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Jump Start Your Summer - Commercial C&I Team Leader in Riverwoods, Illinois

Salary: $100,000 - $150,000+ base, exceptional incentive bonus package, benefit package, and…PERKS…PERKS!!! Location: Riverwoods, IL Description: $16 billion Chicago based bank has an exceptional opportunity in the northwest suburban market for aggressive executive level C&I lender to head a team of commercial lenders. The Commercial Team Lead is responsible for building, managing, training, and mentoring a new team of commercial loan officers, developing and originating new commercial busin… Continue

Posted by Brenda Barbera on May 6th, 2008 at 12:34pm — No Comments (Add)

AppleOne: "No Mortgage Candidates" need apply? For anything???

Nicki sent this along, and it's got me seeing red. To what extent are mortgage people being villified for this mortgage mess? For every person out there who was consciously writing bad mortgages for sub-prime candidates, there are probably 1,000 who were refusing to participate in them and who saw this mess coming. Yet the industry as a whole is full of mortgage candidates, and now there's a backlash against them as applicants. It shocks me. Those of you with mortgage backgrounds, do you feel… Continue

Posted by Shannon Austin on May 1st, 2008 at 11:00am — 5 Comments (Add)

Cool Job of the Moment: Junior Microfinance Consultant (Zurich, Switzerland)

Here's an amazing Microfinance job (I know lots of you are interested in these opportunities!) JUST posted on Bankjobs.com: Job description: Business & Finance Consulting (BFC / www.bfconsulting.org), a Swiss/German consultancy group, is engaged in consultancy and research related to microfinance. On behalf of international donors we advise commercial banks and microcredit organisations in transitional economies, predominantly in the CIS and increasingly in Asia. Our strength lies in the de… Continue

Posted by Shannon Austin on April 23rd, 2008 at 1:25pm — No Comments (Add)

New Book Details Dream Jobs and How to Get Them (Source: Washington Post)

From the Washington Post, By Mary Ellen Slayter Sunday, April 13, 2008; Page K01 Feeling a little envious of all those people who seem to have much cooler jobs than yours? Well, you can sit around seething in your cubicle, or you can pick up a copy of "How'd You Score That Gig?," a new book by Alexandra Levit that catalogues 60 dream jobs and what it takes to get them. There are many cool jobs that people don't even know exist, Levit said in a recent interview. "I wanted to crack the lid off… Continue

Posted by Shannon Austin on April 21st, 2008 at 9:45am — No Comments (Add)

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COMMERCIAL LENDERS NEEDED

I am currently looking for experience Commercial Lenders in the Charlotte, Wilmington North Carolina, and Florida area. If you are interested in furthering you career please contact me at 740-654-9... Continue

Started by Carmen Westhoven 2 hours ago

Do you know where your resume and contact information in a job bank database could go!

I had received an email notification for a position in Mortgage banking. I did not know who the recruiting officer was and the email address said Overseas...Banking MSN. He requested only for my co... Continue

Started by Meelain Lam May 1

What can job boards do to make the experience better for the job seeker?
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Just curious -- because many of you may have experience using the Internet to look for a job at one time or another, what are the thoughts/ideas/wishes you've had along the way about things that wo... Continue

Tagged: hotjobs, niche, jobs, employers, careerbuilder

Started by Shannon Austin. Last reply by Elliott Van Reamer Apr 29.

Could you describe/summarize your life in 6 words?
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Here's a neat idea: Try to summarize your life in 6 words. Can you do it? In the book "Not Quite What I Was Planning," authors and random people had to do just that. It's pretty funny. More here, ... Continue

Tagged: unlisted job opportunties

Started by Shannon Austin. Last reply by Shannon Austin Apr 21.

RECRUITERS: What can older candidates do to make themselves better candidates?
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Recruiters: It seems like we have a good mix of recruiters and candidates here, some of whom fit into the category of being more experienced banking types, many in their 50s and early 60s and looki... Continue

Tagged: interview, boomers, resume, seniors, baby

Started by Shannon Austin. Last reply by Meelain Lam Apr 12.

Why are HR people neither HUMAN nor RESOURCEFUL ??
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I sent out a bunch of resumes on Monday as usual. Got an email from HR stating they are SO BUSY that they can only meet with me on Saturday. I emailed back OK what time? Heard nothing rest of Monda... Continue

Started by Elizabeth Lowe. Last reply by Meelain Lam Apr 12.

Any of you interested in Microlending/Microfinance?
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I know we all get wrapped up in US-style lending, but I find myself intrigued by what micro-lending in poor countries can do to alleviate poverty. Here's a brief history of microlending. Very int... Continue

Tagged: microfinance, microloans, microlending, poverty, womenstrust

Started by Shannon Austin. Last reply by Rob Apr 4.

From The Washington Post: Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis Caused "the Largest Loss of Wealth for Black and Latino Homeowners in Modern US History"
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King's Dream Deferred, One More Victim of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis By Michelle Singletary Sunday, February 10, 2008; Page F01 in The Washington Post As we spend this month celebrating the achi... Continue

Tagged: subprime, loss, black, mortgage, of

Started by Shannon Austin. Last reply by Elliott Van Reamer Apr 3.

When did technology take over the personal touch?
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The banking industry has changed. It used to be a relationship business where people would call you on the phone. Start off the conversation with how are you how's the family? Now everyone sits in ... Continue

Started by Ken. Last reply by Ken Apr 3.

Construction Financing
1 Reply

Anyone out there have a source for "spec" construction money? Mostly for California loans. Thanks. Beth Delano VP/Construction Lending Hammond Securities Co bd@hammondloan.com

Started by Beth Delano. Last reply by Elliott Van Reamer Apr 2.

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