Job Seekers Guide to Wall Street Recruiters (Paperback)

by Christopher Hunt (Author), Scott Scanlon (Author) "By definition, the employment interview is a two-way discussion between a job applicant and a prospective employer with the objective of exploring the probable compatibility..." (more)
Key Phrases: candidate specification, general management, financial services, Average Salary, Recruiter Classification, General Management (more...)

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Product Description
Where to look and who to call for help in your Wall Street job search.

As the hottest employment sector today, financial services is full of opportunities for anyone looking to enter or move within the field. It's simply a matter of finding them. Executive headhunters and placement specialists can facilitate your search, helping you not only locate the job of your choice, but secure it as well. Job Seekers Guide to Wall Street Recruiters provides in-depth listings for almost 2,300 executive search consultants who cover the financial services arena, from Wall Street to all other major financial centers throughout the country—and the world. Each listing includes full name, address, and phone number, as well as lowest and average salary ranges, industry specialization, function specialization, and recruiter classification. You'll also find expert advice on:

• What to do before contacting recruiters
• How to effectively work with them to achieve the results you want
• How to become part of their "preferred" lists
• Practical tips on crafting effective resumes and cover letters
• How to approach the interview
• And much more!

From the Publisher
The resource for executives looking to land a job in the financial industry. There are over 1600 executive search firms nationwide that concentrate solely on the financial industry. This invaluable reference lists them all, arming job-hunters with the pertinent facts on every recruiter, including the types of positions handled and the salary range involved.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (March 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471239941
• ISBN-13: 978-0471239949
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,293,960 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A solid starting point, January 21, 2002

By	Jeffrey Leeper "kem2070" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book is not a how-to manual for landing a job on Wall Street. Just as the title says, it is simply a guide to the recruiters. Scanlon and Hunt have broken the book into three parts for your reference.

First, the introduction and chapters 1 through 3 are not quite part of the book. If you look at the page numbers, roman numerals still greet you. This should show you that it is not the primary focus of the book. The introduction tells you about recruiters and job searching in this field. In the first three chapters, some good information from the authors explain resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Knowing how the recruiters think is always a leg up on the competition.

The meat of the book is the "directory." This lets you know the name, title, firm, and address of Wall Street recruiters. Remember that people change jobs and titles fairly often. This information is merely a starting point. Just knowing the companies out there allows me to do some research to make my application that much more appealing. It also allows me to be more knowledgeable in the interview. Use the information to find the current recruiter. Don't assume the listed name is still in charge of recruiting.

The last part is not as helpful. It breaks down the field into four parts (generalist, financial services, insurance, and venture capital). Here, the authors index names with company for the recruiter with a more specialized function. This will allow you to finetune your search, but given that people change jobs, the information here is less helpful than the addresses.

This book is a good starting point for your quest for a job on Wall Street, but alone, it will not be of use. It is merely a solid starting point to find out who is out there recruiting.

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money and buy a newspaper instead, December 10, 2001

By	Richard B. serpe (Clark, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

What a waste of money! After sending about 160 letters to the various recruiters listed in this book, about 90 were returned as undeliverable due to firms out of business and people moving to different firms. The headhunter business is extremely fluid and recruiters apparently do not remain with a firm for any length of time. The book also advises people not to call a recruiter on the telephone. This must be an attempt to alleviate the recruiters from having to actually speak to a person without having a sure shot position open for them. The authors must be former recruiters because they seem to write from a recruiter's point of view and not a job seeker's. The book's advice and how-to sections are common sense; anyone with half a brain uses the steps outlined in the book already without having to be told to do so. All that this book accomplishes is to line the pockets of the authors at the expense of people who are looking for valid resources that can assist them in a job search. Ask your Uncle Ralph if he knows of anyone who is hiring and don't give these two useless people,(Christopher Hunt and Scott Scanlon) any of your hard earned money, especially if you're currently unemployed. P.S. the only reason my review has one star is because I wasn't offered the option of no stars.