Jobs in Finance

Does anyone else feel like tailoring resumes and cover letters for every application takes way more time than the response rate justifies? I get why customization matters, but sometimes I’ll spend a l...

I’ve been told for three years that I’m on the shortlist for a move to the front office, and I just watched them hire a fresh undergrad for the role instead. My MD says he needs me where I am. Is it t...

Has anyone ever started a new job, only to have another company you were already interviewing with come through with an offer right after? I’ve always wondered what people do in that situation, becaus...

My manager is always on after hours but tells us not to work extra. It’s hard not to feel the expectation of working extra when she’s always on. How would you handle this situation?

How many of you rely on Glassdoor ratings to help make a decision about a company? I recently applied for a position, but once I saw their rating, I’m hesitant I want to even interview. Curious what o...

When interviewing for new roles, what’s a major red flag you look out for? If there’s no clear direction around what I’ll be doing, and an expectation of hustle culture with crazy hours, I’m extremely...

What’s your in office schedule like? Are you 100% in-office, hybrid 3 days/week, or another schedule? I’m noticing fewer and fewer remote roles, but am trying to get a sense of how many hybrid positio...

I have been on 30 interviews and still been rejected. Was laid off from federal government. Has anyone been having tough time finding a good job? Right now the only job I could find was in retail. Hav...

How much do you think a gap on your resume impacts the likelihood you’ll get an interview? I recently overheard my manager mention it as a bad thing when selecting who to interview and was surprised.

I have an offer from Vanguard for a Sr Director for 175k in either PA or TX. It seems low for the level of experience. Thoughts?

For those that take parental leave, do you try to assist your team when you know they’re going to be slammed? Or do you just enjoy your leave and let them figure it out?

What’s the longest maternity/paternity leave policy you’ve seen? My current company offers 4 months paid time off with an additional 2 months unpaid, which seems rare these days. Would love to know ab...

Why is it 2026 and we’re still playing the guess the salary game during the first three rounds of interviews? I wasted four hours of my life on a Strategy role that pays $40k less than my current base...

I spent six hours in a Superday, met the entire C-suite, and was told I was the frontrunner, only for the firm to delete the job posting and stop answering my emails. It’s a level of professional disr...

Do you keep track of every job you apply to, or has it become too many to realistically manage? I got a response recently for an HR screen from a role I applied to months ago, and I had to go back and...

What’s one thing you do to stand out in interviews? I tend to be more reserved in interviews because that’s how my personality is, but I think it puts me at a disadvantage. I would love any tips or su...

Have you noticed how remote work flexibility often seems to change depending on seniority? I’ve seen a lot of senior roles listed as fully remote, while mid-level roles are hybrid and junior roles are...

I was excited to hear I had gotten a job at DataAnnotation. It was the first job I had in 2 years that wasn’t mowing baseball field grass. Only to find out that they fired me 3 days after I started. N...

Is anyone else getting really burned out by the networking side of job searching? It feels like applying alone barely works anymore, and now so much of it is reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn and ...

I can’t find a job and it’s stressing me out like crazy. I am a 28M who graduated 2025 spring with masters of accounting and I have a Batchelor in finance. I passed cfa level 1 and sitting for level 2...