Internship - Corporate – Great Eastern (posted on 30 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Great Eastern
Industry	Financial Services
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	30 October 2014
Closing Date	n.a

Employer Description

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. With S$61.8 billion in assets and around 4.7 million policyholders, the Group also operates in Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei and has a joint venture in China as well as a representative office in Myanmar. It was named Life Insurance Company of the Year at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards in 2011 and 2013 by Asia Insurance Review.

Great Eastern is also a subsidiary of OCBC Bank, the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets. It is one of the world's most highly-rated banks, with an 'Aa1' rating from Moody's and was also ranked by Bloomberg Markets as the world's strongest bank in 2011 and 2012.

Responsibilities

The Great Step Program is a 10-week internship programme which seeks to offer students a valuable insight into the heart of our business.

The program will comprise exposure to our business operations as well as participation in process improvement projects. Interns will be attached to a department close to your field of study and be mentored and closely guided throughout the attachment. You will also be invited to participate in corporate events including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects and our employee health and wellness activities.

The best students who exhibit exceptional performance and leadership potential will be invited to enroll in our exclusive Management Associate Program upon graduation.

Qualifications

Degree Holder/Graduating Student in a local University who can commit from Dec 2014 for at least 2 months (or 10 weeks)

Application link

Please apply for this position by submitting your CV to recruitment@greateasternlife.com 

Management Associate Program – Operations & Technology – Citibank (posted on 29 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Citibank
Industry	Banking
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	29 October 2014
Closing Date	27 February 2014

Employer Description

The Management Associate Specialist Program is designated for those who are interested to pursue their careers in Operations. This program is a 24-month structured rotational program within the Operations functions. Upon completion of the rotations, MAs will be placed in Operations.

Apart from on-the-job training, all MAs attend a regional developmental program (MAGIC). The program offers a comprehensive foundation of institutional banking products through a combination of classroom lectures, group projects and presentations. You will also be given opportunities to participate in a wide array of internal and external training programs throughout your career with the bank.

Responsibilities

To do well in this role, you must be a highly motivated and results-oriented individual. A financial background is not a must, but it is a nice-to-have. More importantly, you must have a passion in the financial services sector, and a strong initiative to constantly learn and apply what you have acquired to your work.

You must have superior academic performance and first class analytical skills. But it’s just as important that you have the confidence and credibility to build relationships with clients, and possess excellent communication skills. Not to mention that we expect you to work well both independently and effectively in a team, while exhibiting the highest commitment to integrity and ethical decision making.

Qualifications

You need to possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English, and good command of Chinese language ability is also preferred. You need to hold a Bachelor or Degree from a reputable university and have no more than three years of work experience if you have already graduated.

Application link

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Summer Internship Program – Transaction Services – Royal Bank of Scotland (posted on 28 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Royal Bank of Scotland
Industry	Banking
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	28 October 2014
Closing Date	01 December 2014

Employer Description

Major corporates, financial institutions and governments across the UK, Europe and Asia turn to RBS for the best in wholesale banking. RBS offers expertise across debt financing, risk management and transaction services, with particular strength in fixed income, foreign exchange, rates, credit, trade finance and cash and liquidity management.

Transaction Services is one of the world’s top payments businesses.  The team helps clients move money around the world, mange cash flows and mitigate the risks of dealing in multiple currencies. The bank’s expertise here spans cash and liquidity management, trade and supply chain finance, as well as merchant acquiring services.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you’ll draw up lists of target clients and get involved in credit and risk assessments. You’ll also be exposed to team growth strategy deliberation and carry out research to deepen client understanding.

Working in this team will also see you monitor each product’s performance to get a real insight into its capabilities. You’ll be involved in the product development process too, so you can expect to contribute to client discussions and strategic business cases.

From the outset, you’ll liaise with key stakeholders and clients – initially on the phone, then very possibly in person. As well as acquainting you with different cultures that make up RBS, this will be a chance to make your mark internationally.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have obtained excellent academic results, a GPA of 3.4/4.0 or above
• Keen interest in financial markets. Fluency in English is essential and Asian language skills are desired
• Excellent people skills, along with influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong work ethic, with a high degree of maturity, self-initiative, integrity, enthusiasm, and must be a team player 
• Ability to handle pressure in a fast-paced environment

Application link

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Internship – Sales Management – Porsche Design Group (posted on 27 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Porsche Design Group
Industry	Product Design
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	27 October 2014
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

The Porsche Design Studio was established in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1972 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the Porsche founder and designer of the Porsche 911.

