staff cutbacks mean...
View ArticleJPMorgan’s hiring spree hampered by staff turnover
Still reeling from a scandal-plagued 2013, J.P. Morgan is very open about its plans to hire in compliance and risk, promising this week to double the amount it spends on controls in the coming year....
View ArticleNew EU bonus rules have been relaxed for thousands of bankers in London and...
In January 2014 the European Union’s bonus cap will come into effect. From next year, bonuses at banks within the EU and at European banks globally will be capped at 100% of salary – unless two thirds...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: CV words to attract recruiters globally, a guide to how much...
This may be one of the slowest points in the year for recruitment activity, but there’s still plenty going on. Catch up on all the top stories on eFinancialCareers over the past week. Seven CV words...
View ArticleYear of the Horse is a good time to move into a China hedge fund
If you have been thinking about making a switch to a hedge fund in Asia, the omens augur well to make the move in 2014 – the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac – with this alternative investment...
View ArticleDaily Dispatches –‘Tis the season to be jolly but don’t enjoy yourself too much
Big banks in London’s financial services industry are taking a muted approach to celebrating the festive season this year, with low-key parties on a budget – and some even being held in January when...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Senior bankers will be disappointed if bonuses don’t rise...
If you work in financial services, you may have positive sensations about your bonus this year. We already know this from our own bonus expectations survey, conducted in September, which found that 42%...
View ArticleInvestment banks still recruiting graduates in EMEA for 2014
If you’re looking for an investment banking graduate role starting in 2014, it’s getting rather late in the day. Most banks close their schemes in late late-October or mid-November, or recruit on a...
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