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!
... Read ArticleWe see more and more of our clients conducting introductory interviews by phone instead of in person. We also use telephone interviews to screen potential candidates. The telephone interview differs in numerous ways from the in-person interview. What is the best way to nail the interview and make it to the next round? As an
... Read ArticleCongratulations, you have landed the job of your dreams or maybe just a better role than what you have. You cannot wait to resign but hold on. It’s important to think through the process. What do you need to do to get ready to join the new employer? Are references all done? Did you have
... Read ArticleThe end of the summer, long weekends and vacations will arrive soon. Are you excited about getting back to more intense work? If not, it may be time to consider a change. Collecting a year- end bonus and starting fresh in a new role may be a good solution. It’s important that your search gets
... Read ArticleIt was such a disappointment! We sent the resume of this great analyst, call him Joe Smith, to one of our clients, ABC Hedge Fund. Joe completed a two year analyst program, top of his class, at a well-regarded investment bank. He then spent two years at a private equity fund where he worked on
... Read ArticleJack G. complained constantly that he was not appreciated in his role as a Director in XYZ Investment Bank’s Financial Sponsor group. He had significant revenue attached to his name and was close to bringing in another new assignment. The bank made no promotions to MD in his department during the last cycle and Jack
... Read ArticleJob hunters often send us resumes that have extensive summaries at the top. Professional resume writers love to advise job hunters of the necessity of including those summaries. When we see these in-depth statements on resumes, we assume that the resume was written by an outplacement company or a resume service, not the job hunter.
... Read ArticleIf you work in trading now, you should be concerned. First came the algorithms wiping out thousands of jobs, and now large investment banks are unveiling programmes to rapidly downsize their fixed income, currencies and commodities trading businesses. This isn’t exactly a great advert for fresh graduates looking for their first job on Wall Street,
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