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Sirrain
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Hiring freeze on wall street

November 17th, 2011, 8:21 pm

Whats the word on when these freezes go out of effect? Is beginning of new year (jan) a new hiring season, or will these freezes last much longer than that??
 
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cryptic26
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Hiring freeze on wall street

November 17th, 2011, 8:42 pm

At least till end of Q1 2012
 
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Sirrain
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November 18th, 2011, 3:14 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: cryptic26At least till end of Q1 2012That is what I was thinking... Let's hope Jan-Feb bring some life into the job market !
 
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November 18th, 2011, 4:47 pm

That's also what headhunters told me. After bonus, many people will leave.
 
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Sirrain
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Hiring freeze on wall street

November 21st, 2011, 7:25 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyStratThat's also what headhunters told me. After bonus, many people will leave.Good poiint, so the earliest that could be materialized is late Feb, early March.
 
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smarttrader
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Hiring freeze on wall street

November 23rd, 2011, 11:28 am

Do you guys think there will b bonus??? folks on the street are lil scare as thr could b a cut in salary
 
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HNK
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Hiring freeze on wall street

November 26th, 2011, 9:28 am

hearing salary cuts already happening (IMHO, that's better than getting fired)
 
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November 26th, 2011, 9:07 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: HNKhearing salary cuts already happening (IMHO, that's better than getting fired)That's just the first step... things are going to get really bad come next year...
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November 27th, 2011, 12:51 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: demhaQuoteOriginally posted by: HNKhearing salary cuts already happening (IMHO, that's better than getting fired)That's just the first step... things are going to get really bad come next year...The IT and the Risk folks are saying the market is doing very well. Is it bad only for the non IT and Risk folks.