Sur Instagram, ils sont partout. Sur le bord d’une fenêtre, les cristaux en train de « recharger leur énergie » ne traînent jamais loin d’un paquet de sauge séchée ou d’une chandelle artisanale. Ils se présentent aussi sous forme de jouets […]
Author: Tiffany
Singapore and Hong Kong recruiters warn bankers against these terrible CV cliches
As banks in Hong Kong and Singapore slow down their hiring amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s becoming more important that your resume stands out if you are still applying for jobs right now. Too many candidates in the two cities, though, […]
How New York banking families on lockdown plan to survive the summer
If you’re a banker in New York City, chances are that you’re working from home and that you will continue doing so until Labor Day, at least. If you have children, this is an issue. – Particularly if you’re part […]
Investment banks’ interview questions during the pandemic
Interviewing by phone or via a video call has naturally become the norm during this pandemic. As someone who interviews juniors quite frequently, I’d originally imagined that traditional banking interviews would simply move online. In fact, this isn’t the case: they’ve changed in very interesting […]
How to survive as a junior banker in the time of the virus
If you’re a junior investment banker now you’ve probably been through a pandemic adjustment process along with the rest of us. – As an industry we’ve swung from macho face-time and staying late in the office to being (institutionally) afraid to […]
Trepidation grows as Nomura’s bonuses loom into view
Most investment banks have already paid their bonuses for 2020. However, there are exceptions. One is Macquarie, the Australian bank which usually pays in May. The other is Nomura, which usually pays shortly before Macquarie. As we already noted in late […]
Sleeping more, working more, drinking more: bankers on WFH
With the exception of the traders and support staff who are still in the office (and who amount to around 20% of the total at banks like JPMorgan and Deutsche), most people in finance are now coming to the end of […]
7 Essential Tips for Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many companies are implementing voluntary or mandatory work-from-home policies. That means lots of us are dealing with an unusual challenge: working from home for the first time, full-time. Even if you’ve done […]
Voici comment les banques françaises s’adaptent au confinement
Les banques françaises ont isolé leurs traders, interdit les déplacements et introduit une série d’autres mesures alors qu’elles naviguent à vue face à l’extrême volatilité du marché, tout en se conformant aux nouvelles directives strictes du gouvernement, destinées à ralentir […]
Credit Suisse without Thiam: a new world of openness?
They might be regretting appearing in that photo now. Two days after Credit Suisse’s executive team posed alongside Tidjane Thiam in a show of support for the chief executive’s Instagram account, Thiam has gone. Some of those who appear in the photo, like Brian […]