MSNBC recently reported that banks are starting to get back to basics and focusing more on their lending businesses as trading business declines in the wake of present market conditions in the US and Europe.
In today’s work environment, not only do you have to deal with being tied to your email inbox, you have mobile phones where people can reach you all hours of the day but you also have deal with incivility at work from other co-workers.
As profits in the financial services industry contract, so too the large bonuses doled out to banking staff. Many banks are now only giving bonuses to the best performers at their firms so it’s become increasingly important to turn yourself into a high-performer.
In a recent article on CareerBuilder, they polled 3,000 hiring managers in the US about their hiring plans for 2012. One of the trends that was indicated by their poll is that Employers want to close the skills gap of their employees through training.
Ethan Hathaway is happy to announce that we are now an approved Partner in Learning with the ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) offering courses to help you take assessments in: Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) IFRS learning assessments You may view the available ICAEW courses here. [sc:mbta]