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Careers & Professional Development

Find invaluable insights and advice to help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of the financial industry and make informed decisions about your career.
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Careers: How to Turn Exam Failure into Success

We explore the reasons behind exam setbacks and share advice for conquering your next try.

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Careers: Thinking of Switching Careers?

Switching careers can feel daunting, but with the right strategies and mindset, it doesn’t have to be.

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Careers: Beware the Blurred Line Between Investing and Gambling

There is a difference between taking a calculated risk and simply rolling the dice.

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Careers: How TikTok is Transforming Financial Advice

Social media influencers are playing a vital role in promoting financial literacy and encouraging Gen Zers to start investing.

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Careers: Why You Don’t Need to Learn Greek to Understand Investment Risk

The measures of investment risk — like alpha, beta and R-squared—are not as complex as they might sound.

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Careers: The first step toward a professional future – identify your career goals

Tips to help you navigate your career path through defined professional goals.

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Careers: How to Pursue a Career in Finance with STEM Qualifications

Discover how STEM graduates are shaping the future of finance with their unique skills and perspectives.

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Careers: A Fully Inclusive Industry – Succeeding in Finance without a Finance Degree

Uncover how diverse educational backgrounds contribute to success in the finance industry.

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Careers: From crypto sleuth to carbon cutter – five little-known you can do as a chartered financial analyst

Qualified chartered financial analysts typically go into the financial sector at an investment firm, but there are a number of less familiar career paths that can be taken too

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Careers: The toughest qualification in finance? Why it’s now more achievable than ever

The CFA charter is considered the gold standard for those seeking to work in finance. But it has long been regarded as notoriously challenging – now, it’s become more accessible and appealing to a broader range of applicants.

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Careers: Invest in your future – why a career in finance can make a positive impact on the world

The finance sector has long been thought of as problematic when it comes to the impact it has on society. But things are changing – financiers are increasingly starting to tackle pressing problems such as the climate crisis and inequality

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Careers: Fighting fires with finance – how investment professionals can help tackle the climate emergency

As the climate crisis becomes impossible to ignore, the world of finance is waking up to the risks it poses – and the role the sector can play

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