- An Open Letter To All Hiring Managers: Is A Sweatshirt Enough? Part 2
- “No” Does Not Always Mean No: It Could Simply Mean “Not Now”
- “I Know Everyone”: Where Does That Get You?
- “I’ve decided to move… without executive recruiting”
- “I’m Not Good At Interviewing …”
- “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” – Rolling Stones
- 10 Ways To Know You Are In Demand
- 15 Key Interview Questions To Ask Prospective Employers
- 15 Questions For Your Initial Interview Preparation
- 2 Critical Items To Conclude Your Interview Process
- 2021 & Compensation Packages: Your Salary & Bonus Potential
- 25 Benefits Of Working With A Recruiter
- 3 Things To Know & Share For A Great Opportunistic Interview
- 365 Days Since COVID-19, What Firms Are Realizing & The Changed Hiring Process
- 4 Steps On How To Use LinkedIn Properly
- 5 Questions To Find The Best Recruiter For You
- 7 Important Items To Consider When Contemplating A Move
- 7 Questions
- A Call Today Opens A Door Tomorrow
- A Critical Key To The Hiring Process: Your “Why”
- A Firm Providing Opportunistic Hiring Creates Benefits For All
- A Letter Of Thanks For 2024
- A Milestone I Am Grateful For
- A New Era: The Team Approach
- A Niche Recruiter In Your Corner: Benefits For The Candidate
- A Niche Recruiter In Your Corner: Benefits For The Hiring Manager
- A Realistic Business Plan Goes A Long Way
- A Solid Thank You Note Goes A Long Way!
- A Word To Those In Bond Counsel & Public Finance
- After You Sign, Before You Resign
- An Offer With No Executive Recruiter, What Now?
- An Open Letter To All Hiring Managers: Is A Sweatshirt Enough?
- An Open Letter To Hiring Managers About Our Forgotten Grads
- Are there any JOBS out there for bankers & more?
- Are You A Firm That Values These 4 Themes?
- Are You Prepared For A Video Interview?
- Are You Questioning The Commitment Of Your Firm?
- Are You Really Ready To Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes?
- Ask Yourself First…
- Baby Steps – Don’t JUST Move To Another Company
- Back To Basics: Best Practices For A Successful Interview
- Background Checks: Where Everything Comes To Light
- Be In Charge Of Your Career: Stop Kicking Tires In 2024, Act Instead!
- Beyond the Obvious
- Bonus Season Brings Up One Major Concern: To Stay Or To Go
- Can and Should You Move Your Business?
- Can FOMO In Public Finance Professionals Exist?
- Can I Really Get What I Want?
- Can I Still Make A Move This Year?
- Can Time Kill ALL Deals: What To Know About The Candidate-Driven Market
- Can You Move Forward While At A Holding Pattern?
- Career Satisfaction – Is Happiness Enough?
- Change In Your Firm Spurs On Concerns: The Most Important Question To Ask
- Change Is In The Air: Enhance Your Career & Take the Initial Call
- Changes In the Hiring Process Due To COVID: Are They Here To Stay?
- Circumstances Have Changed: Is It Too Late To Say Yes?
- Competing Offers 101: Bulge Bracket Vs. Regional Firm
- Concern For Candidates Considering Making A Move: Part 2
- Concerns Of A Candidate Considering Making A Move
- Concerns Of A Candidate Considering Making A Move: Part 3
- Conclude Your Job With This Question
- Contemplating A Move? Nerves & Jitters Are Inevitable
- Counter Offers – Be Prepared
- Counter Offers – Be Prepared
- Critical Steps To Increase Your Offer Odds
- Current Hiring Managers Problem: An Influx Of Candidates
- Do Preconceived Notions Ruin New Opportunities For You?
- Do You Have These New Skills?
- Do You Have What A Good Candidate To Be Hired Needs?
- Do You Know Your Contractual Obligations?
- Does “I Know Everyone” Get You Anywhere In the Hiring Process?
