BestTop X Curtin University Career Talk：How to Get Your First Job in Banking

In the afternoon of 13 May 2015, a career talk with a highly popular topic among locals and foreign students were held at Curtin University Singapore. In partnership with BestTop for the second time, two distinguished speakers invited by BestTop shared their insights on "How to Get Your First Job in Banking?"

Recalling the partnership with Curtin University, it could trace back to a year ago when BestTop was invited to be part of the school's career fair and helped with resume critique. It was one of the best opportunities for BestTop and Career Centre at Curtin University.

Getting back on the career talk. Tony, Doctor of Engineering and Associate at the Royal Bank of Scotland, introduced different type of banks in general and thus gave an overview to students with first-handed information about buy-side/sell-side, operational structure and the trend of financial industry. After that, he focused on the tips on resume and interview. Banking interview is considered one of the most stringent interviews among industries. With a proper way to prepare and handle it, you too are going to Ace it! (Want to know more about resume writing and interview preparation? Look out for BestTop's upcoming career workshop in June!)

The next speaker is Ruby, a master with SMU, ambassador with BestTop and co-founder of UFind. With so many heads, Ruby is capable of handling them well with her outstanding performance and a lively character. Prior to her master study, she had a wide range of internship experiences across banking, consulting and entrepreneurship. With an open-mind, Ruby shared her industry knowledge and personal stories with the audience through a peer-to-peer angle.

The career talk ended with an informal networking session for students and speakers. It was a pretty scene seeing the students actively engaging and seeking advices from Tony and Ruby! The talk was well received by staff and students at the school where Haja, person-in-charge of Career Centre, Curtin University spoke highly of the talk: “Please do pass on my sincere appreciation to Tony and Ruby for taking the time to speak to our students earlier in the week. The information they shared was very insightful and I am sure the students benefitted greatly from the experience.”

BestTop is gratefully appreciated for the support of Curtin University Singapore for the continuous trust and support throughout the years. And we do believe that more students will be benefited from this partnership.