Chris_Humphrey
Hi my name is Chris and I'm 21 years old and live in the UK.
My girlfriend and myself are considering moving to Dubai in September/October 2009. She has a sister who lives out there who is a successful estate agent and my girlfriend herself is in her final year of university finishing a degree in forensic science (Basically an Analytical Chemistry Degree).
I myself left school at 16 with all the proper qualifications I have 7 GCSE's grade C or above and have had various jobs working in retail and served approx 2 and a half years in the British Army with an excellent conduct/service history.
I wish to get away from these areas and always feel I have underachieved I could easily have gone to college and even onto university but felt I needed to get out there and experience life a decision I now regret as the only jobs available to me in the current economic circumstances in the UK and my Location are sales assistant/retail jobs.
I was wondering if there would be the opportunity to work as a trainee stockbroker out in Dubai and have tried searching to this effect on the internet but it quickly becomes a mire of agencies and companies who's reputations I cannot be sure of. Stockbroking has always been of interest to me and any help anyone could give would be fantastic
Many Thanks
Chris Humphrey
dresden
^ Chris, admire you're post but don't expect the advice to be good.
Bottom line, you are a fresher to banking. Furthermore you do not have a undergraduates degree, let alone an MBA. Most people are walking around with MBA's here. An application to any bank requires you to have a degree of some kind (preferably commerce). This is no different anywhere in the world.
Futhermore, you have a severe credit crisis worldwide. The market is tightening up here. Dubai is no longer a "walk in the park". Being a foreigner means nothing anymore (or for now at least).
A lot of banks here are laying off more people than hiring.
I very highly doubt they would take anyone on as a trainee. I highly doubt they would do that regardless of the economic situation. You dont come here to learn... you come here when you know what you're doing.
Just my honest $0.02.
Wish you the best.
dresden
P.s, If stockbroking is what you really want to do:
1. Get into school for a finance degree.
2. Get into networking events/seminars.
3. Try and get close to someone who is in the business.
Aside from that... I dont know if there are any other ways? There is NO easy way into stockbroking.
NO one is going to trust you with their $ unless they know everything about you... Any firm hiring you will want to know your qualifications and your knowledge of the market. A "keeness/passion" for stocks just doesnt cut it.