Projects

Getting the job done: graduate retail banking trainee improves standards of service worldwide

Does increasing customer satisfaction in 42 countries sound like the kind of challenge you're after? Fresh graduate Andrew Cooke was given the responsibility of heading up a project for HSBC's private banking arm that aimed to do just that.

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Getting the job done: graduate at the FSA helps the public to manage their money

Financial services isn't just about providing customers with specific help when they ask for it; graduates can also get involved with the large-scale financial education of the public. This is what Lynda Vesco did - with the help of the government - when she was assigned to the FSA's ongoing Money Doctors initiative.

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Getting the job done: graduate sorts a company's pension scheme

'We were dealing with major decisions that would affect people's futures': graduate consultant James Sharpe explains how he helped to get the best pensions deal for the employees of an international company.

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Getting the job done: graduate reviews global strategy for a retail bank

'I was promoted to finance stream leader while still on my graduate scheme': Sanjeev Pottay explains how he got involved in a strategy review across retail and corporate banking, travelled across America and became a manager in his own right while on his graduate scheme.

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Getting the job done: graduate trainee calculates the profitability of an insurance firm's clients

Ozair Mir, a graduate trainee working for insurance firm Marsh, was involved in an international project that taught him how technology, when combined with effective time management and communication, can be used to support financial services businesses.

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Getting the job done: graduate manages Barclaycard sales in Egypt

A career in insurance and financial services could take you anywhere in the world, as one graduate found out when he was made responsible for increasing sales in Egypt.

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