After several happy weeks sitting in front of computer screens at home, crunch time is approaching for banks’ virtual interns. At Goldman Sachs and elsewhere, internships finish this week. It will soon be apparent whether people are actually getting offers to return next […]
Tag: COVID-19
What’s next for the world’s largest economies? By The Harvard Gazette
The Ash Center sat down with Edward Cunningham and Philip Jordan, authors of Our Path to “New Normal” in Employment? Sobering Clues from China and Recovery Scores for U.S. Industry, a new report examining China’s post COVID-19 economic recovery in an effort to better […]
Bank of America cautions obese employees on virus risk
Bank of America has cautioned its overweight employees that they may be at more risk of the virus. In a memo sent to staff globally last Friday, the bank highlighted recently updated medical guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which […]
Why can’t the CFA Institute run its exams like this?
With CFA exam takers already fretting about the possibility that the exams in December, which were postponed from June, will be cancelled because of the virus, there are increasing calls for the testing process to be moved online. All the more so because the CAIA, […]
Is it too risky to swap jobs during COVID-19?
Should you dare to move into a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic? Although banking recruitment remains feeble, it is still happening. Some recruiters and headhunters say it’s candidates that are the problem. “I’ve had a few incidents recently where candidates have […]
Hedge fund’s generous effort to persuade staff back to the office
There are at least two types of “offers that you can’t refuse”. There’s the kind which you can’t refuse because it’s so generous, and there’s the kind which you can’t refuse because something nasty will happen to you if you […]
‘Before a tsunami hits’ By The Harvard Gazette
Seven Broad Institute researchers discuss COVID-19 work and pandemic preparedness, the value of teamwork, and the fragility of life. The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever remain […]
How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Keep Working Remotely Post-COVID
When COVID-19 first forced non-essential employees to work from home, the shift may have been jarring if you’ve never telecommuted (and maybe even if you have, just not during a pandemic). But the experience may have led you to recognize the […]
Why WFH Isn’t Necessarily Good for Women
By altering attitudes toward working from home (WFH), COVID-19 may have forever changed the way we work. According to a new MIT study, half of those who were employed before the pandemic are now working remotely. As company executives see for […]
Banking’s digital nomads are being called home
Over the course of the pandemic, many bankers have been tempted to dream about the possibility of extending their work-from-home regime and turning it into something like a permanent vacation. After all, once the taboo has been broken when it […]