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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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Tier 2 & Tier 3 target companies (smart job searching)!

By Paul McCormickPosted on August 25, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Mission

Well, if you’re going for what some regard as the cream of the market jobs and you fight off all the considerable competition then you’ll […]

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Buy Side versus Sell Side

By Paul McCormickPosted on August 14, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

So you want to be a Financial Market Trader or an Analyst or a Salesman. Do you want to work on the buy side or […]

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What’s The Toughest Interview Question? What’s The Easiest?

By Paul McCormickPosted on August 14, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

The answer to both is “Tell me about yourself”. This is one of the most common openers to a job interview. If you’re going through an […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Global Markets Remain Volatile Equities Donald Trump’s sudden escalations of trade tensions with China have rattled global markets, triggering a sell-off in equities and a […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on July 15, 2019August 12, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Equities & Interest Rates Last week Equity Mutual Funds (in UK we refer to such funds as Unit Trusts) around the world attracted their biggest […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on May 22, 2019July 5, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Equities Global equities are down from their highs for the year on the back of US/China trade concerns but have not sold off significantly. Investors […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Equities Generally global stocks have had a strong start to the second quarter of the year with perceived progress around US /China trade talks and […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on March 1, 2019April 5, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Equities Equity markets have enjoyed a stonking start to 2019.The US S&P 500 is ahead 11 per cent and the UK FTSE 100 is 7 […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on February 1, 2019April 5, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Equities Global equity markets continue to be volatile and, in the case of the US, approximately 10% down from the all-time highs reached in September […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on December 22, 2018December 22, 2018
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates The US central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) this week, as expected, and lowered its forecast for further ‘Fed […]

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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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