Investment Banking...

[Expat Terms? Flexible]

Experienced Investment Banker (Aussie) seeking opportunity to return to Asia; HK or Singapore preferred.  Any suggestions or contacts would be most welcome incl headhunters?  Email address: 2832787@iname.com

Many thanks.

[Derek]

Check out www.icered.com   if you have not already

[Expat Terms? Flexible]

Derek,

Thanks for the link.  I had a look and seems like lots of bitching and complaining but not much on the actual job front.  Am I looking in the wrong hole?  Pls advise.
I don't really want to read all the complaints BTDT and would like to pursue the serious opportunities.

[Derek]

Banker,

Choose S'pore, choose work, left hand side at bottom of page is icon called "jobs" with (3) listing today, but with a total of 179 listings.  As I am not a Finance type I have not used this site for looking for work, but rumor has it that this is the site that movers/shakers are using for their forum to discuss Finance in HK and S'pore.  Perhaps you should just post a "seeking work" query on this site and see what happens (?)  Many of the jobs posted are being posted by headhunter firms, but inside connection, knowledge of an opening is still best route.

Good Luck in your search!

[Git]

Get in touch with Robert Walters - Andrea Curran, she'll find u a job. Good luck.   www.robertwalters.com.sg

[HR Manager]

If you're looking for a job in investment banking in Singapore, you could try contacting one of the following headhunters/recruitment consultants:-

* Mervyn Koh/Jane Chapman - Morgan & Banks Phone: (65) 339 0355

(Mervyn focuses on front office jobs, Jane focuses on jobs in Operations.)

* Andrea Curran/Mark Elwood - Robert Walters Associates. Phone: (65) 538 3343/423 0023

* Andrew Bailey - Korn Ferry  Phone: (65)224 3111

* Gary Thompson - The Consulting Partnership Phone: (65) 224 7600

* Adnan Atan - Michael Page International.  Phone (65) 533 2777

* Laureen Lee - Spencer Stuart Phone: (65) 438 3138

[Ciao]

How do these 'headhunters' view being contacted by candidates?  Usually they want to seek employees rather than receive unsolicited cv's?  I gather from reading his site and others that they find people NOT jobs?!  And, that they are a pretty arrogant lot...

[correction]

Jane is a front office specialist recruiter..not banking operations.

[James R]

Have a look at Michael Page's website:  www.michaelpage.net

You can search all the roles that they have in all locations that are of interest to you from the one site.

[Nayls]

I'd say you just missed the "golden period" in Asia for I-banking.  From Christmas last year until September there was a hiring frenzy going on.  Offers came in from almost every bank in a very short period - very attractive offers I might add...
Now we are heading into what many suspect will be a bear market (even with a "soft landing") and last year's hiring has lead to what many believe to be overcapacity.  Most / all of the banks are now sceptical about hiring new people and those that are hired are highly scrutinized.  
The other phenomenon was the death of the dotcom.  The B2B (Back to Banking) flow from the dotcoms has been overwhealming and, almost across the board, is met with a "No" (mostly due to the fact that when these people left they did so with flying middle fingers).  
My point is that it may be difficult, particularly if you are looking to hit the bulge bracket.

That's my $0.02