How to throw the world’s greatest party: opulence, charity and trust July 12, 2011 SOME people just don’t know how to retire. It’s three years since he stepped down as deputy chairman at Man Group, but Stanley Fink – Lord Fink since this January – shows no signs of slowing down. In 2008, the “godfather” of the hedge fund industry announced that he wanted to devote more time to [...]
Want to enjoy work? Become the office Elvis July 5, 2011 OVER 60 per cent of people admit that they are not engaged at work, according to a Towers Perrin/Gallup poll. Chris Barez-Brown, a career coach, says this need not be the way. All the bored and frustrated need to do to bring office work to life is “Up their Elvis.” “When Bono, the U2 star, [...]
Three tips that will make you stand out from the other candidates at interview June 29, 2011 EXECUTIVE COACH IT’S TOUGH looking for a job. Hedge funds are attracting over 232 applications for every place. Standing out against a crowd of that many hopefuls is now more important than ever. But it’s amazing how many credible candidates fall at the first hurdle, making mistakes that a little preparation could solve. Here is [...]
How to triple your chances of winning the job June 1, 2011 TODAY’S job market is one of the most competitive we’ve ever seen. Good job opportunities attract literally hundreds of online applications. Often every one of these lists the same high levels of skills and qualifications. Just how can you stand out and win the job you want in this context? Especially when it is clear [...]
How to be the perfect interviewee March 30, 2011 GET THE JOB YOU REALLY WANT BY JAMES CAAN Portfolio Penguin, £12.99 IF YOU were going to create a parody of an inspirational business book, it would look a lot like Get The Job You Really Want (the “really” is actually underlined on the book’s cover). It has all the hallmarks of an inspirational business [...]
The dos and don’ts of being headhunted November 24, 2010 YOU may be forgiven if the case of Lonmar Global Risks v West & Others, which came to a conclusion in the High Court earlier this month, passed you by. But the verdict may well have a significant impact on you if you are in one of those City jobs where you work in a team, [...]
Office jokes are here to stay, legally November 16, 2010 THE Equality Act arrived with a fanfare last month and was broadly welcomed for clarifying existing discrepancies within employment laws. But some employers are concerned that the new Act could make it easier for disgruntled members of staff who are offended by office jokes to take their employer to an employment tribunal. So does this [...]
How to deal with missing out on your big promotion June 23, 2010 I have been passed over for promotion – I think unfairly – and it is becoming clear to me that my future at my current firm is not going to be as I hoped. My area is fairly specialised, and I am not entirely sure that I can easily find work elsewhere. What can I [...]
How to handle office World Cup fever June 9, 2010 WORKING out how to deal with the World Cup is tricky. A recent poll by YouGov found that 23 per cent of workers said they would take the day off to watch England play in the World Cup, while almost half said that being allowed to watch games in the office would boost morale. But [...]
Job interviews are back, so it’s time to work on your technique May 26, 2010 FOLLOWING two years of relative stagnation in the City jobs market, where any movement tended to be of the non-voluntary nature, hiring is back in the Square Mile. The most recent employment report from KPMG shows that hiring is up 29 per cent in the private sector, compared to the previous quarter. Unsurprisingly, the biggest [...]