Financial services
Financial services
This sector embraces careers in banking, accountancy, insurance and tax and offers a wide range of job opportunities. This has always been a very popular career choice for Exeter graduates, and organisations recruiting in this sector have a high profile on campus.
For the most competitive jobs in this field you will need a strong academic background, but employers will also look for evidence of achievement in non-academic areas such as sport, student societies or volunteering in the community.
Work experience and internships in the sector can enhance your chances in most areas, and for some, such as international banking, it may be essential and you should apply for placements early in your penultimate year at Exeter.
The accounting industry
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The investment banking industry
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Job and information Sources
- My Career Zone - our vacancy database with employers who are targeting University of Exeter students.
- Prospects Jobs Vacancies - search under 'Finance and Management Consultancy' and/or 'Insurance and Pensions and Actuarial Work'.
- TARGETjobs Vacancies Search under - 'Accountancy and financial management', ' Banking & investment' and/or 'Financial services'.
- Graduate-jobs.com Search under - 'Finance'.
- Prospects - Explore Job Sectors - search under 'Banking, investment and insurance' and/or 'Accountancy and business services'.
- Prospects - Explore Types of Jobs - search under ' Finance and management consultancy' and/or 'Insurance and pensions and actuarial work'.
- Inside Careers Vacancies - follow the links to 'Accountancy (Chartered)', 'Accountancy Management', 'Actuaries', 'Banking and Securities', 'Pensions' and/or 'Tax Advisers'/
Reference Books available from the Careers Zone: Careers in the City, Getting into the City, ICAEW Directory of Chartered Accountants, How to make it in the City, City and Financial Services Contact Directory, Heard on the Street, All You Need to Know about the City, Student to CEO.
Additional resources
- Finance Jobs Puzzle - Top Employers - This game helps you understand how the financial services market is divided up.
- ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales - site includes searchable directory of firms and list of training vacancies
- ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland - site includes training vacancies
- ICSA - Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - site includes a directory of opportunities on the prospective students page
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - site includes training vacancies
- ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- The Audit Commission - an independent watchdog, driving economy, efficiency and effectiveness in local public services
- National Audit Office independent organisation which scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament
- Bank of England
- E-Financial Careers Information, advice and jobs
- Financial Services Authority - graduate and vacation schemes
- Chartered Institute of Taxation
- Directions (Financial Services Skills Council Careers Information Service) - excellent resource for discovering ways forward into the many and varied job definitions within finance.
- Government Economic Service
- HM Treasury - policy analysts and treasury programme
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Insidebuzz Registering on this website will give you access to the 'An Inside Look at Investment Banking' Guide.
- The Chartered Insurance Institute - a useful careers section
- Lloyds - insurance market. Site includes market directories of Managing Agents and Brokers
- Faculty and Institute of Actuaries - careers page includes a jobs section
- The Actuary - magazine including graduate jobs section
- Accountancy Age - jobs section includes trainee and graduate positions
- Jobs for Economics Graduates - jobs in economics and related areas
- Graduate Recruitment Bureau - agency includes jobs in finance
- Management Consultancies Association - Directory and careers information
- GrowinFinance Finance & Banking job openings in USA, Europe, Asia & Africa
- Top Consultant - global opportunities in consulting
- Kompass Directory - international business database
- Paper Boy - worldwide national and local newspaper web sites
- Targetjobs - Finance
- Wikijob - information on companies, application and assessment procedures, typical interview questions
