 | TOP STORIES | | | | Candidate Blog: The interview was all going well until he asked me: "How much of a pay cut are you willing to take?" | | One of the amazing job-hunting experiences I had recently was with an investment firm. I went through the interview rounds, answering standard questions about specific sectors and proposing investment strategies on selected companies. Everything went well until my meeting with one of the fund's partners. | | Read more... | | | Candidate Blog: I'm a new expat in Singapore and I haven't got a single interview after a whole month of trying. Is it me or is it the market? | | I arrived in Singapore from the UK four weeks ago, excited and eager to start my job search. With a CV filled with excellent experience working as a financial services marketing manager for top banking and insurance firms in London, I stupidly (or rather naively), thought I would have no trouble finding work here. | | Read more... | | | Ask the recruiter: Private banking consultant ready to answer your questions | | Later this month we are heading to Ranstad to interview Daniel Jones, managing consultant, private banking. But before we go, we want YOU to come up with some questions about the employment market in private banking. | | Read more... | | | Guest Comment: Burn textbooks and swallow ashes? Here's what it's really like to go through Singapore's new compulsory certification for recruiters | | On the first day of class, I clutched at my fat textbook, of more than a 100 pages, with pride mixed with a little fear. My classroom was on the second floor of an old shophouse. The trainer, let's call him Mr A, resembled a 40-something-year-old bank executive. He seemed rather pleased with himself, boasting that his students' pass rates outshone those of his competitors. | | Read more... | | | Guest Comment: I haven't even graduated, but my Gordon Gekko dreams may be over already | | My IB professor once said: “If the company does not have money, help to raise it. If it has the money, help to spend it.” Despite the possibility of a 100-hour work week, I viewed this as the Holy Grail of the finance industry and set my sights on the prize. | | Read more... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sponsored by: | | | | | | | |
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