Government Job Fair Targets Down and Out Wall Streeters

The wipeout on Wall Street has taken a major toll on headcount, and with many severance packages about to run out, ex-Masters of the Universe have some tough decisions to make. Like which government agency they want to work for:

Underscoring Washington’s appeal as the financial industry shrinks, about 400 finance professionals have signed up for a New York job fair this month featuring nine federal agencies ranging from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s double the tally at similar events last year, organizers say.

Attendees at the April 24 event will include Virginia Donner, 43, who called a friend at the Federal Reserve after losing her job at a hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut. “When you’re looking for work and your industry has kind of imploded, you have to look at what your skills are and then figure out who’s hiring.”

A government employee in New York can earn between $76,000 and $153,000..... Bloomberg

Embrace the challenges of makin copies for the G-Men...you can get home in time for a regulars jogs around the Central Park reservoir and probably sneak off to movie matinees from time to time...given a full price movie ticket is a luxury to any New Yorker making less than 125k. Some of the jobs available are with the FBI, and lets face it, nothing is cooler than a pistol packing accountant. Check out the NYSSA website for more info.

‘I Want You,’ Uncle Sam Says to Unemployed Wall Street Analysts
Bloomberg

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