Porsche Design Group, based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, was founded in November 2003 as a majority-owned subsidiary of Porsche AG to combine Porsche AG's and Porsche Design Group’s accessories and licensing business into one single company.

Responsibilities

• Assist franchise business department in day-to-day tasks and supporting partners from all over Asia
• Reporting of sales information, preparing and distributing monthly reports
• Prepare presentations by compiling data; developing presentation formats and materials
• Communicate product and event information, follow-up and reminders
• Assist in the organisation, set-up and follow-up of company events and conferences

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MS Office highly regarded
• Experience in providing administrative support
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes in workload

Application link

Interested applicants are invited to apply with a detailed resume to: Nina Razali at contact@porsche-design.asia

BestTop Career Workshop – Banking Industry Special Edition (Oct Intake)

About BestTop Career

BestTop Career Consulting aims to provide customized career development services to students and young professionals. Consultants at BestTop spread all over a wide variety of industries, including many whose work with companies of Fortune 500. By experience sharing and job application skill coaching, BestTop make sure you are all ready for winning over a dream job. Visit www.BestTopCareer.com for more information.

BestTop have conducted several workshops for students and recent grads (click to view previous sessions). The responses are very positive and our participants highlight that BestTop has offered valuable advice and suggestion on career preparation and planning (click to view testimonies).

Course Overview

Always wonder what it is like to work for a bank in Singapore?

Always wonder how to get your first job as a banker?

We are privileged to launch BestTop Career Workshop on Banking Industry Special Edition in Singapore on 25 Oct & 01 Nov 2014. All the wonders you have about banking will get answered during the workshop. Each session is organized in the format of a customized 2-hour small group sharing class. You will walk away with handful of industrial information and application and interview tips.

Course Benefit

- Interactive face-to-face workshop with real-life examples

- Industrial insight shared by experienced working professionals

- Career planning, psychometric test, mock interview and resume critiques

Course Sessions

Session 1- Resume Writing for Banking Jobs (Sat, 25 Oct 2014)

- Write outstanding resumes and cover letters that suit best to banking jobs.

- Receive customized feedback of your resume.

Session 2 - Behavioral Interview for Banking Jobs (Sat, 25 Oct 2014)

- Learn essential skills to be prepared for tough interview questions.

- Practice typical bank’s interview questions.

Session 3 - Career Planning in Financial Industry (Sat, 01 Nov 2014)

- Discovery your strengths, values and interests through personality test.

- Acquire techniques for a successful transition to work.

Session 4 - Mock Interview for Banking Jobs (Sat, 01 Nov 2014)

- Discover ways to stand out in group discussion interviews.

- Practices group interviews shown in ACs.

Guest Speakers

- Credit Risk, DBS

- Private Banking, Standard Chartered

- Coverage, Royal Bank of Scotland

- Trading, Pictet & Cie

Participation Method
- Attend in person

- Attend via online webinar platform

Registration

Fill in below intention form and we will contact you shortly. If you have any enquire, please contact (+65) 8226 8045 or email us at contact@BestTopCareer.com

Retail Clients Fast Track Program – Standard Chartered Bank (posted on 23 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Standard Chartered Bank
Industry	Banking
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	23 October 2014
Closing Date	Na.

Employer Description

Standard Chartered operate in some of the world's most dynamic markets and have been for over 150 years. More than 90 per cent of our income and profits are derived from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

It is one of the world's most international banks. Its global network provides banking services in some of the world's most dynamic markets. Thus, it has been listed on the London, Hong Kong and Mumbai stock exchanges, and rank among the top 20 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalisation.

It provides a wide-range of products and services for personal and business customers across 68 markets. It is one of the world's most international banks with over 1,700 branches, offices and outlets in 68 countries.

