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By Noreen Malone   Published Feb. 15, 2022  Updated Feb. 20, 2022   When 25 million people leave their jobs, it’s about more than just burnout.   I used to think of my job as existing in its own little Busytown — as in the Richard Scarry books, where there’s a small, bright village of workers, each focused on a single job, whose paths all cross in the course of one busy, busy day. In my neighborhood in Brooklyn, I would see the same person at the Myrtle Avenue bus stop several days a week and imagine where he was going with his Dell laptop bag and black sneakers.

By Joe Morris  February 2, 2022 www.ignites.com   AllianceBernstein has hired State Street Global Advisors' Noel Archard to lead its expansion into ETFs.   Archard, SSGA's global head of product for nearly five years, will join AB effective Monday as its global head of ETFs and portfolio solutions, AB announced Wednesday morning.   Under Archard, AB intends to launch its first U.S. ETFs sometime this year, the announcement notes.   “Establishing the firm’s first-ever global head of ETFs and portfolio solutions role and adding Noel to the team creates an opportunity for AB to generate an innovative and differentiated offering in a crowded space," said Onur Erzan, head of AB's global client group. Archard will

By Lydia Tomkiw   January 26, 2022   The hedge fund recruiting landscape is as fierce as ever, and while the typical questions around salary remain, managers must be ready to respond to questions on hybrid working conditions, firm culture and burnout, recruiters said.   The questions come amid the broader “great resignation” phenomenon and as the vast majority of hedge funds admit that they are concerned about retaining talent in the near term.   “It still remains super frothy. So many people are in motion, so many people are assessing what they want to do,” said Melissa Norris, founding partner at Jamesbeck, a woman-owned executive search firm.   Candidates are pro-actively coming to

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  The Wall Street Journal By: Kathryn Dill and Patrick Thomas Oct. 6, 2021 5:30 am ET   Career coaches say these interviewing and résumé tips can help you stand out and land a new role There are more than 10 million job openings in the U.S., so why do so many job seekers remain frustrated by hiring managers who ignore them and online application portals that delete them?   There are a lot of jobs out there, but a lot of rejection, too. It’s easier than ever to apply for roles, so companies are swamped, leaving applicants—even ones who have been courted by recruiters—either facing a void or never hearing back again.

By Stephanie Vozza, Fast Company   It’s obvious that some employees perform at higher levels than others—but why? David Maxfield, vice president of research for the leadership-training firm VitalSmarts, studied 1,594 managers and employees and found that high performers have adopted smart habits, one of which is an important ritual for getting more done: a weekly review.   “They keep a sacred, non-negotiable meeting with themselves every week to re-sync, get current, and align their daily work and projects with their priorities,” Maxfield says.   This step is very different than how the average person runs their week, says Maxfield. “It’s very easy to plan life from the

Joshua Franklin in New York and Laurence Fletcher in London SEPTEMBER 8 2021

By Alexendra Semenova  August 25, 2021 Hiring for marketing roles at hedge funds is at an all-time high, after the industry adjusted to remote work and virtual recruitment – and posted a strong 2020 performance year. But managers still are vying for diverse talent to fill sales, marketing and other front-facing roles as demand in the space booms. “One of the things we are seeing now is the play for more diverse individuals on each platform to represent a firm from a front-office perspective,” said Sasha Jensen, founder and CEO at alts recruiter Jensen Partners. The hedge fund universe is catching up to other private market managers in