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Apply and hope for best. It's not exclusive, just preferred - if you're good enough they'll take you no matter what. guess the hard bit is getting past the agents - or work for a smaller financial might also do the trick.
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I see a fair amount of perl/sybase roles going at not bad rates, I'm confident I can do the work to spec as usual, but can't get my foot in the door. I'm looking for something along the lines of developer (in perl) or unix SA, or a mixture of the two, that isn't full of banking buzzwords. I'm currently working at a startup dealing in foreign exchange so I won't be totally green.
I got in by working direct for the finance part of a law firm on a small 3 month project. Nice Magic Circle firm - looks good on your resume.
Anyway - banks don't like parting with their cash and don't pay that well... think before you leap.
I don't know what the situation is in the UK, but where I am (Sydney) a lot of small software houses take on work for banks and financial institutions, and it's a lot easier to get an interview with a s/w house (who hires contractors depending on projects they're given) if you have the general technical know-how. That should give you a good intro to banks in the square mile, especially if your job involves some quality facial time with the software shop's client, shouldn't it?
I think agents like to send people with financial experience, but over the last year or so, financial experience has become less important with certain roles. Obviously if it's a front office role and you're needed to hit the ground running, the business knowledge (and normally commercial proof of this!) is essential.
Personally, I think in the past clients of mine have missed out on some very strong developers because of not wanting to see anyone that had didn;t have experience.
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