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GUEST COMMENT: Six hot areas for the fourth quarter
Hiring will happen in the fourth quarter. From our vantage point, we see several areas experiencing robust activity. They include: 1) Change management Demand remains high within the change management sector with competition for talent increasing throughout the year. Multi-year transformation and integration programmes have remained the driving force behind demand. Compulsory regulatory changes, particularly [...]
GUEST COMMENT: Six people you will always meet at an off-site
Following our previous article on off-sites , and given that they seem to be on the return and that you are practically certain to be attending one sometime soon, here are six people to look out for: 1. The One Who Doesn’t Want To Be There Usually a relatively senior manager and the one most [...]
Good news for contractors?
Banks are reportedly putting permanent hiring in the deep freeze following the sub-prime crisis. Will contractors be able to cash in? Past experience suggests yes. When banks freeze permanent hiring, it’s usually an occasion for contractors to break open the champagne: work still needs to be done and day rates go through the roof. But [...]
Candidates cautious as hedge fund performance wobbles
With hedge fund managers shifting up a gear to avoid forfeiting bonuses, those braving the job market are being choosier about prospective employers. The Times last weekend reported that managers at large funds such as Peloton Partners, Moore Capital and Vega Capital Group, risk losing bonuses unless they raise their fourth quarter returns. Smaller hedge [...]
Hedge funds offer signing bonuses
Hedge funds have begun paying sign on bonuses in an effort to recruit staff, says one recruiter. “In the last three to six months we’ve seen a few hedge funds start to offer guaranteed bonuses, with 50% paid upfront and the other 50% paid as a retention bonus once people stay with a fund for [...]
To hedge funds – and back
Despite posting the biggest ever gain in assets under management in the second quarter of 2006, it seems the hedge fund industry may be losing its allure when it comes to attracting staff. Alex Henderson, business manager at recruitment firm Emerson Chase City, says most junior bankers now prefer to spend time in the corporate [...]
U.S. hedge funds poach London talent
US hedge funds are increasingly seeking to poach talent from the London market, says one recruiter. “We’re seeing massive demand for hedge fund talent from the U.S.,” says Alex Henderson, business manager at recruitment firm Emerson Chase City, which is opening a New York office in July. US hedge funds’ interest in poaching London talent [...]
The Upshot: Lloyds in derivatives play
Lloyds TSB is hiring junior derivatives traders and structurers. But is it too little, too late? The UK bank, best known for its retail banking rather than capital markets activities, is on the look out for derivatives structurers and traders with up to three years’ experience and a degree in a quantitative discipline. Recruiters say [...]
Recruiters’ M.B.A. picks: a trio of familiar names
These rankings measure how appealing the schools are to recruiters — the buyers of M.B.A talent. The three top-rated schools this year all offer relatively small M.B.A. programs and produce graduates that companies find attractive both for their technical aptitude and their agreeable attitudes. Recruiters like students from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business for their [...]
Europe’s banks draw in accountants
Investment banks across Europe are eager to hire accountants, and are paying more to do so. City of London: Shortage of talent promotes flexibility A survey of 450 candidates and 200 banks by Morgan McKinley, the middle and back office recruitment firm, found salaries for some accountants working in UK banks rose 20% during the [...]
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