Green Jobs for Executive Women in Finance and the Fortune 500
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Even as traditional jobs are being cut, “green” jobs are opening up, creating hot new career opportunities for executive women.
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35 Under 35: Gayle Tait, General Manager of UK and Ireland business, L’Oréal
For our ongoing series, London-based writer Elizabeth Harrin spoke with Gayle Tait, a 32-year-old executive woman from cosmetics giant L’Oreal, about her career path, her international placement in Paris, and her ascension to general manager of Ireland and the UK. General Manager of L’Oréal at the age of 32, Gayle Tait has come a long […]
Confessions of a City Girl: Navigating the Testosterone-laden Financial Industry
What does it mean to be a City Girl today? Can City Girls have it all? Barbara Stcherbatcheff (a.k.a. City Girl), who has worked in banking and derivatives in London for over five years, tackles these questiosn and more in her new book called “Confessions of a City Girl.” TheGlassHammer.com has 10 signed copies of the book […]
Ask-A-Career-Coach: How Do I Create A Cover Letter Template?
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart When creating a profile specifically for a company’s hiring site, what is the best, most effective “generic” cover letter for different positions within various divisions? This question came from a recent teleseminar attendee, and I love the sub-questions implicit in it. First of all, should you ever write a […]
Overcoming Madoff in Fund Management
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) “We have definitely seen a deterioration in potential investors because of Mr. Madoff’s activities,” says Tonya Powell, Principal at ELP Capital, Inc, investment company which specializes in real estate-secured assets. “The biggest issue is trust, and the almost automatic assumption created by the media that all fund managers may have participated […]
Voice of Experience: Marlys Appleton, Vice President and Chair of Sustainability Steering Committee, AIG Investments
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Marlys Appleton, chair of AIG Investments’ Sustainability Steering Committee, is a champion for and architect of the integration of sustainability into the investment process. But it is a role no one – not even she – could have foreseen when she began her career more than 20 years ago. […]
In Case You Missed It: Business News Round-up
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group European private equity LBO activity shows signs of life. The Swiss government makes a 26% annualised return on the UBS bail-out. Global corporate bond issuance for 2009 is already more than $1 trillion. These are but a few highlights of important market events that we’ve gathered to […]
Top 10 Global Locations for Executive Women
by Marian Schembari (New York City) We can’t think of anything better for a woman than travel. And as a professional woman, what better way to experience the world than to become an expat? The cultural experiences alone are enough to make us want to hop on the next plane to Amsterdam, but the added […]
Queen of the City: Hillary Clinton is a Powerful Woman not a Princess
Since last week’s article went live, I’ve had my regal thinking cap on about why playing princess riles some folks and I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that the problem many have with the idea of being a princess is, well, the need for the prince. Women who want to run big organisations need to […]
Voice of Experience: Ann Margaret Pointer, Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP
When Ann Margaret Pointer was in grade school, a woman became a Justice of the Supreme Court for the State of North Carolina, and that had a profound impact on Pointer’s life. ”My parents knew and respected [Justice Susie Sharp] and pointed out her accomplishments to me,” explained Pointer, who is a partner at Fisher […]