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Sector: Graduates & Internships
International banks’ EMEA graduate hiring plans for 2011
No one is about to deny that it’s a tough year for graduates with aspirations to break into investment banking. We’ve mentioned previously that a disproportionate number of full-time vacancies (particularly in the front office) have been allocated to this year’s interns and that fears that the current problems could extend into 2012 are making [...]
How to get an internship at Goldman Sachs – have a powerful relative who’s a client and prepared to throw his weight around?
If you’re sitting there wondering how it was that you didn’t get an internship at Goldman Sachs and what you can to improve your chances next time, Haitem Zarti may have provided the answer. The Financial Times reports this morning that Haitem, who fortuitously happened to be the brother of Mustafa Zarti, deputy head of [...]
Calling all Gulf-based candidates: Share your job-seeking experiences by writing columns for eFinancialCareers
eFinancialCareers Gulf is hoping that you, the candidate, can tell us (and your fellow readers) what it’s really like in the Middle Eastern employment market. Never mind what recruiters and HR people think, we want financial-sector employees and job seekers to write (anonymous) columns about their careers. Give us the gossip on the good, the [...]
Five hiring hotspots in the first quarter
Now that we’re into February and most banks have paid bonuses for 2010, there’s a better picture of where financial services firms in the Middle East are looking to expand this year. As a general point, it’s already looking a little better than last year, but based on conversations with regional recruiters, here’s our opinion [...]
Why you should be worried about the Egyptian crisis
On the face of it, the leadership crisis in Egypt shouldn’t set hearts racing among Middle East financial services professionals about their job security. But with fears of regional contagion rising, there are reasons to believe the job market could be hit. There’s been no immediate impact hiring, with recruiters we spoke to suggesting that [...]
Our predictions for Middle East financial services recruitment in 2011
After a lacklustre 2010, many are looking forward to the coming year with anticipation of a pick-up in recruitment activity. Here’s our considered opinion on sectors that will fare well, and those that may have a tough 2011. 2011 could be a good year for… Equity derivatives The relatively nascent equity derivatives market has been [...]
Middle East financial services: What was hot, and what was not, in 2010?
Unfortunately for the majority of people in the GCC’s financial sector, the much anticipated recovery never really emerged in 2010. Things have improved, generally speaking, but some areas have fared better than others. Here’s our assessment of the ups and downs of this year. 2010 was a good year for…. Those with aspirations to work [...]
Six adjustments Western bankers need to make when working in the Gulf
Understanding cultural differences – such as the potential pitfalls of public displays of affection – is something every expat should furnish themselves with before moving to the Middle East. But the disparities of doing business are not always so obvious. Based on conversations with industry practitioners and financial sector recruiters, we’ve compiled six adjustments every [...]
Who hired in the Middle East in May?
Recruitment levels in the Middle East financial sector last month hardly set the world alight. But, some firms have unveiled a string of hires, while others have suggested that expansion is back on the cards. Al Masah Capital, the recently established alternative asset management firm, has taken on Akbaer Naqvi as an executive director, who [...]
Is Dubai’s tough stance a turn-off to expats?
The case of Charlotte Adams, the British woman jailed for kissing in public in Dubai, highlights how the emirate’s strict decency laws could land expatriates in trouble. Considering the region’s reliance on a foreign workforce, could this deter financial services workers from making the move in the future? For those who haven’t followed the case, [...]
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