Responsibilities

In your first year you will be given the broadest possible exposure to our business. These are some of the projects and experiences you can expect: 

• Cross-selling and working to migrate transactions to electronic/self-service channels 
• Managing interactions with customers, striving to deliver exceptional customer service 
• Gaining maximum sales exposure across the full portfolio of the Bank's products.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree. 
• The legal right to work in the country that you are applying to. 
• Business level English (the ability to speak more than one language will be highly regarded). 

Application link

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Management Development Program – Trading – Fung Group (posted on 22 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Fung Group
Industry	Trading, Logistics, Distribution and Retailing
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	22 October 2014
Closing Date	30 November 2014

Employer Description

Fung Holdings (1937) Limited, a privately-held business entity headquartered in Hong Kong, is the major shareholder of the Fung Group of companies, whose core businesses are engaged in Trading, Logistics, Distribution and Retailing.

Responsibilities

For MAs specializing in the Brand and Retail Track, in addition to what the MAs in the Trading Track typically possess, we also prefer that they have a native language and 1 year of work experience (preferably in brand, retail, service and/or e-commerce and omnichannel) in the market they intend to apply for.

Qualifications

A university degree with an excellent command of English. Having some work experience is preferable.

Application link

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2015 Global Markets Summer Analyst - Sales – Nomura Holdings (posted on 21 OCTOBER 2014)

Company	Nomura Holdings
Industry	Financial Management
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship (Summer Analyst)
Post Date	21 October 2014
Closing Date	14 November 2014

Employer Description

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (野村ホールディングス株式会社) is a Japanese financial holding company, and a principal member of the Nomura Group. It, along with its broker-dealer, banking and other financial services subsidiaries, provides investment, financing and related services to individual, institutional and government customers on a global basis with an emphasis on securities businesses.

Responsibilities

Nomura recruits a number of undergraduate students in their penultimate year for our 10-week Summer Analyst Program in the Global Markets Division. The Program offers an exciting opportunity for accomplished and highly motivated individuals to gain exposure to the financial services industry. It is also a great chance to get a feel for our culture, create new networks and gain valuable on-the-job training.

• With assistance, perform market and relative value analyses 
• Provide sales support including enhancing existing sales coverage platforms and accounts management 
• Summarize overnight market movements and present in morning meetings to Traders/Sales 
• Develop Product specific investment ideas and pitch internally 
• Run a model portfolio of investment ideas over the duration of the internship 
• Be prepared to work on ad hoc projects and team specific projects such as Franchise Enhancement and database maintenance 
• Proactively learn and familiarize self with sales, regulatory, and financial concepts 
• Be committed, hardworking, and driven to learn and contribute to the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent with a Strong academic record
• Minimum grades: Distinction, 2:1, GPA 3.5 or equivalent 
• Enthusiastic, Self-starter, proactive and curious about financial markets
• Able to perform effectively in a team environment
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment 
• High personal and professional standards 
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new situations

Application link

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Internship (Compliance) – Banking – DZ Bank (posted on 20 October 2014)

Company	DZ Bank
Industry	Banking and Finance
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	20 October 2014
Closing Date	n.a

Employer Description

DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, is acting as central bank, corporate bank and parent holding company of the DZ BANK Group.

As an internationally oriented corporate bank, DZ Bank serves SME customers directly and provides them with the full range of Corporate Finance products to fund both operations and investments. In Investment Banking, the bank is specialized in Fixed Income and private-customer-focused securities services.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day compliance related matters 
• Analyze development in the regulatory environment 
• Identify compliance risks and monitor bank's operations to ensure regulatory compliance
• Conduct compliance checks at regular intervals

Qualifications

• Fluency in English (written and spoken), German (advantageous)
• Interests in planning and operation of regulatory compliance and/or deep understanding of local and international compliance regulatory standards (typically Anti-Money Laundering guidelines)
• High degree of initiative and creativity, analytical skills, trustworthiness, pro-active, adaptable, concentration skills, good time management and organizational skills 
• Preferably with law knowledge e.g. Banking Law 
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint 

Application link

Please send resume to Ms Lyncia Tan at lyncia.tan@dzbank.de

Newsletter: BestTop "Building Your Dream Career Series 2：Pave Your Way into Financial Industry

Building Your Dream Career Sharing Series 2 “Pave your way into Financial Industry” was designed to further provide students a networking exposure and give them various perspectives on how seniors in financial sector develop themselves into a successful individual. With this in mind, BestTop Career worked in corporation with Nanyang Technological University Graduate Student Council (NTU GSC) to organize and reach out to students at NTU. In the evening of Thursday, 16 October from 7pm to 9pm, three honorable speakers - Mr Saket Misra, Head of Coverage of Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr Mark Voumard, Executive Director and CEO of Gordian Capital Singapore and Mr Winston Tan, Managing Director of Corporate Broker International Private Limited came and shared their career path and personal experiences with students.

