Job Interview Recap
Met this guy in Radnor today. Not sure what to make of the job. I didn't hear anything that would rule it out, should it be offered to me, but I'm not jumping up and down anxious to get it either. It would just be the two of us based in Radnor/US - everyone else is based in London. The Radnor office opens April 1st and I "might" work in London until then. I don't get my bonus until Feb 15th or Feb 28th anyway - no way I'm leaving without that!!! - so, it looks like, at the most, I would be abroad for a month.
Biggest Cons: Doesn't sound like there's much of an oppportunity to relocate abroad. It's a small niche firm with a narrow, European investor base - so not sure where my career would take me after this.
Pros: Its owned by the employees and the bonus sharing sounds like there is crazy upside - place is owned by the 24 analysts/salespeople/traders. They outsource everything else to minimize overhead (accounting, IT, etc).... 4 weeks vacation that is mandatory that you take. And, there would be some international travel to visit clients, but it sounds like it is whirl-wind trips hitting many cities in as many days....
I'd be working London-ish hours. Not quite sure what to make of that. It sounded like we'd start working at 4am each morning (9am London time). They have their morning meeting at 8am, so on days that we would need to speak, we would start earlier. While the early start time sounds grueling, there is a HUGE perk associated with it -- the work day ends incredibly early as well - 1pm. That would give me the whole afternoon to study for that pesky exam (should I continue on to Level 2), OR, down the road, be very convenient for childcare juggling....
Hmmmm......... Won't hear back from this guy until early January when he's off from vacation. Not stressing about it too much in the meantime.