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Need a quick overview of this graduate sector?

Financial services: an incredibly diverse and often overlooked sector that aims to help customers make the most of their money. Employers include banks, consultancies and multinational organisations that look for commercially aware and numerate graduates.

How do I get a graduate job in financial services?

Never heard of financial services or not sure what a career in this area will actually involve? Want to know how much you could earn, how to get a job, the benefits on offer or how to apply? Well wonder no more! Find out all you need to know about a career in financial services here.

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Areas of work

Graduate profiles

  • Actuarial
  • Credit card services
  • Insurance
  • Investment operations
  • Life assurance and pensions
  • Private wealth management
  • Professional services IT
  • Regulation and compliance work
  • Retail banking
  • Risk management
  • Alysha Paterson (Associate, regulation)
  • Andy Palmer (Advisory capital markets)
  • Angus Rodger (Trainee energy claims adjuster)
  • Carla Leonard (Branch manager)
  • Carys Lawton (International projects executive, insurance)
  • Craig Palmer (Fast-track graduate trainee, life assurance)
  • Fiona Mackenzie (Life product manager, life assurance and pensions)
  • Harjit Seera (Retirement consultant)
  • Helen Ryan (project manager, retail banking, credit card services)
  • Herjinder Dhesi (Associate in enforcement division)
  • James Simpson (Team leader, asset liability management, actuarial)
  • Jamil Choudhry (Anti-money laundering policy advisor, regulation)
  • Jonny Howorth (Regional business banking manager)
  • Mashfiq Khan (Fast-track graduate trainee, life assurance and pensions)
  • Matthew Wood (Actuarial analyst)
  • Melanie Stephenson (Actuarial assistant)
  • Nicoletta Valenti (Associate, group internal audit)
  • Philippa Holmes (Operations manager, life assurance and pensions)
  • Rachel Lerat (Risk analyst, life assurance and pensions)
  • Richard Wegrzyn (Management trainee, retail banking)
  • Robin Barker (Graduate trainee, intermediary business)
  • Sarah Titherington (Management trainee, retail banking)
  • Steven Wells (Senior consultant)

Financial services graduate jobs

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