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School Visit at the MFSA
• Introduction
Peter GrechManager – Human Resources UnitMalta Financial Services AuthorityAttard – BKR 3000tel: 2548 5539
email: [email protected]
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Objectives of the visit
enables students to learn slightly more about financial services
provides assistance and guidance to students who will shortly be making decisions about their future career
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Financial Services
• Banking Players• Non-bank Financial Services Players• Investments & Trusts Services Players• Insurance Players
• Money Ball•
• Regulators Referee/Umpire
• Market Playing field
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The Curriculum Vitae
• A CV is a document that provides an overview of a person’s qualifications (hard skills) and other skills (soft skills) in a clear and effective manner
• Examples:
– Hard skills certificate, diploma, first degree, masters degree, doctorate, others
– Soft skills communication skills, others
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Hard Skills
• What are ‘hard’ skills?– ‘Hard’ skills are more of what might
appear on your CV (resume) - your education, experience and level of expertise
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Hard Skills: Foundation
• List of ‘O’ Levels – required– English–Maltese–Mathematics– Accounts and Economics / Business
Studies– ECDL– Science Subject– Other language
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Hard Skills: Foundation
• List of ‘O’ Levels – good to have any of these:– History– English Literature– Computer Studies– Any other subject/s
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Hard Skills: Qualifications
Entries to the financial services industry:• University of Malta:
– Degree in Banking & Finance– Degree in Accountancy– Degree in Economics– Degree in Insurance– Degree in Law– Degree in Maths & Computing– others
• MCAST:– Diploma in Banking & Financial Services– Diploma in Business – Diploma in Insurance Studies– AAT Diploma in Accounting– BTEC Diploma in IT– others
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Why this emphasis?
• To show that the University degree is not the only way into the financial services sector
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Opportunities
• Opportunities available within the financial services sector: – Duty travel
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Hard Skills - Opportunities
– Further studies and personal development• Training Providers:
MCAST Malta International Training Centre - MITC Institute of Financial Services Malta - IFS Institute of Legal Studies Malta – ILS Institute of Financial Services Practitioners – IFSP Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners – STEP Malta Institute of Accountants - MIA University of Malta Others
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Hard Skills - Opportunities
– Career Advancement• Example:
– An Accounting Technician may join the financial services sector as a clerk and climbs up the scale through the undertaking of an A.C.C.A.
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Planning Ahead
• Where do we go from now?– Immediate goal: achieve good results at
‘O’ level– Start thinking about what best fits your
aptitude: what do I prefer to do?– Get involved in activities other than
those organised at school
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Soft Skills
• What are ‘Soft’ Skills?– ‘Soft’ skills are essentially people
skills – the non technical, intangible and personality–specific skills
– Soft skills are acquired and experienced – they cannot be developed by merely reading text books
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Soft Skills: Personality Traits
• Questions to ask:– How well do I work with others?– How effectively do I communicate?– Am I a leader or a follower?– Do I often influence others?– How do I behave in a small group or a large group?– Would I be a flexible worker?.... Do I normally take an ‘I can do’
attitude?
• Answer to remember:– The answers to the above questions determine your strengths
as a leader, listener, negotiator and conflict mediator
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Soft Skills: Developing Your Skills
• Work with others:–meetings– voluntary work– development and training opportunities– sports– adventure– drama
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Soft Skills: Benefits
• Help advance in your career
• Offer personal growth
• Help you increase your self-confidence
• Help you stand out among job seekers
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How to prepare a CV
• Personal details – name, address, phone number, email address, age
• Career history – starting with your most recent job first (if applicable) (hard skills)
• A personal profile which sells yourself and your qualities, tailored towards the job you are applying for (soft skills)
• Qualifications and training from previous job (hard skills)• Interests, especially if the skills or teamwork concerned
are relevant to the job (soft skills)• Any extra information, such as reasons for a career
change • References, ideally two or more
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Before / At An Interview
• Prepare yourself well before the interview – visit the organisation’s website
• Be punctual• Be a good communicator• Make sure you are appropriately dressed • See that you are well groomed• Watch your body language – posture and eye contact• Switch off mobile • Don’t hold back from showing what you can do• Be ready to say why you are the one who should be
selected
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6 things to never say at work
• "I can't take on any more work. I'm completely overwhelmed already"
• "Joe is an idiot"• "That's not fair!"• "That's not how we did it at my old
company"• "I'm bored"• "I'll have it on your desk by 3 p.m."
(when you know you won't)
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Careers in Finance website