Public Finance Blog

Do you have the set of skills necessary to be in high demand with firms that are hiring?

Do You Have These New Skills?

Firms that are hiring are looking for these new set of skills. Do you have them? Are you ...
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Do you engage in reflection over your interview process? Here's what makes you a stronger candidate.

Does Your Interview Process Include Reflection?

Like many of us during the last couple of months, we have had more time on our hands ...
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Here's how you know if it's time to leave the industry of public finance or just your current company.

Reflecting On Your Present To Find Your Future

How are you feeling about the industry of public finance and/or your current company? The one thing that ...
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Careers in public finance are still flourishing with video interviews as the new interface.

Are You Prepared For A Video Interview?

The future of careers in public finance rely on video interviews. Can you get hired strictly by a ...
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There are still firms hiring public finance jobs during COVID-19.

Public Finance Jobs & COVID-19

It has been almost a month since I have written my investment banking recruiting article, which was a ...
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Free Book on SBA Loan Approval Process

As many of you are aware I postponed my normal posts for a couple of weeks to let ...
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Hiring managers and candidates can suffer from indecision. What is it costing everyone?

The Price Of Being Indecisive

At one point I was going to write about the virus and how it is affecting the hiring ...
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Financial firms may want your whole team and/or practice group to move together. Here's what you should know about the logistics of the process.

It’s Possible: Move Your Team Together

Teams in 2020 are in vogue again. Financial firms want to acquire teams. It’s time to address the ...
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For those in debt capital markets, bond counsel, public finance and such: this is how you deal with the time between signing with a new firm and resigning from your current one.

After You Sign, Before You Resign

Today’s blog is going to be different indeed. I am going to discuss an area that is not ...
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From tax exempt finance experts to public finance bankers and more: everyone can benefit from having a third party involved in the interview and hiring process.

It’s A Win-Win-Win With A Third Party

Whether it’s a professional recruiter or someone that can represent your interests to both parties and manage the ...
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You need to have open and honest communication with your public finance and bond counsel recruiting representatives.

Don’t Play The Game Where Everyone Loses

Five years ago I wrote a piece on the lack of communication between two important parties. Truthfully, I ...
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Capital markets recruiting and others say that empathy and work culture are playing a bigger role in the hiring process.

Empathy Infuses Work Culture & The Hiring Process

Empathy is an interesting word. It’s not a word you’d think to use in reference to capital markets ...
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