- Does A Record-Breaking Year Affect My Bonus?
- Does The Changed Culture Of The Firm Make You Feel Alone?
- Does Your Book Move With You To The New Firm?
- Does Your Interview Process Include Reflection?
- Don’t Let Emotions Get The Best Of Your Move
- Don’t Let Fear Drive Your Career: Guide It To Make Impactful Choices
- Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff… Or Should You?
- Don’t Be Surprised: Have An Established Relationship With A Recruiter
- Don’t Be Too Busy Working To Think About Making A Move
- Don’t ever quit till you have a new job!
- Don’t Miss Your Next Opportunity Because of First Impressions
- Don’t Play The Game Where Everyone Loses
- Don’t Sit & Settle. Get Ahead In Your Career!
- Empathy Infuses Work Culture & The Hiring Process
- Employment opportunity and the road not taken
- Entry-Level To Senior-Level: Are Your Needs From A Firm Being Fulfilled?
- Everyone’s Story Is Unique…Or Is It?
- Experience On Your Resume Isn’t Enough – Here’s What Is
- Fear of the Unknown
- Feel Confident & Present In Interviews With This “Secret Sauce” Idea
- Financial Firms – Do I Really Need A Recruiter?
- Finding Each Other’s True Professional Commitment Level
- Finding The Right Recruiter For You: Part 1
- Finding The Right Recruiter For You: Part 2
- Finish Your Interview With Hiring Managers On The Right Foot
- Firm Flexibility, Revenue & Ramp-Ups: New Candidate Tips
- For Firms & Candidates: The Importance Of Demonstrating Your Desire
- For The Prospective Candidate: Be Aware Of These Little Tricks
- Free Book on SBA Loan Approval Process
- Further Clarifications About Harlan’s Role
- Garden Leave: What does this mean to you in relationship to getting an offer and starting a new position?
- Get The Inside Scoop: Focus On The Story, Not The Name Of The Firm
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Having The Debrief: Why It’s Significant
- Hesitant About Recruiters? Let’s Talk About Why
- High-Quality Candidates: What They Look For In A New Company
- Hiring Firms Expectations & Offer Timelines
- How Best To Navigate A Panel Interview
- How Do You Properly Say No?
- How Hiring Managers View A Resume
- How Long Is Too Long? Get Proactive!
- How Long Is Too Long? Waiting For The Senior Associates To Retire
- How Much Proper Words During An Interview Matter
- How Much The Mentor Relationship Matters For Your Future
- How Opportunistic Hiring In 2022 Creates Career Leaps & Bounds
- How To Avoid Career Complacency
- How To Compare Compensation Models Wisely
- How To Create A Realistic Business Plan In COVID-19
- How To Handle Background Checks
- How Useful A Recruiter Is For All
- I Made A Move, Did I Just Make A Mistake?
- Inside Tips From A Professional Recruiter: Counteroffers
- Inside Tips From A Professional Recruiter: Timing
- Insights On The Public Finance Industry (From An Executive Recruiter)
- Invest In Your Future: Know These 2023 Hiring Trends
- Investment Banking Recruiters Got You Down?
- Is Fear Of The Unknown Crushing Your Public Finance Career?
- Is It Possible To Talk Too Much In An Interview?
- Is It Time To Get Back In The Game After Early Retirement?
- Is It Time To Move On?
- Is Public Finance In Your Blood?
- Is The Business Fun Anymore?
- Is There Ever A Right Time To Move?
- Is Your Mind Fooling You To Stay At Your Current Firm?
- It’s A Great Time To Be In Public Finance, Right?
- It’s Never A Perfect Fit
- It’s Never Too Late
- It’s Not All About The Money
- It’s Only A Shifting Of Seats – Again!
- It’s 2025, Do I Even Need A Resume?
- It’s A Win-Win-Win With A Third Party
- It’s Down To The Wire – When Do I Actually Move?
- It’s not just about the better compensation package!