As part of the talk, a panel discussion cum Q&A session was held. Students were given an opportunity to ask some burning questions. Many students showed their concerns about job interview. Students were also keen to ask the speaker on issues relevant to job hunting techniques and career development in Financial Industry.

At the end of the event, exco members of NTU GSC presented a token of appreciation to the speakers on behalf of BestTop Career and NTU. 

This event would not be successful without the support of our speakers, passionate students, our sponsor koipycard and NTU SGC. BestTop Career is thankful for everyone who has involved in this event. BestTop Career is devoted and will continue our mission in helping students to land their dream career.

Internship – Audit and Accounting – HLB Atrede (posted on 16 OCTOBER)

Company	HLB Atrede
Industry	Audit and Accounting
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	16 October 2014
Closing Date	n.a

Employer Description

HLB Atrede LLP is a medium-sized public accounting firm establishing since 2001 and now ranks amongst the largest 14 accounting firms in Singapore. We offer assurance, compliance and advisory services to over 700 clients.

Responsibilities

The HLB Atrede LLP internship provides an introduction to audit. Throughout the program, participants will focus on issues shaping and affecting the profession today as well as topics related to their own career development.

The HLB Atrede LLP internship is one that emphasizes on-the-job training. As an intern, initially, you will be tasked to assist our auditors in their fieldwork to slowly ease you into the world of audit. Our auditors will provide guidance and instruction during this time to teach you the ropes and educate you on the firm’s audit methodology. You will be asked to perform increasingly difficult audit procedures as you progress along. Towards the end of the program, our expectation is that you would have learned enough to be able to complete an audit of a small company on your own. And if you have proved yourself capable, you would get a chance to do so!

Qualifications

Undergraduate/graduate students with background and knowledge in accounting.

Application link

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BestTop "Building Your Dream Career Series 2"：Pave Your Way into Financial Industry

About BestTop Career

BestTop Career Consulting aims to provide customized career development services to students and young professionals. Consultants at BestTop spread all over a wide variety of industries, including many whose work with companies of Fortune 500. By experience sharing and job application skill coaching, BestTop make sure you are all ready for winning over a dream job. Visit www.BestTopCareer.com for more information.

About Build Your Dream Career Sharing Series

Building Your Dream Career Sharing Series aim to provide an inspiring and spontaneous platform for passionate graduates/young professionals to share career related experiences.

The second topic for the series is Pave Your Way into Financial Industry. We are privileged to have three senior guest speakers from financial industry to share their experience and advice for those interested in a career in financial industry.

Speaker

Mr Saket MISRA - Head of Coverage, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

• Over 18 years of experience in financial industry; worked in India, Hong Kong and Singapore
• Experience in equities, client coverage, transaction banking sales
•  A TMT sector specialist; past position including Head of Strategic Equity Solutions team for RBS in Asia Pacific and regional Chief Operating Officer

Mr Mark VOUMARD - Executive Director & CEO Gordian Capital Singapore

• Over 30 years of experience in financial industry;  worked in Tokyo, London, Hong Kong and Singapore
• Experience in institutional investors, hedge funds, UHNWI and families
• A member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFOA) International Advisory Board

Mr Winston TAN - Managing Director of Corporate Brokers International Pte Ltd

·        Over 24 year of experience with Citibank and later with Deutsche Bank where he was General Manager for the Singapore Branch

·         Business angel investor dedicated in investing SMEs; Director of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (STE) and a Board Member of several other private equity companies

Dates & Location

16^th Oct 2014  19:00-21:00, LT 19A, Nanyang Technological University

Registration

Registration is free using below form or via link here. If you have any enquire, please contact (+65) 8226 8045 or email us at contact@BestTopCareer.com