When the financial bubble burst, a lot of people with jobs in financial services lost them suddenly and had to find other ways of making a living.
"Something I've never seen before in 30 years is that this economy has made people really soul-search," says executive recruiter Jeanne Branthover, who heads global financial services for Boyden Global Executive Search. "They're saying, 'If I'm not going to make as much money as I did, I want to look for something that I really like this time.' "
As Riches Fade, So Does Finance's Allure