2011
January: Gave a presentation to the Harvard Club of New York's Finance Career Interest Group.
2010
September: Jon returned to a hands-on role in the financial industry, joining Interactive Data Corp. as a Senior Fixed-Income Analyst.
The 2010-11 edition of Careers in Financial Markets, a 96-page guide for students and career switchers, was issued by eFinancialCareers. Jon served as Deputy Editor.
February: Jon launched a Twitter presence for eFinancialCareers-US ( @efcusnews ). In the first two months, he posted nearly 700 tweets.
January: eFinancialCareers released Jon's White Paper outlining the most in-demand skill sets for 2010, to Human Resources officers at banks, asset managers and market data vendors.
2009
December: Jon prepared detailed talking points for a chief executive's symposium presentation on The Changing Landscape of Financial Services Recruiting: 2010 Outlook.
eFinancialCareers distributed Jon's White Paper, The New Landscape for Financial Services Talent, to Human Resources officers at banks, fund management firms and market data vendors. The paper details how the banking talent market may evolve in 2010 and beyond, as financial institutions gradually regain health.
July: Jon oversaw the production and quality assurance process for the 2009-10 edition of Careers in Financial Markets.
Jon contributed material to an article published in the August issue of Best Practices in Compensation & Benefits, a trade newsletter published by Business & Legal Reports (BLR). The article examined fiduciary concerns associated with pay formulas for investment professionals who manage public employee retirement funds.
June: Jon attended a half-day workshop on High Yield Basic Tools (credit analysis, covenants, indexes and valuation), conducted by the New York Society of Security Analysts.
Linked:HR Group's June e-newsletter named a discussion Jon launched as one of 8 "Top Best Discussions" within that 143,000-member Group.
April: Federal Careers: Opportunities for Financial Professionals, an all-day jobs fair program Jon helped organize for the New York Society of Security Analysts, attracted 550 participants.
2008
December: Jon prepared a media campaign for Andrew Kalotay Associates calling attention to the firm's expertise in an innovative type of bond that helped one federal agency sidestep the credit crisis. November: Jon supplied pithy introductions for research papers on numerous fixed-income topics published on the Web site of Andrew Kalotay Associates, a bond analytics shop headed by quantitative research pioneer, Dr. Andrew Kalotay.