Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch recruiting videos

VSL went combing through the smoldering remains of financial companies and found humor in the recruitment videos still available for viewing on their websites.

bidnesspyg.jpg Over at Lehman Brothers, the website is all that remains. Skip past the risqué-sounding "Inside Internships: Conversations With European Interns," head straight for "Are You Ready?" and watch the company's top headhunter, Larry Band, give you the hard sell. As it turns out, Lehman was looking to hire individuals who were "adaptable, flexible, and collaborative." All qualities that might have come in handy the other week.

Imperfect pitch