- 3 - Petitioner went to work for Raymond James Financial, Inc. (James), in June of 1995. Petitioner was hired as a financial analyst with the corporate finance department of James. At the time of her employment, the department described itself as consisting of "23 investment bankers and eight financial analysts". The financial analyst program at James was a 2- to 3- year program. In order to be an "associate" at James, an M.B.A. degree was required. In the investment banking industry during the years 1995 and 1996, an M.B.A. degree was required to obtain a position as an associate with an investment banking firm. Analysts at James are evaluated according to fairly subjective criteria such as: (a) Mastery of analytics; (b) attention to detail; (c) teamwork and positive attitude; and (d) communication and leadership skills. Associates at James are evaluated according to performance criteria grouped under five categories: (1) "General Performance Expectations"; (2) "Recruiting and Team Building"; (3) "Management and Supervision of Banking Analysts"; (4) "Execution of Business"; and (5) "Business Generation". Under the heading "Management and Supervision of Banking Analysts", James performance criteria state that associates are responsible for supervising and training analysts. The criteria include aPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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