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Ask the expert: Put your CFA questions to Neil Govier, 7city’s Singapore MD
We are speaking to financial training firm 7city’s managing director for Singapore, Neil Govier, later this month. But before we go, we’d like you to tell us your most pressing questions about the CFA, so we can ask them on your behalf. Whether this relates to the sort of career opportunities the qualification opens you [...]
The Runaway MBA: I can’t stress it enough – dig for dirt about your potential employer before you accept an offer
Dr Seuss said: “You have brains in your head, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” This applies to your career. Yes you want a job, and you want a job that you want to do, with people that you want to work with – so don’t forget that to achieve this you [...]
The Runaway MBA: I’m finally mastering the allusive art of the job-interview follow-through
The “follow-through” concept has to be the most undervalued tool in landing a job. It comes up typically under two circumstances. Firstly, when you stay in contact with a source because an appropriate role is about to become available. Secondly, when you complete an interview and the interviewer identifies the next steps with a “please [...]
Candidate cheat sheet: Seven essential interview questions to ask employers who have recently made redundancies
We live in interesting times. It’s not uncommon to hear of financial firms who have begun to selectively hire again, mere months after retrenching staff. Given that redundancies have hit almost every organisation, job seekers need to take extra care in sussing out the longevity of each potential role before coming on board. Clem Cull, [...]
Activities for the purpose of turning on recruiters in tough markets
You want a new job. As we noted on this morning, the first and hardest step nowadays appears to be putting yourself out there. The dynamic has changed. It’s not like it used to be: you won’t get a guarantee; you may be leaving a lot of stock. Assuming you do apply for a job and [...]
Why your bonus is shrinking and other sorry stories: In conversation with a remuneration consultant
Are you disgruntled about the sad state of your 2011 bonus? Peter Lee, managing consultant, Remuneration Data Specialists – a man with 30 years of rewards-consulting experience – gives his take on the compensation woes bugging bankers. On shrinking bonuses Bankers were used to receiving generous variable compensation and sign-on bonuses because the market was [...]
The Runaway MBA: I didn’t quite know how to take it when he said: “That was one of the best interview performances I have seen in a long time”
I recently had an interview. After 20 standard drill questions and a lot of head nodding on his part, the CEO responded: “That was one of the best interview performances I have seen in a long time.” “Excuse me,” I thought to myself quietly. “What performance?” I was simply answering the questions that he asked. [...]
The Runaway MBA: Don’t let your ego go out of control if you’re managing multiple interviews
Managing multiple interview processes is like speed dating several men at the same time. I have never been particularly good at it, and yet now I find myself in the middle of this recruitment juggling act. For me it really is an act: I lack a poker face. Historically I have always laid my cards [...]
These questions will help determine whether you’d ever be good enough to work at Google
“We live in an age of desperation. Never in living memory has the competition for job openings been more intense. Never have job interviews been tougher.” So says William Poundstone, author of the book, ‘Are you Smart Enough to Work at Google.’ If you work in, or have worked in, investment banking, you may consider [...]
Guest Comment: My guide to dealing with those annoyingly negative interview questions designed to take you down a notch or two
Some of the toughest questions that you face in interviews focus on negative traits or behaviours. But it’s important that you formulate your answers to them in a constructive way, so you end up making a good impression. Here are my suggested responses to four common questions. 1) What are your weaknesses? The interviewer’s objective [...]
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