Scottish Investment Operations

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Scottish Investment Operations
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Agenda

• About SIO
• Industry overview
• Careers
• Where to find more information

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About financial services

• 7bn contribution to GDP
• 1 in 10 Scottish jobs
• Largest UK financial centre after London / SE

Measured as Gross Value Added. Source IFSL
Research, Scottish Financial Enterprise
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Distribution of FS workforce
Source Scottish Enterprise
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Investment industry

• SIO members are
• Investment management companies
• Banks that support investment managers
• Wealth managers
• They employ around 7300 staff in Scotland
• They manage over 500 billion for clients

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Number of Staff - Scotland
Source SIO, 31 December 2007
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Types of careers

• Wide ranging
• Technical
• Financial
• Project
• HR, training
• IT
• Marketing, sales, client roles

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Routes into the industry

• New Graduates
• Graduate schemes
• Internships
• Business as usual recruitment
• Experienced hires
• Career changers

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Entry requirements

• Most jobs open to a good degree in any discipline
• Not just finance and accountancy
• The right attitude and skills are critical

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Employers want

• Positive, can-do attitudes
• Strong communicators
• High standards of accuracy and numeracy
• Solid problem solving skills
• The capacity to work to strict deadlines
• Ability to work within and contribute to a team
• Take ownership for own work
• Influencers, negotiators, future leaders.

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In return they offer

• Excellent training and development
• Opportunity to build a long-term career
• Working in a fast moving global industry
• Learning all the time, being challenged
• Skilled jobs using up to the minute technology
• Competitive salaries
• Great benefits e.g. pension, healthcare, bonus

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Where to find morewww.sio.org.uk
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