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Hey boss: Your Gen Y staff probably hate you – here are five things you should do now to stop them quitting
I recently met a group of my ex-colleagues and I realised that there were more alumni represented than people who still work at the firm. You can imagine the conversation: we started with reminiscing about the happy and funny moments, but slowly somehow, it always turned to complaints and bitterness about missed opportunities and all [...]
The Inbetweener: In my experience managers and human resources departments are failing women in the workplace
In recent blogs I have told you about starting a new career and about changes in office environments. One thing that has struck me recently is the absence of human resources support when sticky situations arise. When I started my first career back in my early twenties – an era in which sexual harassment and [...]
Experienced Eye: Traders should manage traders – the current crop of “professional managers” just doesn’t understand the business
Many years ago, before the words “politically” and “correct” were conjoined to form a paradigm, I worked in open-outcry markets around the world. These were brutish places where alpha males with all their aggressive malevolence ruled, or at least thought they did. Traders lived and died by their ability to make money: buying low, selling [...]
Guest Comment: I worked for a bank. Now I’m a recruiter. I don’t regret my choice
Eight years ago I graduated from university in Sydney and arrived in London eager to make my career in the City. I was driven, networked like crazy, and loved a good chat. I thought I was a no-brainer for an investment banking sales desk. Funnily enough, while I pursued this career goal fervently, the recruiters [...]
Guest Comment: If your job hunt’s in a slump, take a look at yourself before you blame your recruiter
There’s sometimes criticism from candidates on this site and others about the quality of service you’ll receive from recruitment consultants. Much of this criticism is justified. Recruitment is a sales-based industry which works on behalf of clients, not job seekers. We manage candidates who are at particularly vulnerable stages of their lives when they are [...]
Guest Comment: Cost cutting, hiring freezes, more offshoring, more regulations – bank CFOs say they are feeling the pressure
At a recent discussion group, hosted by Aequalis Consulting, CFOs from a number of international investment banks and domestic institutional banks provided insight on common themes facing their organisations. The firms attending represented a wide cross section of the Australian banking sector, from smaller overseas banks with local headcounts of less than 200, to two [...]
Guest Comment: The shift in risk – Why jobs in this sector are moving away from banks and towards consultancies
Australia’s largest financial institutions and corporates are looking to develop strong and trusting external partnerships to help manage their risks in an increasingly regulated global economy. As we collectively assess the best ways to minimise risk, satisfy regulators and optimise operational performance in the post-GFC environment, external advisers are strengthening their teams and offering value-for-money, [...]
Guest Comment: Fin planners seek shelter with the big banks
The financial planning sector has certainly seen its share of the fallout from the global financial crisis over the last two years. With continuing instability in global markets and ongoing regulation in the sector, plenty of challenges still lie ahead. Although the Australian economy outperformed all other OECD nations in the wake of the GFC, [...]
Guest Comment: “Presenteeism” is a waste of time and money – why we no longer need to go to the office
In a society not so long ago, people mostly farmed or ran a storefront business where they lived. Then came migration to cities, where a new generation of workers and immigrants packed factories, working long hours for the owner in the upstairs office. This was followed by major social changes and advancements in transportation. Workers [...]
Guest Comment: Don’t be afraid of the big, bad MBA – my top tips for surviving your studying
Choosing to study while you are working is a significant decision, especially if you have a demanding job in financial services that does not fit neatly into the nine-to-five box. When I started my postgraduate studies (an executive MBA) about two years ago in Australia, I faced two key challenges. Firstly, it had been eight [...]
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