Your Future Career
Financial services
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Counting the benefits of a payroll apprenticeship
Apprenticeships are a popular route into the payroll industry for young people, offering hands-on learning in a real work environment. What's more, they're good for employers too.
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Taking the apprenticeship route into financial services
Apprenticeships are a good route into financial services because employers in the sector are now looking to broaden their skills base and diversify their intake.
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The National Audit Office school leaver scheme
The National Audit Office offer one of the best school Leaver schemes out there, providing you with an excellent path into accountancy and the public sector.
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Is university worth it?
In 2003 the Government’s white paper 'The Future Of Higher Education' claimed that those who have been through HE in the UK earn, on average, 50% more than those who have not.
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Women break down barriers to boost careers in finance
Women working in finance today are more confident and career-minded than any generation before them, but they still need support to reach their full potential.
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Careers in finance: apprenticeships in the banking industry
Working in an office, wearing a suit and having a head for numbers might be the first things that spring to mind when you think about a career in banking.
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Exploring Islamic finance education
With one of the fastest growth rates within the financial services market, the $2trn global Islamic finance industry presents an interesting alternative career option.
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Time to work on your soft skills
If you are looking to enter the finance sector, it looks like it is time to work on your soft skills. While you would assume that the most valuable characteristic of a graduate applicant is a finance degree with a high final grade, this does not seem to be the case any longer.
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Accountants search for working class heroes
Accountancy is trying hard to eradicate its elitist tag by targeting state school students, but the industry must speak as one voice.
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Your finance career case study: Nathanial Davis’s journey into the world of finance
<span style="color:black">I grew up in Woolwich where you can see the towers of Canary Wharf and the City of London every day. The world of finance becomes a backdrop for your life, whether or not you have the opportunities to work there one day.</span>