September 2011
7 posts
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10 Most Hated Jobs →
Most disliked job is my boss’s job as boss of IT. Yeh, I understand. Try to image you are trying to ask a bunch of kittens to move in a straight line!
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Wall Street IT Workplace 2010 →
Pondering of IT career in a Wall Street firm? Besides the fat paycheck, how is it feel like working in a IT department of Wall Street firm?
“But literally the feeling I always had is that it was basically moving things from left to right or from right to left. And those things would move just fine even if we didn’t move them. … If we hadn’t been there, the world would not be any worse off.”
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Hire More Ugly People →
“Attractive people who are also strong communicators are almost impossible for average hiring managers to decline.”
Hopefully there will be no law for appearance discrimination. By the way, I am not good looking :-)
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Views of Millenniums →
“Loyalty is a Two-way Street”
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Tasks of Leardership →
8 tasks of leardership according to a consultant of IT organizational effectiveness and strategic integration
Setting direction
Making decisions
Staffing
Delegating
Motivating
Managing team dynamics
Establishing culture
Communicating
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How to Get a Quant Job →
Career advice from Wall Street executives on landing a quant job. One surprise is “I think every hiring manager is looking for someone smarter than him/her and nicer than him/her”. As mentioned before, don’t be a jerk.
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How To Make Your CV / Resume Stand Out →
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