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A job in investment banking |
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looks suspicious |
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05/13/2005 |
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I was wondering if anyone has any opinions/feedback on the value of job listings on the Bloomberg system. It's been a very tough job market on Wall Street lately. I've been regularly perusing job ads inthe Wall Street Journal, the FT, the New York Times, eFinancialCareers.com, and just about every other financial job site. Based on what some headhunters tell me, they literally get hundreds of resumes for every spot that is advertised through these mainstream channels. I saw an ad on CraigsList.org from a service that offers to place a position wanted ad on the Bloomberg system for a fee. The premises that they're pushing is that it's a very targeted way to reach end users/decision-makers on Wall Street and that there are far fewer people and jobs advertised on the Bloomberg than in a mainstream media/internet because it's a very specialized, expensive, and exclusive system. Before I spend the money, I'd really like some feedback from people who actually use the Bloomberg as to the value/effectiveness of advertising on the Bloomberg job pages. a $100 isn't going to make me or break me and I'm willing to spend it if it actually makes sense. This Bloomberg Position Wanted ad posting service has a Web page at
http://www.geocities.com/jobsgobloomberg/PositionWanted1.htm
I'd much appreciate thoughtful feedback from people that have had actual experience with the Bloomberg in general and its job pages in particular. Thanks in advance!
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this address isn't even a company url. geocities is free service...
Not sure if I'd give someone $100 who didn't think enough of his business to spend $10 bucks on a domain name.
If your search has been prolonged, bang on the door of some temp agencies specializing in financial services. If it has been especially long, or you're loosing your touch, take ANYTHING related to money through a temp agency. You may be shuffling paper, but if you have CitiCorp on your resume, it catches the eye... AND it's much easier to get it from the inside.
You might want to try the direct approach.
Out of college I got a bunch, a bunch of interviews with brokerages? How? I called up and ask the manager to see him. (Didn't get any jobs, I learned I wasn't cut out for sales.)
Sales is easier to get in front of people, obviously, that's what they do for a living. With a little cunning, it is possible to come up with the names of the people that would hire you. Find out who they are and call them directly. (receptionists, telephone people are very,very good resources).
It's tough out there ... good luck.
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