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Intern

Sam Bullen

Hampton,Middlesex

Summary

Detail attentive and self-educating student seeking a placement year followed by a sustained career in the Financial Services Industry, with a specific interest in Financial Technology. Ready to apply all experience to real-world scenarios with mentorship from challenging industry leaders. Exceptionally keen to find the right role in order to bring the most of my potential and develop across the span of my employment. Being both reliable and adaptable combines to allow large coverage of new teams and products where made responsible.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Intern

TransFICC
London, Greater London
11.2021 - 11.2021
  • Provided feedback and opinions as the company's first intern for their future program
  • Attended sales training (learning incredibly useful directional questioning techniques)
  • Running alongside the sales team to understand customer acquisition
  • Entered discussions with different teams to understand corporate structure
  • Sought feedback actively and used it to improve performance.
  • Attended membership events to develop networking opportunities.

Intern

Tradeweb
London, Greater London
02.2022 - 02.2022
  • Operated as an intern under 4 teams (Corporate Development, APA, ESG & the Product team)
  • Supplemented previous understanding of the vendor market
  • Presented a reflective presentation of the roles of APA and ARM
  • Exceeded expectations and demonstrated potential for future success.
  • Shadowed senior team members to develop practical knowledge and gain critical industry-specific skills.

Intern

Scottsdale IFA
London, Greater London
04.2022 - 04.2022
  • Protection comprehension (life insurance, critical illness and income protection)
  • Processes of Mortgages and Investment services were learned
  • Instrumental in transfer of client data onto new systems
  • Introduced to report generating software
  • Engaged in client meetings as an introduction to client facing roles

Client Support

Quorum 15
London, Greater London
07.2020 - 07.2020

Client support for an annual event where networking success was a key objective

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance

University of Leeds
Leeds
09.2022 -

A-Levels -

St. Johns School Leatherhead
England
09.2016 - 05.2021

Skills

  • Research capability, autonomously achieving Geography A-level coursework: 59/60
  • Analysis and literature review, earning 72% in a group essay at University
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel (see course taken in 2023)
  • Adaptable learner, able to assimilate information in differing forms productively (see 4 day internship at Tradeweb)
  • Practised in French (Intermediate/conversational level)
  • Pursuit of mentorship and networking, attending Quorum 15 & Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) events multiple times
  • Introductory level Python skill with online tutorial (in progress)
  • Developed inter-personal skills from experience with networking summits

Languages

French
Intermediate

Timeline

Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance

University of Leeds
09.2022 -

Intern

Scottsdale IFA
04.2022 - 04.2022

Intern

Tradeweb
02.2022 - 02.2022

Intern

TransFICC
11.2021 - 11.2021

Client Support

Quorum 15
07.2020 - 07.2020

A-Levels -

St. Johns School Leatherhead
09.2016 - 05.2021
Sam Bullen