By Erin Abrams (New York City) How often do you get to attend a conference related to your Wall Street job, and hear a story that involves high intrigue, risk taking, impersonation and leading a double life? Well, I guess this isn’t so uncommon these days if you, like me, work in the field of […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) “It is not the amount of money that affects how hard I work. I worked as hard when I was a GS-7 law clerk as I do now as a highly paid law firm partner. The most important thing for me is that I have a varied practice and […]
By Natalie Sabia (New York City) As part of the 2009 Henry Kaufman Financial History & Practices Lecture/Symposia Series, the Museum of American Finance recently held “A Conversation with Sallie Krawcheck.” In front of an audience, Fortune senior editor-at-large, Carol Loomis, caught up with Ms. Krawcheck to discuss the current economy and her new position […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™ What do recruiters expect you to cover when they ask you, “Tell me about yourself?” When recruiters ask the popular question, “Tell me about yourself,” they don’t really want you to tell them about yourself. Recruiters don’t care to know where you’re born or why you selected that college or […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) If you are in the market for a new job, and want to make sure that your next employer is family friendly, you’ll want to check out Working Families’ list of top employers. U.K. work-life balance charity Working Families has launched an inaugural list of the best of the best family-friendly […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) “Anyone who sees employment law as “touchy feely” probably hasn’t had a HR problem,” says Caroline Doran, partner at London law firm Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP. “HR problems need a lawyer who can be commercial simultaneously as dealing with understandably emotional clients who may be stressed about paying mortgages, school fees […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group. The proposed sale of General Motors’ Opel business to Magna International and Sberbank has suffered a setback. US banks Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan all reported third quarter results. CEO of Lazard and ‘father of modern M&A’ Bruce Wasserstein died aged 61. These […]
By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, MI) “The first of 77 million baby boomers turned 60 in 2006, and every day, another 8,000 join them.” A large portion of the American workforce is reaching a stage of life where society considers them to be too old to work, yet lengthening lifespans make them too young to […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In 1972, we got our first real glimpse of what the Earth looked like from outer space with the iconic “Blue Marble” photograph taken by astronauts aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft. But as Kathy Robb, Partner at Hunton and Williams and Chair of the Women’s Network for a […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) “I come from a family of bankers so it must be somewhat ingrained,” says Carla Brooks, managing director at Commerce Street Capital. But it’s more than just growing up with the knowledge a career in finance meant. Brooks excelled in math during her school years and took this interest and skill […]