Kamran wrote
With reference to the current economic conditions specifically in UK, I am looking to expand my search to the Persian Gulf countries. I speak both English & Farsi (Persian) fluently and have some understanding of Arabic with commitment and ability to learn further. With 23 years experience in the Financial Services industry and more specifically in sales and sales management, I am looking for a reputable organisation with solid back ground.
My experience covers areas such as; Daily sales activity & management, Dealing with Clients of all different financial and ethnic back ground, Compliance and delivering regulatory requirements, Setting targets on personal and cooperate objectives, Delivering training meetings and seminars, Ability to communicate with people at both local and cooperate level, etc.I would be most grateful, if you could advise on the best way forward in achieving my objective.With that in mind, I look forward to hearing from you and if I can provide you with any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
The Regional Manager of WH Marks Sattin Dubai replied
Economic conditions in the Arabian Gulf are also alot poorer than last year, albeit more due to an uncertainty on trading conditions and a lack of transparency in eg the banking market, rather than a lack of potential for the Gulf economies. GCC economies are forecast to grow at around 3.5% this year, about the same growth rate as the UK at the height of the 2006 boom, so there is potential.
We are not placed to advise on sales related roles in financial services as we focus on technical skills in accountancy, corporate finance, research and private equity, but my own belief is that your chances in the short term are not good. Sales people in particular will be selected for prior Gulf experience, and there are plenty on the market in the short term. In the medium term there is a large pipeline of IPO and sukuk (Islamic Bond) issues waiting for the markets to stabilise before they are launched on the markets and these will all happen at once. Demand for ECM and DCM sales may grow rapidly in circa June - September, and if you have specific product experience you may stand a good chance of getting a decent role, though not through us sadly.
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I am currently working for one of the big 4 accounting firms in Financial services audit. I have completed all my ACCA exams with first time passes and will time qualify in the next few months. I also have a first class honours degree in accounting and finance. However my A levels are poor and thats what I am worried about. After qualification, my next aim is to get into a back office position in something like the hedge fund industry. Do you think having poor A levels will mean that I have no chance for such positions and in general do employers look at A levels once you have a professional qualification.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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