How to Make Remote Hires Feel Like a Part of the Team

Julie Bawden-Davis, Writer/Author/Publisher/Speaker, Garden Guides Press | Garden Guides Press

Onboarding work from home (WFH) employees can be challenging. Virtually replacing the face-to-face interactions that offer ample opportunities to make new employees feel at home takes creative planning and flexibility. According to the 2020 State of Remote Work Report: Unlocking Opportunity conducted by Hired, a marketplace that matches tech talent with companies, “97 percent of respondents said they are either

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Finding The Right Financial Recruiter

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Finding the right professional staff can be challenging for a financial firm. As financial recruiters, we understand the consequences of making even a single bad hire. Our years of experience in financial recruitment have provided a key takeaway — asking the right questions is only part of finding and successfully placing a long-term hire. We

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Pandemic Crisis Sends Another 6.6 Million Americans Into Unemployment

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor | Hunt Scanlon Media

Over 17 million Americans have now filed for unemployment benefits over just the last three weeks. The speed and scale of the job losses are historic and unprecedented. April 9, 2020 – Americans displaced by the coronavirus crisis again filed unemployment claims in historic numbers with the last seven days, with the Labor Department reporting

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The #METOO Era: Thoughts For The Investment Community

Robin Judson |

The recent Bloomberg article by Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski called Wall Street Rule for the #Me Too Era: Avoid Women at All Cost focused on the worries of men on Wall Street who work with young women.  The article highlights the Pence Effect, in which men avoid solo contact with younger (read more junior) women.  This phenomenon conflicts directly with

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Why Mentoring Matters, and How to Get Started

Lizz Schumer | New York Times

My first desk had an inert hand grenade in one corner and a notebook in another. As a public relations assistant to Kathy Hochul, the Erie County clerk at the time, my job was to make the office (and by extension, Ms. Hochul) look good. The grenade reminded me that it took decisive confidence to

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At Hedge Funds, Where Are the Women?

Rob Copeland | Wall Street Journal

At hedge funds, women do just about any job—but rarely run the money. Of the largest 50 U.S. hedge funds by assets under management, only two have women as their top investment executive, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from researcher Absolute Return. In that same group of 50 hedge funds, half

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How To Get Wall Street Recruiters To Respond To You

Dan Butcher | eFinancial Careers

Sometimes you hit send on an email or leave a voicemail and it’s as if your message entered a black hole, especially when dealing with Wall Street recruiters. They tend to be busy, and they are often only searching for a few specific skills sets or types of experience at any given time based on

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Robin Judson Partners Brings Home Two Awards

Robin Judson |

We are proud to be the recipients of two ACQ5 Awards for 2017: US-HR/Recruitment Firm of the Year (Hedge Funds) and US – Gamechanger of the Year, Robin Judson, Robin Judson Partners!  

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