What's An Out-of-Work Banker To Do?

What kinds of "portable" skills do out-of-work bankers and Wall Street traders bring to the marketplace?Not many - except maybe partying ability, according to the writers of NBC's 30 Rock. A story line in last night's (February 5) episode involves the hiring of a bunch of former Lehman Brothers traders - basically out of pity, since, according to network executive Jack Donaghy (the character played by Alex Baldwin), they basically don't know how to do anything. Watch the episode (and I guess at the same time be thankful that you have IT proficiency):

Katherine Burger is Editorial Director of Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology, members of UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Financial Services. She assumed leadership of Bank Systems & Technology in 2003 and of Insurance & Technology in 1991. In addition to ... View Full Bio