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Big four employees remain realistic about bonuses - eFinancialCareers Australia
According to a recruiter, who asked not to be named, CBA's payments were just “ok”. The size of bonuses typically depends on company and divisional performance, and whether revenues and profits reach or exceed target, according to Andrew Hanson, ...
Signs of (some) hiring life at boutique stockbrokers - eFinancialCareers Australia
One recruiter, who asked not to be named, says brokers servicing the WA mining industry – such as Paterson Securities, Argonaut and Euroz – are performing solidly and are actively recruiting talent, especially mining analysts. “These firms didn't have ...
The terrible trio return to Aussie banks: Job cuts, off shoring, hiring freezes - eFinancialCareers Australia
“It's pretty usual for middle management to be one of the first to go, and Westpac has had massive teams running various projects, so it wouldn't surprise me if there is room to downsize in IT,” says one recruiter, who chose to remain anonymous. ...
Candidate to bank: I'm not taking a job in Australia – it's too expensive - eFinancialCareers Australia
The event in Sydney was attended by 16 senior HR people from international and local financial institutions, all of whom asked not to be named. Representatives from several large firms said the rising cost of living in Australia is making it more ...
The awful truth about Aussie bonuses: Even Goldman Sachs staff will suffer - eFinancialCareers Australia
... substantial bonuses, but from what I understand, they will be about 15 per cent down this year,” according to a recruiter, who asked not to be named. ...
Superstars aside, Aus bankers are in subdued mood when it comes to 2010 bonuses - eFinancialCareers Australia
The view of one recruiter, who asked not to be named, is that bonus expectations have been tempered following offshore redundancies made by Barclays, ...
Hiring goes manic as firms start to panic - eFinancialCareers Australia
It's very competitive and aggressive, and will get more so in the future,” said one of the delegates, all of whom asked not to be named in this report. ...

