TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - You want to be a top quartile performer before moving 01:34 - Leverage front office relationships 03:13 - Use qualifications and certificates to stand out 04:37 - Alumni hacking (seek mentors who have been in your shoes) 05:52 - Keep updated on financial markets and relevant news relating to the front office division of interest 07:34 - Stay informed on what's going on within the front office division of interest i.e. senior management changes, strategy changes, etc. 08:05 - Consider external opportunities (one benefit is a higher pay package) 08:50 - Play the long game (stay persistent and patient) Career guides that get you into finance, fast: careerguides.io/

Last part about the long game is so true. People don’t realise that careers are not just 5 or 10 year periods. But at the same time, there’s also a lot of pressure to break in as early as possible since it starts getting tougher as years pass by

Great vid, thanks Afzal! I’ve done 18 months in an Operational in AM and I’m looking to move into an investment analysis role long term, really helpful vid!

Cheers mate, this helps a lot!

Great video Afzal! A lot of these tips also apply to other careers when it comes to being recognised. I'll be expanding on this topic in a future video and will certainly use yours for reference to help :)

video on quantitative finance and how to prepare and break in

Suggestions for someone with Biochem degree, who doesn’t want a phd and enjoys working with people?

Hey Afzal. Great video as always. I wanted to ask are you ok? Idk how to explain this but something seems off about this video, and I wanted to know if you’re ok? I mean no disrespect just genuinely concerned

Does sales (institutional sales for example) account to front office?

Hello sir thank for the nice tips and can you please help me with this brain teasers question 1 in 66 what is it?