Advice to a 21 year old me. How to move into the front office...

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00:00 - Intro
00:24 - You want to be a top quartile performer before moving
01:34 - Leverage front office relationships
03:13 - Use qualifications and certificates to stand out
04:37 - Alumni hacking (seek mentors who have been in your shoes)
05:52 - Keep updated on financial markets and relevant news relating to the front office division of interest
07:34 - Stay informed on what's going on within the front office division of interest i.e. senior management changes, strategy changes, etc.
08:05 - Consider external opportunities (one benefit is a higher pay package)
08:50 - Play the long game (stay persistent and patient)
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - You want to be a top quartile performer before moving
01:34 - Leverage front office relationships
03:13 - Use qualifications and certificates to stand out
04:37 - Alumni hacking (seek mentors who have been in your shoes)
05:52 - Keep updated on financial markets and relevant news relating to the front office division of interest
07:34 - Stay informed on what's going on within the front office division of interest i.e. senior management changes, strategy changes, etc.
08:05 - Consider external opportunities (one benefit is a higher pay package)
08:50 - Play the long game (stay persistent and patient)
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[@gurunandhan9577]

How can I connect with you?

[@ajraol9032]

Last part about the long game is so true. People don’t realise that careers are not just 5 or 10 year periods. But at the same time, there’s also a lot of pressure to break in as early as possible since it starts getting tougher as years pass by

[@AfzalHussein]

True!

[@Wavyyyaf]

Cheers mate, this helps a lot!

[@tojuadeneye5502]

Great vid, thanks Afzal! I’ve done 18 months in an Operational in AM and I’m looking to move into an investment analysis role long term, really helpful vid!

[@AfzalHussein]

Good luck!

[@daalhead1098]

video on quantitative finance and how to prepare and break in

[@sachsuccess]

Great video Afzal! A lot of these tips also apply to other careers when it comes to being recognised. I'll be expanding on this topic in a future video and will certainly use yours for reference to help :)

[@AfzalHussein]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@taylorprince9744]

Does sales (institutional sales for example) account to front office?

[@user-kl7uz1oc7h]

Hello sir thank for the nice tips and can you please help me with this brain teasers question 1 in 66 what is it?

[@Sheena1234ization]

Suggestions for someone with Biochem degree, who doesn’t want a phd and enjoys working with people?

[@davidabam3847]

Hey Afzal. Great video as always. I wanted to ask are you ok? Idk how to explain this but something seems off about this video, and I wanted to know if you’re ok? I mean no disrespect just genuinely concerned