AMPLIFY INSIGHTS

When you are at school, your first job after education might seem like a very long way away. How, then, should you start plotting your way to landing your dream first job in finance and investing?

We asked Fatma Othman, currently in her final year at The Royal Holloway University of London to tell us more about her journey from growing up wanting to study medicine, to eventually breaking into Finance.

Archie Turley is a student at Durham University who will be joining Morgan Stanley on a 12-month placement in Sales & Trading in London. Find out about his experience on the AmplifyME Summer Analyst Training Programme and his top tips for the application process.

We're often encouraged to read as many books as possible on our chosen subject, but as Stephen Barnett, Head of Schools for AmplifyME explains, most books on finance and investing are either too simplistic or too complicated. Discover the five books he does recommend as essential for all young investors to read.

On Tuesday, Amplify Schools hosted its flagship Finance for Good workshop and simulation at Eton College. Over 100 Eton College students, alongside students from the Thames Valley Learning Partnership took part in the workshop.

For sixth formers, it’s almost impossible to get finance or investing work experience. If you manage to find the right work experience, apply at the right time AND get accepted, you are doing incredibly well. You might also know someone who knows someone, and get a few days looking over the senior bankers’ shoulder.

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