Hi everyone, looking for some recommendations on good training courses for general awareness on banking and finance. I'm pretty new to contracting and pretty new to banking so looking for some courses/cpd etc to help build knowledge base! Thanks
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Give up now, sector is awash with people with 10+ excellent exp + every qualification under the sun sitting on the bench, we got outsourced at £120 a day for most roles now.
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Originally posted by tarbera View PostGive up now, sector is awash with people with 10+ excellent exp + every qualification under the sun sitting on the bench, we got outsourced at £120 a day for most roles now.
Get into something else
Harsh but unfortunately true.Comment
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New to online forums I'd guess as well. Just clicked the first one and posted away. Oh dear.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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I remember someone who was new to the city trying everything to pick up background knowledge. He went to a Brokers Christmas party. He only learned what a brokers bottom looked like.
What financial firms want is experience. Its basically to prove you can handle the commute.
Try looking for jobs where previous financial experience not required. And be prepared to work very cheaply.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI remember someone who was new to the city trying everything to pick up background knowledge. He went to a Brokers Christmas party. He only learned what a brokers bottom looked like.
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Originally posted by jds 1981 View PostWhat does a broken bottom look like?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by tarbera View PostGive up now, sector is awash with people with 10+ excellent exp + every qualification under the sun sitting on the bench, we got outsourced at £120 a day for most roles now.
Get into something else
One quote given to the customer if they want this work completed is "If you need people in, you're going to need contractors, and if you need contractors, they're not going to be from round here.."
Back to OP's question, personally I don't thing a qualification would amount to much, better getting your hands dirty and if you can throw a few keywords round in an interview related to what they might need, you should be OK.Originally posted by Nigel Farage MEP - 2016-06-24 04:00:00"I hope this victory brings down this failed project and leads us to a Europe of sovereign nation states, trading together, being friends together, cooperating together, and let's get rid of the flag, the anthem, Brussels, and all that has gone wrong."Comment
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Originally posted by gary666 View PostHi everyone, looking for some recommendations on good training courses for general awareness on banking and finance. I'm pretty new to contracting and pretty new to banking so looking for some courses/cpd etc to help build knowledge base! Thanks
Start with "bull" and "bear" markets. When you are in a meeting with bankers, you will note that one person runs the meeting - they call that person the "bull" in the markets. You have to ask the bull permission to speak. If the bull speaks to you directly you must answer "yes, bear" and then follow up with your information. And after you have said your piece, say "stop bear".
I don't know why it's like this, but this is how it works. It's all about the lingo in the banks. I think it comes from the days morse code was used to do intrabank trading in the city.Comment
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