Career Resources

Out of Office: Working Remote

• How to retool remote work for the long haul (Quartz)
• How to be effective when you’re presenting remotely (Fortune)
• How to collaborate across teams and improve your remote meetings (Business Insider)
• Tips to settle into your new work-from-home routine (Fast Company)
• Managing Stress and Emotions When Working Remotely (MIT SLOAN Management Review)
• Remote Work Is The New Norm. Will It Last? (Forbes)
• Here’s how to nail your job interview from afar (CNBC make it)

Job Search Tips and Techniques

• Identifying and Contacting Hiring Managers
  • How to Find a Hiring Manager’s Contact Info (Flexjobs)
  • How to Get Your Resume in Front of the Hiring Manager (Thea Kelley Career Services)
  • Forget the Cover Letter – Send a Pain Letter, Instead (LinkedIn)
  • How To Find Your Hiring Manager Using LinkedIn (Forbes)

• Interviewing
  • 35+ Common Interview Questions and Answers (Novorésumé)
  • The Part Of The Job Search No One Talks About (Forbes)
  • Interview Questions (CFI)
  • 20 Tips for Great Job Interviews (Experis)
  • The Most Important Interview Question of All Time (LinkedIn)
  • The ANSWER to “The Most Important Interview Question of All Time” Part 2 (LinkedIn)
  • Job-seekers: How to Answer “The Most Important Interview Question of All Time” – Part 3 (LinkedIn)
  • Use this simple 3-step formula to ace a job interview when you don’t have all the required skills (CNBC)
  • How To Tell Dragon-Slaying Stories On a Job Interview (Forbes)
  • Elon Musk asks this simple interview question to tell when an applicant is lying (CNBC)
  • No Response After an Interview? Here’s How to Follow Up By Email (Career Sidekick)

• Salary Resources
  • 2018 CFA Society Chicago Financial Compensation Survey
  • See How Your Salary Compares (Wall Street Journal)

Personal Branding and Executive Presence

• Building a Distinguished Career through Personal Branding (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• Executive Presence and Leadership Principles (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• 10 Golden Rules Of Personal Branding (Forbes)
• The Definitive Guide to Personal Branding (BrandYourself)
• 10 Tips for Building a Personal Brand that can Boost Your Career (Northestern University)
• 7 Traits Of Executive Presence, The Key To Winning People Over (Business Insider)
• 9 Tips for Women Leaders to Convey Executive Presence. (Mission.org)
• How to Know if you have Executive Presence (the Ladders)

Communication

• Present Like a Pro (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• How CFA Charterholders Can Become Investment Grade Writers (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• How to Improve Your Quarterly Investor Newsletters (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• How to Improve Your Business Writing (Harvard Business Review)
• Successful Business Communication: It Starts At The Beginning (Forbes)
• 7 C’s of Effective Business Communication (Chron)
• Effective Business Communication: 8 Steps to a Better Conversation (Middle Market Center)
• Effective Communication Is Something You Learn, Not Something You’re Born With (Entrepreneur)

Networking

• The New Networking (CFA Society Chicago Blog)
• The Networking Advice No One Tells You (Forbes)
• Networking in the Financial Industry (Financial Career Options)
• The Importance of Career Networking (The Balance Careers)
• CFA Society Chicago Member’s Only LinkedIn Group

Technical Training

• Microsoft Learn
• Coursera
• Bloomberg Market Concepts
• Wall Street Training