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  • Do Ph.D.s Make Better Traders?

    What is the real value of a Ph.D. on a trading desk, a reader wonders. Perhaps inspired by the animated discussion of the role of quants in trading that appeared in our earlier debate thread devote ...

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  • What's on Your Mind? Employment Tests, Value of CFA

    This week's comments include an anecdote about failing an employer's psychological test, and a fresh thrust in the CFA wars. More Candidates Face Psychological Testing J. Anonymous, who w ...

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  • Promotions: To Ask or Not to Ask...

    How upfront should women be about their ambitions? eFC readers had no shortage of opinions. Women on Wall Street Say Female-Focused Programs Work Two readers commented on an anecdote with ...

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  • Job Destruction: Is the Worst Still to Come?

    Wall Street is in job-cutting mode, for the first time in years. How many more shoes have yet to drop? Amid the ongoing parade of layoff announcements, recruiter Jay Gaines voices this view: "We' ...

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  • Glass Ceiling Sparks Reader Response

    EFC users this week joined the debate over barriers to women's advancement, and continued to reject the idea that experience in varied departments is a career booster. Why Aren't Women Breaking ...

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  • Why Aren't Women Breaking Through?

    Are women in finance any less ambitious than men, any less self-promoting or less willing to ask for big pay raises? A recent article in Financial News alleged that those qualities -- rather than d ...

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  • Readers Comment About Cantor's Hires, Interview Gaffe

    This week's comments from eFC users include a reaction to Cantor Fitzgerald's reported expansion plans, and an instructive interviewing blunder. Cantor Grows High-Yield and Mortgage Bond Teams< ...

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  • Does Customizing a Resume Pay Off?

    Can candidates achieve better results by building their resume around an employer's particular "competitive market landscape"? In a Guest Comment on eFC today, recruiter Alan Geller of financial se ...

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  • Does Variety Spice Up Careers? Readers Say No

    Comments posted by eFC users this week focused on a guest article touting the benefits of working in varied departments, and a Debate on whether Ph.D.s make better traders. Guest Comment: Varied ...

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  • How to Stay - Or Look - Busy

    What do you do when there's nothing to do, but you need to retain your bonus - and keep your job? Last week, Reuters reported that M&A bankers have actually begun leaving work at (gasp) 5.30 p.m., ...

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  • Readers Debate MBA-CFA Link, Layoff Threat

    Degrees and professional credentials, and job insecurity amid the recent credit-market troubles, provided fodder for eFC readers' comments this week. MBA, CFA Get Hitched Our story about ...

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  • Sparks Fly Over Job Classifications, Skill Sets

    Wall Street's evolving job categories and employers' quest for the perfect job candidate attracted pointed comments from readers in this week's eFC debates. Debate: Wall Street and Its Sectors< ...

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  • Wall Street and Its Sectors

    As Wall Street evolves, does its self-perception keep up? For example, is Quant a part of trading? Is Accounting just another part of Operations? Are these lines sharp or blurred? Or, take the sect ...

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  • Six Things Not to Do During an Interview

    An interview is a chance to show you're a standout. A bad interview will make you memorable for all the wrong reasons. We asked employers and recruiters to recall some of their worst interview memo ...

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  • Is Tailoring Your Resume Like Cooking the Books?

    Many career counselors and headhunters advise candidates to modify their presentations to fit the specific needs of employers whose openings they seek. But some in the industry feel that re-positio ...

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  • Resume Tailoring, Layoffs Spark Debate

    Recent debate comments from eFC readers dealt with candidates tailoring their presentations to a specific employer's needs, and the feared downturn in Wall Street's job market. Is Tailoring Your ...

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  • Debate: MDs Most at Risk of Cutbacks?

    Are MDs most likely to get the chop if layoffs take hold? Brad Hintz, analyst at Sanford Bernstein, thinks so. In a separate Guest Comment on eFC today, Hintz, who’s also a former CFO of Lehman and ...

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  • Readers Debate Degrees, Layoff Danger

    In our debates, users voiced opinions about the value of top-tier degrees and the threat of imminent layoffs on Wall Street. Are layoffs coming to Wall Street? Dave, who works in fixed i ...

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  • Are layoffs coming to Wall Street?

    Feeling secure? Many people aren't. Well more than half of the eFC users we polled last week see layoffs on the horizon. More than 37 percent expect pink slips to begin going out during the fourth ...

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  • Tailoring Your Resume Isn't 'Cheating'

    Do you ever feel pigeonholed when you're looking for a job? Make sure you're not pigeonholing yourself. Some job-seekers paint their skills and experiences in identical language whenever they send ...

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