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Inducing recruiters to pay attention to you is a lot like borrowing money. If you don't ask until you desperately need it, then you're sure to be rejected. So if your current job isn't on the chopping block yet but might get axed next year, now is the time to reach out to people who can open a door to new opportunities. A recent Forbes article offers several tips for attaining... Read more

Barclays Capital promised to pay the full accrued bonus amounts and maintain current terms of employment – including severance in case of dismissal – for some 10,000 U.S. employees of Lehman Brothers, if Barclays' proposed purchase of Lehman's U.S. investment bank takes place. Citing documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Financial News reports that Barclays agreed to pay 100 percent of the accrued bonus pool for transferred... Read more

Another platoon of the newly jobless is set to flood Wall Street in the wake of Lehman's Chaper 11 filing and Merrill's acquisition by Bank of America. Monday's bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers Holdings and the surprise deal for Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch will each trigger mass layoffs, Wall Street headhunters say. Although it's too soon to estimate how many jobs will be lost in the restructuring of... Read more

Some 10,000 Lehman Brothers employees in investment banking and capital markets businesses got a reprieve when Barclays agreed to buy the insolvent parent company's core assets within North America. UK-based Barclays said Wednesday it agreed to acquire Lehman's North American investment banking and fixed income and equities sales, trading and research operations, along with Lehman's New York headquarters building and two New Jersey data centers. According to Lehman, the definitive agreement... Read more

If you're a financial services professional hoping to land a job in a bulge-bracket institution, your prospects just nosedived. And if you've been aiming for a slot in a hedge fund or in one of the many boutique banks that are still hiring, get ready for a flood of new competition. Monday's bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers Holdings and the surprise deal for Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch will... Read more

Even in today’s shrinking economy, some career coaches say liberal arts degrees can still pave the way to a successful career in financial services. Former Merrill Lynch campus recruiting head Connie Thanasoulis told the New York Daily News that the skills obtained in English literature and other arts degrees can be an ideal training ground for finance and management. She points to a job like a research analyst, heavy on writing,... Read more

Lehman Brothers ousted its international banking and global fixed-income division chiefs, and announced a $3.9 billion quarterly loss and another mass layoff. Merrill Lynch, RBS Greenwich Capital and Wachovia joined the lengthening list of institutions hiring recent Bear Stearns alumni for senior roles. JPMorgan ceased dealing in municipal interest-rate swaps. Lehman Brothers replaced the heads of its international and fixed-income businesses, as the firm struggles to raise capital and announced... Read more

Lehman Brothers replaced the heads of its international and fixed-income businesses, as the firm struggles to raise capital and is expected to announce next week a quarterly loss and its fourth mass layoff of 2008. The latest appointments "are likely to trigger further management changes," according to the Financial Times. Lehman named Riccardo Banchetti and Christian Meissner as co-chief executives of Europe and the Middle East. They replace Jeremy M. Isaacs, who... Read more

Boston draws job seekers from outside the region, even in times of economic uncertainty. Many of the people who want to move to the region already have ties to it and seek to return to where they went to college or grew up. On top of that, the perception is New England financial firms are weathering the current turmoil better than their counterparts on Wall Street. Further adding to the area's appeal... Read more

Is your resume grammatically correct? For many job seekers, writing a flawless resume is difficult enough, yet nothing is more important. If it contains grammatical errors, reviewers may surmise you're uneducated, lack good communication skills or attention to detail. Creating a grammatically correct resume requires knowledge of basic grammar, proofreading skills and familiarity with the nuances of resume composition. Not everything you learned in English 101 applies to resumes. "The... Read more