Insight Participant Review

We had presentations from speakers, in which their personal career journeys were brought to [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] as well as their experience with Fidelity International. Beyond this, there were presentations on financial systems as a while. The programme was split over three days, breaking it down into equity investments, fixed income, and multi-asset funds. Each day we would have a challenge based on that day's teachings: one of the above noted finical systems. These challenges included teams of 6, an hour of research and a 5 min presentation.

This was very interesting, to have an understanding of the overall finical systems was fantastic. It would have been good to have an outline of all the different sectors at the start, as this became slightly confusing as the sessions progressed. Overall, however, this was a good programme for gaining an overall understanding.

I have not learnt any particularly new skills, as little was taught about how to go about researching or what to look for. Rather, teaching looked at the wider picture of things to help aid overall understandings. I certainly practiced skills of teamwork, analytical thinking and presenting during the challenges.

Mixed feelings on this. People seemed enthusiastic, but I stress a note on an enthusiasm as a banker. I don't mean this rudely, just enthusiasm seemed focused solely on the work and not beyond other passions which the company could champion, as such it could have been perceived as slightly dull. Furthermore, some of the most basic wellbeing or social aspects which could be implemented seemed to be taken as a stretch when suggested. For me, this is worrying as I would hope the company could offer a solid support system. This said, there are clearly some good systems I place: unlimited private therapy, call lines etc... All seem slightly hard approaches rather than soft, solving at a source.

I found this an honestly fantastic insight. I never considered this career as something I would actually enjoy. The characteristics of particular roles hold aspect of academia and action which I enjoy and have looked for in a job role. Furthermore, it has just opened a whole new world which has often seemed isolated to those with nepotistic access, as such it is clear there are elements of fidelity looking to improve their outreach and access.

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