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REVIEW MY CV: I have been searching fruitlessly for a job in Dubai for nearly four years
Another brave candidate has put their CV forward for critique by the eFinancialCareers community. Please, read this person’s job hunting story and offer tips on what they can do to improve their CV. I’ve been working in various middle office roles within large investment banks in the UK for over seven years and am keen [...]
The deep weirdness of some hedge fund interviews
If you interview at an investment bank, you may be asked weird questions. If you interview at a hedge fund, the chances of this happening are higher. Last year, research conducted by eFinancialCareers in the US concluded that hedge fund interviews are the hardest. This week, it has also become apparent that they can also [...]
The UK hedge fund training the Libyan financial services professionals of tomorrow
With current Libyan regime looking increasingly unsteady, more scrutiny is being paid to the international firms who have backing from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the Libya Investment Authority (LIA). The $70bn SWF has, after all, been an increasingly ambitious international investor, holding stakes in Fiat, Unicredit, FT-owner Pearson and even Juventus football club. Many [...]
GUEST COMMENT: It’s worth hanging in there as a spreadsheet monkey
This site has recently run some articles by junior bankers who decided the industry was too much hassle to stick with and got out to do something a little less demanding instead. While IBD clearly isn’t for everyone, I take exception to the notion that it’s diabolical toad which squats on the best years of [...]
International investment banks are hiring juniors in the Gulf again
Optimism appears to have returned to the Middle East investment banking sector and international institutions are hiring again in anticipation of an upswing in activity. After Thomson Reuters figures showed a flurry of M&A activity in the first quarter, a report by hedge fund Al Masah Capital has added to the sense that a rebound [...]
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 [...]
GUEST COMMENT: The myth of the investment banking career path
So, you want to start your own hedge fund, make $1bn a year in cash, and retire at 30 with enough capital to buy several countries? I am going to outline what you need to do for this. Copy and paste the article below, fill in a few gaps, and you’ll be well on your [...]
Who hired in the Middle East in January?
Business plans for 2010 are in place, and sentiment around the Middle Eastern financial sector has taken a more positive slant. However, recruitment in the first month of this year remained relatively muted. Arab Banking Corporation has unveiled Dr Khaled Kawan as its new deputy chief executive. He will have responsibility for the group’s wholesale [...]
Obama’s banker bashing: will the Middle East benefit?
As the world digests Obama’s Glass-Steagall for the 21st Century, are there any possible implications for financial services employment in the Middle East? Obama sent shockwaves through Wall Street yesterday after revealing his intentions to…“work with Congress to ensure that no bank or financial institution that contains a bank will own, invest in or sponsor [...]
Who hired in the Middle East in November?
In spite of the turmoil surrounding Dubai towards the tail end of the month, November was still active in terms of new hires – investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms and fund managers all added to their ranks. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has appointed Tom Arnold as head of Americas real estate. He [...]
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