The award-winning Career Guidance column features articles on networking, self-employment, advancement, interviews, resume tips and more.
Our regular contributor is award-winning Sanjeev Menon, managing director at Madison Davis. If you would like to contribute to this column or have any topics you would like to suggest, email editor@acams.org.
Behind every successful anti-financial crime (AFC) and anti-money laundering (AML) program, you will find professionals who possess something more elusive—an exceptional blend of leadership prowess, relationship-building finesse and cross-cultural communication skills that elevate their impact beyond traditional compliance roles. These intangible qualities are the difference...
Top financial institutions are seeking a new breed of anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals—those who can seamlessly integrate advanced technological skills with traditional compliance expertise while maintaining a human touch. These “AFC superhumans” possess a unique blend of technical acumen, interdisciplinary knowledge and intangible soft skills...
I thought writing this article was going to be simple. I was going to profess my love for the immeasurable potential AI has and its ability to make our lives easier, to make our work more productive, and to create new jobs―with titles we cannot...
Job seekers today are learning a tough lesson: Not every connection request is a compliment, and not every direct message deserves a response. If job hunting was not already difficult enough, there is a new threat lurking in the virtual corridors of professional networking sites―turning...
Let us take a moment to recall this curious headline from March 2023: “Homeless Man Lands Job After Using ChatGPT for Resume and Interview Prep―A 45-year-old homeless man in Chicago used public library computers to access ChatGPT, which helped him craft a compelling resume and...
Have you heard of “popcorn brain”? It is a term used to describe the modern mind’s tendency to jump from one thought to another thought, like popcorn in a heated pan. The phenomenon is born in our digital age, where constant stimulation and multitasking are...
About two years ago, I wrote an article that made me feel vulnerable from a reputational standpoint. The topic was about fraudulent candidates, and I discussed how I had experienced and been scammed by candidates posing as anti-money laundering or compliance experts. I felt safe...
As I was in the midst of writing this article, I received not one but two thoughtful text messages from numbers that I did not recognize, as shown in Graphic 1. Graphic 1: Examples of Job Opportunity Fraud Source: Illustration created by Jon Estreich, CAMS-Audit,...
Has LinkedIn morphed from a business networking platform into a social media hub? This fast-growing tool, generating $15 billion a year,1 is often used in a manner similar to Twitter and Instagram. Brimming with motivational hashtags, carousel posts, emojis, sensationalized headlines and even gym selfies,...
You have heard it before: “No one really cares about resumes,” “My accomplishments speak for themselves” or my personal favorite: “Resumes are dead.” These sentiments echo through LinkedIn forums and networking events. The belief that resumes are merely administrative tasks has taken root in the...
