006: Ben Polidore | How to Stand Out, Handling Rejection, Career Cycles, Salary Negotiation, Millennials, Dial-up Internet, & the Federal Reserve

Career Corner

English - January 29, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Ben Polidore is the Head of Risk & Execution at Atom Investors, LP. Prior to that, he was a Software Engineer at TriTek Solutions, the Head of Algorithmic Trading & Managing Director at ITG.

Ben lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two young girls. He's a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and received his B.S. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In this conversation, my friend since 2nd grade and best man at my wedding discuss the following in this fun and intriguing conversation:

Preserving through rejectionWhy procrastination isn’t as bad as you thinkHow to advocate for higher compensation in a way that helps you and your manager Why it’s actually easy to stand out The impact of being disciplined and deliberate with your timeWhy it’s valuable to have career cycles (crop rotations)Empathizing with your manager and why he/she probably thinks you’re fineWhy the future is bright because of millennialsHis love of building junior teamsThose early days of dial-up internet in the 90sHis take on the Federal Reserve’s actions in 2020How reading fuels his career (Fiction vs. Nonfiction)His philosophical #1 career takeaway and the circle of life!

You can reach out to Ben with questions and comments via email at [email protected] or via LinkedIn here.