- It’s Possible: Move Your Team Together
- Keep Your Head In The Game Even After Your Interview Ends
- Key Players For Your Next Move
- Know Your Priorities: Continue On A Strong Career Trajectory
- Learn Lessons In Public Finance Industry…
- Learn The Basics: What A Candidate-Driven Market Means For You
- Let’s Talk About Firms Still Hiring For 2020
- Life’s Twists & Unexpected Turns
- My Secret Sauce For 2020
- Now Is The Time To Make The Move: Strike While The Iron Is Hot
- Open Letter to All Public Finance Professionals
- Opportunistic Hiring Creates Your Ideal Future
- Opportunities For Public Finance Bankers & More
- Our Final Blog Of 2021 & Survey Results For 2022
- Pain Vs. Pleasure: Which Is Your Motivation?
- Prep For The First Interview To Get The Second
- Preparations For The New Year: Will You Be Changing Firms In 2022?
- Preparing to Resign? Been There, Done That!
- Public Finance In 2023: What’s The Hiring Picture Look Like?
- Public Finance Jobs & COVID-19
- Q1 Reflections: Passive Candidates, Timelines & More
- Questions For Reference Checks & First Time Interviews
- Re-Entering The Public Finance Industry: The Right Executive Summary
- Reflect On 2022, Ring In 2023 The Right Way
- Reflecting On Your Present To Find Your Future
- Reluctance Can Harm Your Future
- Should You Be Concerned When Hiring Managers “Go Dark”?
- Should You Stay Or Should You Go?
- Signed, Sealed, DELAY!
- Skeletons In Your Closet?
- Specialist Vs. Generalist: What Public Finance Firms Desire
- Talk Is Cheap, Show Me The Money In The Compensation Package
- Talk To Someone About Your Compensation Package
- That Unexpected Conversation: Next Steps You Must Take
- The 3 Major Bonus Structures You Need To Know
- The Adequate Offer: Final Thoughts For 2023
- The Benefits Of Using A Recruiter: Part 1
- The Benefits Of Using A Recruiter: Part 2
- The Big Picture: Choosing The Right Firm
- The Blueprint Of A Successful Recruiting Process
- The Cost Of A Hiring Mistake For Candidates & Hiring Managers: Part 1
- The Cost Of A Hiring Mistake For Candidates & Hiring Managers: Part 2
- The Cost Of Working With An Executive Recruiter
- The Counteroffer: What You Should Know
- The Demand For Traders And Salespeople: What To Know
- The Effects Of Pacing On The Hiring Process
- The Executive Summary: A Hidden Gem, A Strong Tool & More For Today’s Job Market
- The Factor Establishing Hiring Trends? Debt Issuance No More…
- The Future of the Public Finance Industry
- The Future With COVID-19, Our Industry & You
- The Hiring Demands Of Public Finance In 2020 & 2021
- The Hiring Process In The New Decade
- The Importance Of The Story Vs. The Name Of The Firm
- The Key to Getting Hired – Ease of Doing Business
- The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
- The Most Important Question
- The Need For Support Bankers & Associate Attorneys In 2021
- The Need To Sell The Vision Of The Firm…And Yourself!
- The Next Step: Letter of Resignation
- The Past Is Not The Past
- The Perfect Fit: Does It Exist?
- The Power of FOMO to Improve the Chance to Get Hired
- The Price Of Being Indecisive
- The Reality of the Beloved $800,000 Projection
- The Reality Of Your Resume Process
- The Reference Check: How They Are Different
- The True Meaning Of Opportunistic Hiring Situations
- The Ultimate Portal: Timing Ensures Hiring Success
- The Walls Have Eyes – With Or Without Staffing and Recruiting
- There Are No A, B, or C Firms When It Comes To Your Career
- Think Of Your Future: You May Want To Be Found
- Thinking About Leaving The Finance Industry: Your Skillset & Options
- This Investment Banking Recruiter Needs Feedback
- This Unique Resume Format Grabs The Hiring Manager’s Attention
- Tick Tock Goes The Public Finance Firms Hiring Clock
- Time is on my Side
- Time Is On My Side…Or Is It?
