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Old 08-15-2012, 08:30 PM
 
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1. Are there many financial professional employment opportunities in FFC?
2. How long is the train commute to GS station?
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Old 08-15-2012, 08:41 PM
 
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1. Tons. Greenwich and Stamford area have a high concentration of financial, especially hedge funds, money management-type companies - also some larger banks have big branches in Stamford (RBS, UBS, etc). There's also a decent amount in Wilton/Norwalk/Westport. Even outside of FFC you'll find a large amount in Hartford, and some in the New Haven area. What do you do specifically?
2. Check www.mta.info. Be sure to check rush hour transit times as they tend to be shorter with express trains.
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Old 08-16-2012, 08:56 PM
 
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the express mn train takes like 35-40 min
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Old 08-17-2012, 06:35 AM
 
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Fairfield County, CT is where you want to be for financial jobs. It is a global financial powerhouse and is referred to by the media as "Wall Street-North". Only problem is that this area in CT is unaffordable for your average US middle income family. Home prices are stratospheric.
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Old 08-19-2012, 07:36 PM
 
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Fairfield County, CT is where you want to be for financial jobs. It is a global financial powerhouse and is referred to by the media as "Wall Street-North". Only problem is that this area in CT is unaffordable for your average US middle income family. Home prices are stratospheric.
I do not know if it can stay a powerhouse for long. My cousin worked for rbs in a vp role and when she was informed that her role will move to salt lake city, she quickly looked for jobs in the area and scored an interviews with Goldman Sachs. They offered her a better pay package but guess where the job is? Salt lake city as well.
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Old 08-19-2012, 08:58 PM
 
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Salt Lake City? I can pull the figures if you want precision, but I believe both organization have less than 100 positions in the SLC metro. Most likely back office. I can assure you it isn't IB, investment management, or even sales and marketing. Very little talent nearby and anyone worth their weight in salt, isn't going to transfer there. What options would they have when the job in Salt Lake ends? Zero local mobility.
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Old 08-20-2012, 09:36 AM
 
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Salt Lake City? I can pull the figures if you want precision, but I believe both organization have less than 100 positions in the SLC metro. Most likely back office. I can assure you it isn't IB, investment management, or even sales and marketing. Very little talent nearby and anyone worth their weight in salt, isn't going to transfer there. What options would they have when the job in Salt Lake ends? Zero local mobility.
LOL - seriously.

When I read SLC, I asked a hedge fund contact at the largest hedge fund in the world where the majority of their jobs are.

Connecticut
New York City
San Francisco

That's it.
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Old 08-20-2012, 11:10 AM
 
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RBS is a mess. They are currently owned by the British goverment and have been shedding businesses and staff left and right. They're not representative of the financial firms in FFC.
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Old 08-21-2012, 01:45 AM
 
Location: Trumbull/Danbury
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1. Are there many financial professional employment opportunities in FFC?
2. How long is the train commute to GS station?


1) Where are you coming from
2) What time are you coming

I can get from Bridgeport to Grand Central in as little as 70 minutes or less during rush hour, but during non rush hour it could take more then 90.
However, if your coming from Greenwich, an express at all times of day can get you in in about 30 minutes, while a local takes about an hour
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