Sector: HR & Recruitment

GUEST COMMENT: I hate it when recruiters cold call pretending to have great jobs and then milk you for information

I hate cold calls from recruiters. My most recent experience went like this (names changed). Me: “X Bank, Joe speaking. How can I help you?” Recruiter: “Is Peter there please?” Me: “Sorry, there’s no such person. Perhaps I can help?” R: “Actually I’m a recruiter and you’re also on my list of contacts Joe. What’s [...]

GUEST COMMENT: Giving references is such a nightmare, it’s best avoided

If you’re fortunate enough to have got a job offer in the current environment and have even signed a contract, congratulations. You’re not home safely yet though. You have one final hurdle to jump, and it may be the hardest yet. Your reference. Most men reading this will know as an article of fact that [...]

GUEST COMMENT: Please don’t take out your frustration on me

They say that the first step in recovering from any addiction is admitting you have a problem. The same goes for the thousands of bankers addicted to the power and prestige of Investment Banking who are now out of the market and face a far less lucrative and influential future than the one they’d envisaged [...]