As a recruiter, I am asked to speak with friends’ sons, daughters, siblings, partners, or colleagues to advise them on their careers. I get to chat with people from very different backgrounds, yet they share the same stories, each with their own nuances. If they are talking to me, they are either assessing whether to stay where they are and planning their next internal move, exploring the jobs market or, like many bankers, dealing with redundancy.  Downsizing at the banks Banks are currently engaging with their tenured employees and inviting expressions of interest in their voluntary redundancy programmes. The banks…