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"It's really exciting to be able to provide timely, accurate and consistent information to clients who use it to make very important decisions." Niel, tell us what you do exactly. I run market data operations for Reuters. We collect and manage all the financial information that comes in from the exchanges, contributors and third parties, and we normalize it and produce output that goes into our products. So, for example, we take... Read more

"The key to success is understanding the type of work you like doing, then being open to opportunities that come your way." Could you tell us about your career path? I graduated in 1988 from Fairfield University, where I was a finance and economics major. I worked at what was then Chase Manhattan for two years as a financial analyst before going to Columbia Business School, where I got my MBA... Read more

Goldman Sachs Associate General Counsel Heather Sahrbeck: "I like becoming an expert in something and then using that in the context of a company's commercial decisions." Heather Sahrbeck is vice president and associate general counsel for investment bank Goldman Sachs. She oversees a group of 12 attorneys within the investment banking legal department, working on transactions such as securities offerings and mergers. In addition to her legal work, she shoulders some... Read more

Of course, you want to know what it's like to work for a firm before you relocate your coffee mug and family pictures to your new desk. Save for having a friend on the inside, how do you get the dirt on a company's culture? Marcia Bench, chief executive of Career Coach Institute, a Lake Havasu, Ariz., organization that trains and certifies career coaches, calls the employer background check "one of... Read more

A lot of people are wondering whether they should seek a CFA in place of the more traditional MBA. In large part, the answer depends on your focus. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation has been enjoying a heightened profile and increased popularity in light of surging private equity activity. So far In 2007 - the program's 44th year - 140,000 people from 156 countries have registered to sit for the... Read more

You know the type: They're your firm's rising stars. They're the people named as team leaders. They're picked for plumb projects and seen chatting in the vice president's office. As for you, you're good at your job, but you're not standing out. Does that mean you can't rise along with a star? Not necessarily. The Rules of the Game In an ideal world, professionals can attach themselves to flourishing peers, learn from... Read more