Jobs in Finance

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?

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...

If you had a job offer for $30k more than what you currently make but the new company had fewer growth opportunities (specifically, fewer titles & opportunities for promotions), would you still take i...

If you don’t hear back from a recruiter after a couple weeks, do you follow up with them or just accept they’re probably ghosting you? I had an interview about 3 weeks ago and still haven’t heard anyt...

I saw my firm hire an analyst who couldn't even explain a basic DCF model in his technical interview, all because his dad went to boarding school with the Managing Partner. I spent my entire weekend f...

My department has lost three people this quarter and instead of opening new job postings, they’ve just redistributed the entire workload onto me. They gave me a fancy new internal title of Lead Analys...

How have your career aspirations changed over time? I used to grind and want to climb the ladder as fast as possible, but now that I make enough to live comfortably, max out my 401k, and get plenty of...

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...

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.

For those of you who interview candidates or have been in the hiring manager seat, what’s something a candidate did that immediately hurt their chances? I always hear the usual advice about being prep...

I failed a 45-minute personality assessment for an investment analyst role because my answers weren't aggressive enough. Sorry that I prefer collaborative problem-solving. It’s wild that these compani...

I’ve been in my current role for 3.5 years and I’m moving laterally without a pay bump. I thought I’d be more motivated but the stagnant pay is really getting to me. I’m not sure if I should see if I ...

I think most people here would agree that the hiring process has gotten exhausting, especially in finance. Between multiple interview rounds, take-home projects, long waits, and vague feedback, candid...

Do you still take a summer vacation when you’re job hunting? Part of me feels like a break would be helpful, because job searching can honestly feel like a full-time job. But another part of me worrie...

Do you think unlimited PTO is a red flag? My husband works in tech and has unlimited PTO but it never truly seems “unlimited”. Does anyone have an opposite experience or agrees that it’s a red flag?

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...

Has anyone else had a recruiter reach out, seem extremely interested, have an initial conversation, and then completely disappear? I know priorities change, but it always feels a little odd when someo...

Is anyone else noticing remote contract roles but very few remote FTE roles? My company has a rule for FTE to be in the office, but to get around this, they’ve started hiring more contractor roles tha...

I have a Master’s in Financial Engineering, passed Level II of the CFA, and I’m currently being rejected for entry-level credit analyst roles for being over-educated. I don’t have the institutional ex...

Do you regularly mark off time on your calendar to work on your own things or just find time whenever it comes up. I struggle with the want to be available while making sure I have enough time to do m...