Jobs in Finance

If you don’t hear back from a recruiter after a couple weeks, do you follow up with them or just accept they’re probably ghosting you? I had an interview about 3 weeks ago and still haven’t heard anyt...

I failed a 45-minute personality assessment for an investment analyst role because my answers weren't aggressive enough. Sorry that I prefer collaborative problem-solving. It’s wild that these compani...

My department has lost three people this quarter and instead of opening new job postings, they’ve just redistributed the entire workload onto me. They gave me a fancy new internal title of Lead Analys...

For those of you who interview candidates or have been in the hiring manager seat, what’s something a candidate did that immediately hurt their chances? I always hear the usual advice about being prep...

I’ve been in my current role for 3.5 years and I’m moving laterally without a pay bump. I thought I’d be more motivated but the stagnant pay is really getting to me. I’m not sure if I should see if I ...

I think most people here would agree that the hiring process has gotten exhausting, especially in finance. Between multiple interview rounds, take-home projects, long waits, and vague feedback, candid...

About how many responses are you getting to your applications? Trying to get a pulse on how the job market seems for everyone and if it’s changing at all. I’ve put in a couple applications and haven’t...

What’s a skill you picked up outside of work that ended up helping you the most in your career? I don’t mean a formal certification or something you’d list at the top of a resume. More like something ...

Do you still take a summer vacation when you’re job hunting? Part of me feels like a break would be helpful, because job searching can honestly feel like a full-time job. But another part of me worrie...

Do you think unlimited PTO is a red flag? My husband works in tech and has unlimited PTO but it never truly seems “unlimited”. Does anyone have an opposite experience or agrees that it’s a red flag?

Do you apply to jobs when you don’t meet every single requirement? If I meet most of the role and feel like I could learn the rest quickly, part of me thinks I should just apply. But then I see a long...

Is anyone else noticing remote contract roles but very few remote FTE roles? My company has a rule for FTE to be in the office, but to get around this, they’ve started hiring more contractor roles tha...

How do you think things have been shifting toward hybrid and full-time in the office roles? I’m seeing a lot of 4x in the office and one day at home but I’m wondering if that’s eventually going to shi...

I have a Master’s in Financial Engineering, passed Level II of the CFA, and I’m currently being rejected for entry-level credit analyst roles for being over-educated. I don’t have the institutional ex...

Tangentially related....for those that have a left a solid somewhat lucrative role ($180k-200k total comp w/ great benefits) to trade full time. How much did you start trading with? What made you ulti...

How flexible are your employers with picking up kids up from school? For example, pick up at 3:30 and come back to work/finish the day from home.

I just got rejected from an equity research role because I formatted my financial models using a font that the lead analyst personally despised? The feedback was literally that the visual style didn't...

Hi everyone, I have a question about the current job market, particularly in finance. I am located in Los Angeles and have been unemployed for the past year and a half. I apply for jobs daily and get...

Do you discuss pay with your coworkers? I’ve discussed it in the past, only to be disappointed that I was getting paid less. When I brought it up to my manager, they basically said there was nothing t...

Do you join virtual interviews early, or wait until right on time? For in-person interviews, arriving early feels obvious. But with virtual interviews, I always debate it. Joining a few minutes early ...