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Author: Paul McCormick

Paul McCormick is the founder of Opening City Doors and is a Financial Market Specialist having worked for several leading Investment Banks and financial technology institutions additionally.He therefore provides a unique insight, and unusually broad perspective, into the opportunities available in London Financial Markets and related sectors and how to launch your career in the ‘City’.
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Graduate Investment Banking Interview Questions – Part 1

By Paul McCormickPosted on November 24, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Opening City Doors is about more than both Graduate Programmes and Investment Banking. However, for you aspiring Bankers, whether looking for an Investment Banking Spring […]

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Graduate Telephone Interviews

By Paul McCormickPosted on November 18, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Employers use the telephone as a time-management tool, to screen out candidates.Your goal is to get an interview or Assessment Centre invite. So all you […]

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Graduates: Know These Financial Market Benchmarks For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on November 4, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

When you are at interview with any financial institution you’ll undoubtedly spend some time with a business person additional to interviewing with Human Resource personnel. […]

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Your Financial Market Graduate Covering Letter

By Paul McCormickPosted on October 28, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Covering Letters are crucial as they are the opportunity you have to express yourself beyond your CV. The latter has to read like an achievement […]

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Your Financial Market Graduate CV

By Paul McCormickPosted on October 21, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Any two people will give you slightly different advice on producing a powerful CV but of course there is commonality to any great CV. Your […]

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10 Equity ‘Must- Knows’ For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on October 10, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

1.Equities /Stocks/ Shares all mean the same thing. Buying a Share literally means buying part of the company i.e.you own a ‘share’ of the company. […]

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Financial Job Search: What culture is right for you ?

By Paul McCormickPosted on October 7, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

We all know it is highly competitive to win that first job, whether on a Graduate Programme or getting hired directly into a specific role […]

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10 Fixed Income ‘Must- Knows’ For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 30, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

1.Bonds and Fixed Income mean the same thing. 2.Most bonds are ‘Straights’ having an fixed interest payment every year called a coupon and a repayment […]

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Networking: How To Get A Financial Job Outside A Graduate Programme

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 26, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Getting on a Graduate Programme is great if you can but the odds are broadly 100-1 against and unless you are from the university higher […]

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10 Foreign Exchange ‘Must-Knows’ For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 23, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

1.Every trade involves selling one currency for another. The most traded ‘currency pairs’ are USD/GBP USD/EUR  USD/JPY. 2.The USD/GBP rate is also known as ‘Cable’ […]

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Paul McCormick is the founder of Opening City Doors and is a Financial Market Specialist. He provides a unique insight, and unusually broad perspective, into the opportunities available in London Financial Markets and related sectors and how to launch your career in the ‘City’.

 

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