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The art of following up after a job application or interview without...
It takes experience to master the nuances of following up with recruiters, HR executives and hiring managers at various stages of the job-search process, from the time that you send in your cover...
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Nine excellent excuses that bankers in Asia use to justify job hopping
Moving between banks after short tenures is, as a rule, something to avoid – even if the practice is still prevalent in Hong Kong and Singapore. Recruiters and hiring manager in Asia love grilling...
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11 ways junior bankers mess up their job search
While investment banks start to welcome the new class of summer analysts, those with a few years’ experience under their belts may looking for their first lateral move. So-called ‘first bouncers’...
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How you should respond to these weird Wall Street job interview questions
While some Wall Street interviewers go by the book when it comes to asking candidates questions, others try to keep financial services job-seekers on their toes by throwing them curve balls. Some Wall...
View ArticleNine tough interview questions that senior bankers in Asia love to ask
You’ve made it through to the final interview rounds at a financial institution in Asia. Now you’re facing a high-level grilling by the head of HR, the boss of the department – or even the local chief...
View ArticleWant a banking job in Asia? You must answer these 11 interview questions
It’s not quite 2008, but as concerns grow about potential job cuts in London, recruiters in Asia are fielding more enquiries from Western bankers looking to relocate. Recruiters and banks in Singapore...
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The 10 most annoying questions candidates in Asia have asked recruiters this...
Recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong often complain that candidates are too pushy and focus too many questions on money and job titles rather than skills and career progression. We asked several...
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How to get through private equity interviews
If you’re called in for an interview with a private equity, consider this – in a small way – a success. There are some sobering statistics about your chances of even getting invited to a PE interview....
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What to say during an interview to explain the dreaded gaps in your resume
You know they’re there. The recruiter or hiring manager knows they’re there: gaps in your resume. So how do you address the elephant in the room during a phone screening or interview, balancing the...
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Eight ways you should change your approach for the final job interview
So you’ve been called in for a final job interview, meaning that you’re at the short end of the shortlist. Now is not the time to slip up. Here are some tips to prepare for a final job interview to...
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How to handle an HireVue interview with an investment bank
If you’re interviewing for a graduate position with an investment bank for 2017 and you haven’t heard of HireVue, wake up. HireVue is the new, new thing. Goldman Sachs is using it this year. So is J.P....
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What interviewers really want to know in private banking interviews
If you’re a successful private banker the potential job opportunities on offer should make you the envy of those in other parts of the finance sector. Private wealth is growing globally and in Asia...
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Nostril hair, construction noise, tech meltdowns: when video interviews go...
I’ve spent many years recruiting in major financial centres – not so many that I was hanging around a fax machine sending CVs to clients, but long enough that I used to conduct all my interviews face...
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15 tricky questions that could stump you in a corporate banking interview...
Interviews for relationship manager jobs in corporate banking can be daunting experiences. Get set to be grilled about every aspect of your clients, and how you interact with and make money from them....
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How to big yourself up in banking interviews without coming off as arrogant
Interviews can be awkward. On the one hand, you need to sell yourself and big up your achievements. On the other, you need to ensure that the interviewer likes you – and coming off as overly cocky...
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6 ways to talk about a terrible former boss during an interview
Whether you were a good leaver or a bad leaver, whether you got fired or laid off or left for a better job or are in fact still employed, it never pays to talk smack about a current or former boss or...
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The only real question banks will ask you in an interview now
If you make it to an interview at a top investment bank in the next two months, you can expect to be asked questions. A superabundance of questions. But only one will really matter: what makes you...
View Article25 questions to ask at contemporary banking interviews, by J.P. Morgan
As we reported earlier this week, banks are still doing a lot of interviewing, they’re just not doing a huge amount of hiring on the back of those interviews. So, how can you impress banking...
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What recruiters REALLY want to hear when they ask about your next move
When recruiters or hiring managers ask you what you’re looking for in your next employer or position, there is a right way and a wrong way to respond. Venturing out into the job market now is a risky...
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Nine clever ways to move from banking to fintech in Singapore
Banking recruitment in 2016 has turned out to be a bit of non-event in Singapore (I should know, I’m banking recruiter). A number of global investment banks look like they will end the year on the same...
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