The Financial Implications of a New Job

 I have been in my job for all of two days and I can see that it’s going to have a significant impact on my financial situation.  Here is a list of some of the biggies:

A shorter commute

I am working for the same corporation, but in a different building, and my drive has changed.  Instead […]

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Career Change - Transferring to a New Department

Yesterday was my last day at the bank.  On Monday I start my marketing gig and while I’m looking forward to learning a new area of the business, I am feeling a little melancholy and a significant sense of loss.
As I’ve mentioned before, I loved the job I am leaving behind.  The work was interesting and […]

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The Secret to Making Your Co-workers More Productive

I start my new job on Monday, March 31, which means I have a lot of loose ends to tie up in my current role in a very short amount of time.  Since the c-levels have yet to decide what to do about my role and responsibilities (Hire a replacement?  Parcel out to existing employees?), […]

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Identity Crisis Strikes BankerGirl

My blog is called BankerGirl.  When I picked the domain name, it seemed like a good fit for two reasons:
1. I have been a banker for nearly 10 years
2. I am female and I don’t think that there are enough well-educated women out there writing about financial services - so it’s a point of differentiation […]

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ALCO

My bank lowered our deposit rates yet again at today’s weekly ALCO meeting (Asset-Liability Committee for all of you non-bankers). 
This is the third time in six weeks we’ve dropped our rates 50 basis points or more.   And we’re still seeing the deposits roll in at an alarming rate - people are moving out of riskier investments and into […]

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Advice for Fledgling Financial Professionals

I wear many hats at my work, some having little to do with my actual job description.  My favorite such example is my role as a recruiter.  As a business unit recruiting representative, I get to travel to regional colleges and universities promoting my workplace and answering questions about our corporate culture.
These past few weeks […]

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When a Good Work Situation Takes a Bad Turn

I love my job.  I get to work with on interesting and high profile cross-business unit projects with C-level executives and I get a lot of satisfaction from what I do. 
Until recently, anyway.
Last year, there were lots of organizational changes at my office.  We got a new president, and he’s spent the last several months […]

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