Is it okay to admit that I am lazy?! Not lazy in that I cannot get out of bed or that I watch TV all day, but rather “long-term lazy”. I would rather do less work than more work, I’d rather have more vacation, and I prefer a 3-day weekend. And of course, I would […]
The other day one of our UK contacts got in touch and said the following exact words “Getting a job offer from any top sell-side investment bank is not a problem. I have already declined most of them.” I knew the person could not be serious, because I have simply never heard of that in […]
This is the busiest time of the year at Harrison Careers, when our clients are knee-deep in applications to graduate and internship programs. Across the globe, companies are competing for the best talent, and it’s a highly competitive – to say nothing of incredibly stressful – time of year for students, who are trying to […]
Q: Is a Master’s degree in the US worth it? A: Yes! Let me explain. The US economy is in great shape, with low unemployment. Starting salaries for anyone in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) are at an all-time high. If you do a Master’s in Computer Science or Data Science, then you are […]
I hate the ways that corporations are finding new ways to handle the recruiting process. I find it disrespectful of candidates’ time. The video interview is a great example. In most companies, the videos are not seen by managers, but rather by lower-level employees, or worse, independent contractors who do not even work for the […]
Financial services in London seems to have been declining for a number of years, and this trend is set continue as all kinds of companies react to Brexit. It seems to me that it’s getting harder for British students to get entry-level jobs at investment banks and asset management companies. But what about Europeans? Our […]
Many of you apply to investment banks. I always encourage my clients to apply to hundreds of companies, because at this point it really is a numbers game. I hear you cry, “I can’t apply to 100 companies!!!” Well, you can – and you may have to if you are not a superstar candidate from […]
There’s no doubt about it – we’re living in a technology-driven world. For many, this industry is a dream career. At Harrison Careers, all of our Tech Consultants have worked at the world’s leading tech companies – a couple of months back, I asked one of our coaches to share his experiences of working at […]
Our world is increasingly shaped by technology and this is an incredibly hot industry to work in right now. All of the Tech Consultants at Harrison Careers have worked at the world’s leading tech companies, and a couple of months ago I asked one of them to share his experiences of working at Google. The […]
School is over; university is on the horizon. Many high school students, however, aren’t quite ready to take that next step to university or college and are looking to take a “gap year”. A beach in Thailand beckons. But your parents say “No way – we’re not funding that!”. The gap year can be such […]
