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    Career Readiness Assessment

    • Dec 20, 2018
    • Julia VanDeren

    Try this assessment to see how well you are managing your career and what resources in Career Success can help you take the next step.

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    Beat the AI Algorithms and Your Competition with the Definitive Banking Resume

    • Dec 20, 2018

    This webinar will help you beat the resume robots that can make or break your career and overhaul your resume to pique recruiters’ interest.

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    Building Personal and Professional Resilience – with Joanna Young

    • Oct 9, 2018
    • Jane Coffey, ASIP

    Joanna explained that we are so used to being under pressure that we don’t realise the impact it is having on us - and those around us. Understanding what resilience is and how it affects us provides the imperative to act and improve our ability to bounce back.

  • No Risk, No Reward: Advance Your Career with Smart Strategies for Identifying Opportunities

    • Sep 26, 2018

    The art of successful risk-taking involves the ability to identify (and even create) the right opportunities that are in perfect alignment with your values and goals. Learn the strategies you need to identify and act on the right risks–and propel your career forward.

  • For Fintech Career Switchers, the Hardest Skills to Master May Be the Soft Ones

    • Sep 26, 2018
    • Cynthia Harrington, CFA

    CFA charterholders and other professionals who have made the transition to fintech from traditional finance explain why adapting to different work cultures is a critical challenge.

  • 9 Ways to Survive Disruption in the Workplace

    • Sep 25, 2018
    • Julia VanDeren

    Your line of work will get disrupted. This is a baseline assumption for everyone, but the state of today’s business environment may set millennials apart from previous generations of young professionals settling into their careers.

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    Meditation Tips for Investment Professionals: How to Begin

    • Sep 21, 2018
    • Jason Voss, CFA

    Meditation provides investors with many benefits. Below are meditation tips from the newly released Meditation Guide for Investment Professionals, the full version of which is available online for CFA Institute members.

  • Finding the Right Job to Target

    • Sep 15, 2018
    • Julia VanDeren

    Identifying your target job is a crucial first step for any job seeker. This may seem obvious but it’s a critical point because giving real thought to how you determine your target role will improve your entire job search.

  • The Job Market for Analysts: How to Ride a Swinging Pendulum--Part 1

    • Sep 14, 2018
    • Sherree DeCovny

    The role of the analyst is not what it used to be. Changes in business models, advancements in technology, and cost pressures — not to mention new regulations coming down the pike — have all taken their toll on the profession. Today’s job market is more competitive than ever, and reaching the top requires a different skill set than was expected of previous generations of analysts.

  • The Job Market for Analysts: How to Ride a Swinging Pendulum – Part 2

    • Sep 14, 2018
    • Sherree DeCovny

    “Marrying machines and behavioural finance is the next frontier,” says Concannon. “There’s a huge question mark over when those two will converge. Considering how important behavioural finance is to this business, that’s a major headwind.”

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    Career Conversations: Goal Setting for Careers

    • Jun 15, 2018

    In this brief interview (approx. 9min), executive coach Kimberly Togman explains why and what kind of goal setting is important for managing your career and gives thoughts on how to make time for your goals, even in hectic times.

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    Talks at Google: Executive Presence

    • Jun 15, 2018

    Sylvia Ann Hewlett discusses Executive Presence as part of the Talks at Google series.

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    Keeping the Inner Fire Alive: Rumpelstiltskin on Stress Reduction and Burnout Prevention (webcast)

    • Jun 15, 2018

    This webcast addresses stressors, burnout, and resilience. Switzerland-based Dominique Lepori, CFA, founding partner of softfactors.net, discusses the inner and outer stressors that can lead to burnout and how to build your resilience in the face of significant performance pressure.

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    Building Effective Mentoring Relationships (Webcast)

    • Feb 2, 2018

    In this webcast, business networking strategist Andy Lopata explores some of the key ingredients for a strong mentoring relationship.

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    Fintech Careers (Webcast)

    • Feb 2, 2018

    Panelists Shawn Rutter, managing director at Excelsior Search, and Justin Zhen, co-founder of Thinknum discuss opportunities for investment professionals in fintech.

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    Career Conversations: Introduction to Leadership Presence

    • Feb 2, 2018

    In this video interview (approx 17mins) Dr. Lili Powell explains three essential components of leadership presence and ways it can be developed.

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    The Center for Talent Innovation's Key Findings: Executive Presence

    • Feb 2, 2018
    • Center for Talent Innovation

    The Center for Talent Innovation published Key Findings on Executive Presence. Authors are Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Lauren Leader-Chivée, Laura Sherbin, and Joanne Gordon with Fabiola Dieudonné. Research sponsors are American Express, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Gap Inc., Goldman Sachs, Interpublic Group, Marie Claire, and Moody’s Foundation.

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    Why Memory Training Matters for Financial Professionals (Take 15 Series)

    • Dec 1, 2017

    This video interview with Chester Santos is part of the CFA Institute Take 15 Series.

  • Preparing for Conversations around Compensation

    • Aug 28, 2017

    In this webinar, career and executive coach Bryn Panee Burkhart will present tips and strategies for having productive conversations around salary and compensation at various stages of your career.

  • Three Formulas for Acing Your Next Job Interview

    • Aug 28, 2017
    • Julia VanDeren

    In this Enterprising Investor blog post, Julia VanDeren relays three formulas for succeeding in your interview shared by CV Queen, Victoria McLean.