Finance
What Does Commitment In This Industry Mean?
I was recently asked by a head of capital markets for my personal opinion of why retention of junior employees is so difficult, whether public finance bankers, analysts, or even legal associates. After pondering the question for a couple of days, I determined the answer revolves around one word and that is commitment. Commitment to…
Read MoreCritical Steps To Increase Your Offer Odds
It’s time to address the scenario and question of, “Everything went great. They loved me! But why did I not get the position?” Truthfully, most candidates are not able to judge how well they did in the interview. At this point, you’re probably wondering, “Can I increase my chances of getting an offer from a…
Read MoreYour “Why” Should Be Big Enough To Move In 2025
As we head into the last couple weeks of 2024, the calls are still coming in with inquiries about what it takes to make a move in 2025. Questions like, “Do I have to have a certain amount of originating revenue? Or number of clients? Or that special niche?” All of these are great questions,…
Read MoreA Letter Of Thanks For 2024
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! As this Thanksgiving week comes to a close, we want to take this opportunity to express the deepest gratitude we have for our clients and candidates. If we have worked with you this past year, thank you for trusting us with your hiring needs and endeavors. To…
Read MoreSigned, Sealed, DELAY!
I was actually hoping I would not have to write about this trend. I’ve been hoping that it was just an isolated situation, but regrettably, it’s not. Across all channels within our industry in public finance, from bankers to bond counsels, a delay is a common occurrence. I am talking about delay after an offer…
Read MoreWhy The Past Is Pursuing The Present
Bankers and bond counsels want back in! Why? When I start writing most blogs I can understand a trend that I am seeing. I feel a great responsibility to my readers to report these trends as they unfold. The returning of bankers and bond counsels and their desire to pick up opportunities that they left…
Read MoreTime Is On My Side…Or Is It?
But who’s side is it on really? The Rolling Stone sang this song in the mid 60s, and it always caused me to ask the question of whose side was it on. Mick Jagger, who is now 81 and active as ever, clearly does have time on his side. As for candidates and client firms…
Read MoreThe Factor Establishing Hiring Trends? Debt Issuance No More…
The inspiration for today’s topic came as a result of a conversation I was having yesterday with a bond counsel candidate. We were discussing the hiring needs in the bond counsel/public finance legal arena. The question was, “Are there positions for lateral partner and counsel moves with and without books of clients today?” So, what…
Read MoreFear of the Unknown
This month, we wrote about the Fear of Missing out, FOMO. In my mind, this is a very real motivation of why people should be making moves. I want to discuss another fear this week, but the converse: Why are people not making moves? The first six months of this year, to say the least,…
Read MoreThe Power of FOMO to Improve the Chance to Get Hired
Yesterday was Tuesday. It was also Prime Day, which is practically recognized as a National Shopping holiday by many people. Why is Prime Day so well-heeded? The simple reason is that the average person like you and I, doesn’t want to miss out on some great bargains. The fear of missing out is so intense…
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