- Times Have Changed: What You Should Know
- To Candidates & Firms: What To Expect In 2025
- To Enter, Re-enter, Or Leave Entirely: Transferable Skills
- To Hiring Managers: Why Partner With A Recruiter?
- To The Young Public Finance Professionals: Be Honest With Yourself
- To Zoom Or Not To Zoom? That Is The Question
- Top 10 Questions To Ask Recruiters
- Top 10 Questions To Ask Recruiters: Part 2
- Top 10 Questions To Ask Recruiters: Part 3
- Top Misperceptions About The Use Of A Recruiter
- Traditional Networking: A Blessing Or A Curse For Your Job Search?
- Trends In 2023 & Working Remotely
- We Need To Talk About It: Bonus Compensation & Incentives
- What A Recruiter Really Does: Part 1
- What A Recruiter Really Does: Part 2
- What A Recruiter Really Does: Part 3
- What A Thank You Note Can Do For You
- What are these hiring practices? It’s been months.
- What Consistent Appreciation Can Do
- What Dating Can Teach You About Recruiting
- What Does A Garden Leave Provision Really Mean?
- What Does Commitment In This Industry Mean?
- What Has Changed In Public Finance Since June 1st?
- What Makes You Different Makes Your Interview Stronger
- What Opportunistic Hiring Can Mean For YOU
- What The Opportunistic Approach Entails
- What The Opportunistic Approach Entails: Part 2
- What To Do When There Are Rumblings In The Street
- What To Do When You Receive A Firm’s Counteroffer
- What To Know About The Signing Bonus And/Or Guarantee
- What Will Your Career Look Like In 2021?
- What You Gain With A Niche Recruiter
- What’s The Graying Of Public Finance Really Mean?
- When Is A Good Time To Make A Move? The Emotions & Excuses To Battle When Deciding
- When Is Too Long Too Long?
- When Should You Remove Your Mask In The Hiring Process?
- When the recruiter calls …
- Where Did This Boom In Public Finance Hiring Come From?
- Where Do The Flying Rumors Leave You?
- Where’s Waldo? The Hidden Answers In An Interview
- Which Job Board Is Right For You – If Any?
- Which Type Of Recruiter Gets The Job Done? A Transactional Or Trusted Advisor Recruiter
- Who Has Your Back When Making A Move?
- Who Will Be Getting Hired In 2024?
- Whose “Right Time” Is It When You Make A Move?
- Why Are You Waiting To Say Yes?
- Why Is The Resignation Process So Difficult?
- Why The Past Is Pursuing The Present
- Why Would You Not Talk To A Recruiter?
- Why Your Mindset Matters For A First Interview
- Working With A Recruiter? Here’s What You Should Know!
- Working With Relational Recruiters Will Make A Difference In 2023
- You Can Say Too Little – It’s Time To Build Rapport
- You Can Say Too Much
- You Can’t Replace The Human Factor: Technology & The Role Of The Recruiter
- You Don’t Have To Move!
- You Have A Signed Offer – Now Get Them Through The Door!
- You Have An Offer, Now Read Your Covenant
- You Made The Wrong Move, Now What?
- You Never Know When You’ll Need That Trusted Recruiter
- You’ve Answered The Magic Question, What’s Next?
- Your “Why” Should Be Big Enough To Move In 2025
- Your 1st Interview: Phone, Zoom, Or In-Person?
- Your Cohesive Team Can Move Together
- Your COVID-19 Compensation Model
- Your Happiness At Work Now Matters
- Your Leg Up In Getting Hired: Revenue Producing Or Expense Protecting
- Your Reputation – The Hiring Firm Wants To Know.
- Your Reputation Within The Industry Proceeds You…Really
- Your Resume Format Could Score You An Interview
- Your U5 Form: How It Can Affect Your Next Move