Financial services is a key sector for STEM students and graduates, offering a wealth of fantastic career opportunities. There’s much more to financial services than just investment banking, the sector can include anything that involves providing a service to the finance industry. We have run three hugely successful graduate careers events focused on roles in financial services, with more planned for the future. We also list lots of great roles and opportunities in this sector, from large investment banks to SME’s, and startups.
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Financial services is anything that involves providing a service to the finance industry. Jobs within this sector usually involve providing data, insight and news that financiers need to make investment and commercial decisions.
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What type of roles are there in the Financial Services sector?
When you work in financial services, you could be involved in investing money, managing it, protecting it, working with individual customers, corporate clients, investors, shareholders and colleagues. Financial services can roughly be divided into accountancy, investment management, banking, insurance and the actuarial profession, but within each of these sectors there is a wide range of work for graduates.
Fast-paced
No two days are the same when you work in financial services.
Diversity focused recruiters
The growing skills gap has increased awareness of the imbalanced within the financial services, leading to a boost in diversity and inclusion in this sector.
Career progression
This sector offers great opportunities for promotions and progression.
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Looking to employ in Financial Services?
Looking to employ in Financial Services?