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The promise of a more rapid climb up the corporate ladder has made Alpine's CIT program incredibly popular. While it's too soon to know how Alpine's CIT program ranked this year, it received 750 applications for just 12 slots. AdvertisementAnderman's own non-conventional career took her from college dropout to ballet dancer to the world of international development to business school. When she interviewed for her job at Alpine, Weaver asked how she could handle the job with no prior experience. — Alpine's founder and CEO — Alpine's founder and CEOThe first attribute the company looks for is IQ, but not in the traditional kind.
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Hiring is never easy, but it's particularly difficult on Wall Street. Emmalyse's story is worth a read not only for Smart's advice but his candidness, a dying trait on Wall Street. These cloud tools are proving to be game changers. Fidelity and State Street are rolling out annuity options within their 401(k) products, The Wall Street Journal reports. As the weather starts to warm up, plenty of people are making the switch to iced coffee.
About 40% of Smart's clients are in the financial services industry, which is keenly aware of the importance of attracting and maintaining talent. But not all financial services companies are getting it right, Smart said. While he directed his advice to financial services companies, his tips are broad-based and could be used by hiring managers in many different industries. Smart said most leaders recognize the importance of hiring and talent decisions but aren't dedicating enough time to it. "Five percent of your time as a senior leader in financial services is not enough," he said.
Nabbing your dream job might just amount to getting approved by a handful of psychologists and business strategists. Click here to read more about ghSmart, the leadership advisory firm that plays a key role in Wall Street's hiring process. Generative AI startups on the rise. PE firms big bet on food companies isn't paying off. Private-equity firms bought up the companies behind some of your favorite brands of food, but rising interest rates have ruined those investments, The Wall Street Journal reports.
ghSmartThe company's unusual but rigorous approach to screening job candidates has won it the trust of some of the finance industry's most competitive and coveted workplaces, as well as other blue-chip corporations. "That became the kernel for ghSmart," Smart recounted in a podcast interview. That means the ghSmart interview isn't something you can necessarily prepare for in the same way you might, for example, read up on certain stocks or industry trends. The company's team of psychologists spends hours drilling into each candidate's job and life experiences. Unlike some executive-search firms, ghSmart disconnects its fee from whether it fills the role.
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