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The Beqaj Interview

This is the sixth in a series of posts I will publish based on an interview I did with Jim Beqaj to gain his perspective on the progress of women in the financial services industry. Jim is a respected veteran of the financial services industry and author of the recently published "How To Hire The Perfect Employer" which I reviewed in a previous post. (Check out my review; I loved his book!!)   I asked Jim if he thought it was a good idea for women to have alliances with other women either informally or formally, in the latter case, like Women in Capital Markets or the Women’s Network or other similar associations, whether he thinks that helps them or hurts them. ...

The Beqaj Interview

This is the second in a series of posts I will publish based on an interview I did with Jim Beqaj to gain his perspective on the progress of women in the financial services industry. Jim is a respected veteran of the financial services industry and author of the recently published "How To Hire The Perfect Employer" which I reviewed in a post earlier this week. (Check out my review; I loved his book!!)   I asked Jim whether he thought that women face obstacles, difficulties, road blocks in the corporate world which are different from those faced by men? He responded:   “Okay, so let me answer the first part.  Absolutely. Absolutely without any question.  First of all, just by the plain ...