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Derek Loosvelt is Vault's senior finance editor. Derek has a BS in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in creative writing from the New School. His writing has appeared in several online and print publications. Previously, he worked in investment banking as an M&A analyst and associate.
Today, we released our annual Vault Banking 50, a ranking of the best investment banks to work for in North America. This year, Goldman Sachs again ranked No. 1, while Evercore and Centerview Partners held their places at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Morgan Stanley again ranked No. 4 this year, while boutique bank Greenhill jumped a spot to No. 5. Here are the top 10 firms in the new Banking 50: Read More >
Earlier this month, an EDM DJ with a top-40 dance single was named the next CEO of Goldman Sachs. Yes, DJ D-Sol, a.k.a. David Solomon, will succeed Lloyd Blankfein as Goldman CEO on October 1st of this year. And although D-Sol is indeed an expert on the decks-he's worked turntables and dance floors in the Bahamas, South Beach, Montauk, and Read More >
Gone are the days when going on vacation means you're unreachable. Now, with email, smartphones, Slack, and other tools that allow you to be in touch from anywhere and at anytime, it's hard to completely unplug when you take time off. In fact, today, many employers expect their employees to respond to important or urgent emails even while on vacation. Others employers, while not officially expecting it, silently encourage it. In addition, some employees might l Read More >
Have you ever applied for a job, received an offer to interview, then decided, before that interview, that you didn't want the job and so you never showed up without notifying the company? Or, have you ever accepted a job offer but before your start date found other work, and so you never showed up for your first day and never told the company you were rescinding the offer? If you answered "yes" to either or both of these questions, then you've "ghosted" an employer. And if you answered... Read More >
Many people stress out about interviews and experience stress in interviews. The reason for this is many people treat interviews like performances, as though by interviewing they're performing some sort of one-person show. And so, to prepare for these solo performances, they try to memorize all sorts of lines (answers to questions such as the "strengths and weaknesses" question) and even long monologues (the "tell me about yourself" and " Read More >
What employees really want out of a job is something that's continually on the minds of hiring managers and recruiters. It's also something that should be more on the minds of C-suites executives across the country. The reason for this is young jobseekers are increasingly rating "meaning" over "monetary rewards" when it comes to where they want to build their careers. A recent example of this phenomenon can be seen in a survey of more 62,366 students at 352 universities done by the... Read More >
No one likes getting negative feedback on their work. And yet, studies show that those who ask for negative feedback perform better and are more successful than those that don't. The reason for that is they're able to quickly change (or, at least, change faster than those not getting negative feedback) the things they're not doing well and thus they improve their overall performance. So, then, why don't more employees and managers ask f Read More >
If you're a fan of David Sedaris' essays, you're likely feeling like I am of the 2018 graduating class at Oberlin College: jealous. Jealous because, last Monday, the best-selling author and comic genius delivered the class of 2018 commencement address. In the address, Sedaris gave the class of 2018 much of the wisdom he'd gained in his 61 years. After passing Read More >
On Tuesday, Starbucks closed approximately 8,000 of its stores for four hours so some 175,000 employees could go through a "racial-bias training" session. The closings and training were a direct response to a recent i Read More >
Cooking at home can save you money, but it can also eat up a lot of your time. That is, in the time it takes you to buy groceries, chop vegetables, heat your food, eat your food, then clean up, you can go out to dinner (or order in) and watch three episodes of Atlanta. And yet, there are some side effects of cooking at home that, overall, can save you time in your day. In fact, cooking at home can Read More >
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