You’re going for a job at a big multistrategy hedge fund when another big multistrategy hedge fund comes along and wants to hire you. You’ve already signed the contract, but the new offer is sufficiently differentiated to make you think […]
Tag: Headhunters
Why women in banking mismanage headhunter calls
Women, take the call! From many years’ experience as an executive search consultant, I know I can call a male executive about an opportunity and, almost without exception, he will take the time to listen. Even if he ultimately is […]
Headhunters saying Happy Christmas with a 50% bonus hike
2021 has not been a normal year. One final piece of evidence for its abnormality is that the standard seasonality of the banking recruitment market seems to have been upended. Headhunters are saying that they’re seeing as much as three times the usual level of […]
London’s top finance headhunters for jobs paying £200k
If you want a £200k ($264k) job in London’s banking industry, there are a handful of top financial services headhunters (‘executive search’ professionals in US vernacular) you need to know. Executive Grapevine just pointed you in their direction. In its new […]
You must be working for the right bank before you’re 30
There was a time when it was possible to ‘retire’ from investment banking in your 30s. That time has passed. As the the trajectory of banking careers changes, 30 has instead become the age at which you must be positioned at […]
The essential skill for any investment banking analyst in Hong Kong
If you want to get hired by an investment bank in Hong Kong, you need one key skill on your resume – Mandarin. In a change of strategy from only a few years ago, investment banks want top graduates who […]