Thursday, March 27, 2014

Which Singapore Banks Are Expanding And Hiring Right Now?

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This week we examine which banks are hiring in Asia and what that really means for candidates. We also advise you how to answer a particularly important interview question and how to turn down a counter offer. Meantime, an ex-Goldman banker turned academic clarifies the strange state of banks' hierarchies.
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Which Singapore Banks are expanding, and hiring right now?
Banks are hiring in Hong Kong and Singapore right now; some are even shouting about it. A flurry of expansion announcements from banks over the past few weeks, presumably designed to coincide with the post-bonus season when candidates are keenest to change companies, is whetting the appetite of job seekers in the region.
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Eight awesome answers to the most critical interview question in Asian banking
If you're looking to relocate to (or within) Asia for a new banking role, be well prepared for the seemingly innocuous but crucial job-interview question that could make or break your candidacy: "Why do you want to move to [name of city]?".
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Nine careful ways to refuse a counter offer in Asia without burning bridges with your boss
If you're a banker in Asia and you've just landed a new job, there's a good chance that your current boss will greet this news by making you a counter offer.
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Banks' weird hierarchies: what analysts, associates, VPs, MDs do really
What do investment banking job titles really signify?
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Performance Analytics Consultant Manager, AVP
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Director, Technology Risk & Governance Practice
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Why expats think Singapore is too expensive

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In this week's newsletter we look at why boutique private banks are bulking up in Asia and why even flashy expats think Singapore is too expensive. We also point out the peculiarities of job hunting in China and reveal the most common interview questions at investment banks.
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High cost of living makes 90% of foreign finance professionals wary about shifting to Singapore
Singapore's growing reputation as an expensive location is fuelling even more offshoring and creating a new breed of candidates: foreigners who want to relocate to the city state but suddenly decide against it after considering the high cost of living a flashy lifestyle.
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The private banks that are hiring in Asia right now
If you're looking for a job in Asian private banking but you're sick of working for a major multinational, both boutique European firms and expanding Asian banks are staffing up on relationship managers in Singapore, the region's private wealth hub, this year.
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The candidates in Asia who spam 50 identical emails to 50 recruiters at the same firm
Mainland China is still a candidate-led job market in which finance professionals are frequently enticed to change companies. But job searching in the PRC is by no means straightforward, especially if you're more used to how things work in mature markets.
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The six most common investment banking interview questions and how to answer them
For recent graduates, investment banking interviews are built on two main structures: personal behavioral questions and technical queries.
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