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How we recruit the best talent to your team of analysts in India

How we recruit the best talent to your team of analysts in India

by Darren Sharma | Mar 1, 2022 | Research quality

I remember my first job interview. It was my first job after my postgraduate degree. The process concluded with a full day assessment centre. It was cold so I had to borrow a coat.  It didn’t fit. And I wasn’t massively comfortable in my suit either, which...
Real research vs number crunching – the analyst’s view

Real research vs number crunching – the analyst’s view

by Darren Sharma | Feb 1, 2022 | Research quality

As a credit analyst in India, there are a number of research firms touting themselves to you as offering global work. I chose Frontline because it offered me the chance to do real research and not just number crunching, while giving me the training I needed to do it....
What it takes to be an elite Indian MBA

What it takes to be an elite Indian MBA

by Darren Sharma | Jan 3, 2022 | Research quality

The Indian Institutes of Management (“IIMs”) are the premier management education institutes in India. The IIM building program was initiated by India’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, so that India could have a cadre of global-level managers. The...
Real analysis of VaR models, credit models and balance sheet numbers

Real analysis of VaR models, credit models and balance sheet numbers

by Darren Sharma | Nov 1, 2021 | Research quality

Numbers are alluring. They are seductive and they are universal. Mind Your Language was not set in a maths class. When young graduates anywhere in the world are recruited into Risk Management, they face a mighty struggle to grasp all the complexities of the...
How to get low staff turnover in off-shore arrangements

How to get low staff turnover in off-shore arrangements

by Darren Sharma | Sep 1, 2021 | Research quality

Off-shore staff are notorious for high levels of turnover. I’m guessing that McDonald’s wherever you live has high turnover of staff too. Is it something about Indians? Is it something about Chicken McNuggets? I doubt it. Imagine that you have worked, and...
Extra brains in your executive office would look like this

Extra brains in your executive office would look like this

by Darren Sharma | Mar 1, 2021 | Research quality

It has been just over 9 months since my colleague Gunjan and I started supporting one of the CROs of a large Canadian bank.  Our job is to provide focus on matters which are important to him but not core day to day matters. That ranges from what Trump is likely to do,...
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