Archive for the 'Getting A Job' Category

With summer internships approaching, there are 2 topics on everyone’s mind: 1) how to get the full-time offer and 2) how to get an even better internship, even at this late stage. Meanwhile, the questions on breaking into investment banking from other fields continue to roll in.
Law School Student To Finance
“I just read your […]

“The difficulty is in coming up with a credible excuse or rather, a set of excuses, when you need to do follow on interviews in a short period of time.  Let’s face it, three doctors’ appointments, two visits to the dentist and a broken boiler, fridge and blocked sink in the course of the two […]

Headhunters: Friend Or Foe?

Posted by Inquisitor on April 28th, 2008

“My name is Rebecca Nicholson. I’m a recruitment consultant at Assbury Moron.”  This HR chick has obviously mis-dialed and has no idea that this is not Assbury Moron, or wherever else she’s looking for.
“A recruitment consultant.  A headhunter.  Are you free to speak for a few moments?”
A headhunter! Wow. Ok. Sure you have time to […]