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From Football to Finance: Lizzie Durack Shares her Unique Journey from Premiership Football to Global Bank

Deciding to leave sport is never an easy feat. It often comes with nagging questions and doubts and the ultimate feeling of deep loss. For Lizzie Durack, moving away from football was no different. It was with a heavy heart that she chose to hang up her goalie gloves in order to pursue her finance … Continue reading View Article

The Rise of FinTech & Career Opportunities Within: Dutch Hockey Sensation, Paul Melkert, Begins His Journey in FinTech

In the first half of the 2018 financial year, global investment in fintech companies hit $57.9b. This marks a shift in the financial landscape, indicative of technological innovation and a disruption to the market that could challenge banks’ long-standing positions of dominance. For many, the mergence of finance and technology represents an inexorable future; one … Continue reading View Article

An Athlete’s Job Search – Former GB Junior Hockey Standout, Harriet Mitchell, Discusses the Obstacles She’s Faced When Making the Transition

For many high-achieving student-athletes the job search can prove to be difficult, presenting an array of obstacles around lack of experience, missing out on timings for pertinent graduate opportunities, among other things. What isn’t fully considered when reviewing an individuals CV, especially in the case of an athlete, is the reasoning behind that lack of … Continue reading View Article

How Adversity Shaped Me: Ben Marshall Recalls his Journey from Rugby to Finance

add-victor had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben and discussed the characteristics he’s taken most from sport, the difference between the Irish and English rugby spheres—especially in regards to their focus on education—and what he would say to an 18-year old Ben Marshall. Sport is often a wild and inexplicable rollercoaster, consisting of furious … Continue reading View Article

A Year On: From One Deep End To Another, These Are The Skills I Needed

For many athletes the transition from the sporting arena to corporate corridors can be daunting if not overwhelming. The change in pace, in demands, in familiarity can prove to be a significant hurdle to scale and these changes are, in some capacity or another, unavoidable. Although the shifts in environments possess their fair share of … Continue reading View Article

Changing My Direction: World Class Skier Moves Into M&A

The M&A space, similarly to many other areas of finance, has traditionally been populated and governed by men. A 2011 study by Reuters found only 15% of executives and senior level managers in US investment banking and securities dealing industries were women. Fast-forward six years and that figure increases a mere 4%. Unlike the Advertising … Continue reading View Article

Italian Rugby Playmaker, Luke Mclean, ‘Crosses the White Line’ and Lands in Investment Banking

With his rugby career drawing to a close, Italian fullback Luke Mclean turns his sights to a career in Finance. Although born in Australia, Mclean made his Italian debut in 2008, and has since accrued 89 international caps, a figure that puts him 10th on Italy's all-time list. Having played professionally for Calvisano, Bennetton Treviso, … Continue reading View Article

Norwegian Skiing Star Chloe Fausa Discusses the Importance of Balance Within Sport & Initiatives Needed to Promote Diversity in Finance

For Norwegian National Skier, Chloe Fausa, her sporting success was only reinforced by her focus on academia, a decision that ultimately led to her studying & competing in the U.S and later being offered a full-time position at a Global Bank. Having started skiing around the same time she started walking, her passion for the … Continue reading View Article

Women in FinTech: Dismantling the Long-held Disparity

add-victor talks to recent alumni Hannah Knight about her studies at Yale, her upcoming internship in FinTech & the various diversity shortfalls plaguing the FinTech industry Although the past decade has seen a considerable change in the number of women working in the FinTech industry, it is still one of the most male-dominated sectors, with … Continue reading View Article

Cambridge University Rugby Standout Andrew Hunter Reflects on Earliest Sporting Memory & Looks Ahead to Finance Placement

Andrew Hunter Celebrates after Varsity Match Victory Andrew Hunter has gone from strength to strength during his tenure at Cambridge University; playing a pivotal role on the rugby pitch and as a leader off it, which ultimately resulted in securing a graduate placement this Autumn. After honing in on where his passion resided he turned … Continue reading View Article

GB World Championship Medallist Ross Jarvis Lands Dream Role at Global Bank & is Determined to Make a Mark

Jarvis (2nd from right) Makes a Splash in First Finance Role After Ross Jarvis started his off-cycle internship at a global bank he was keen to make a mark and do everything in his power to secure his dream job. A month after wrapping up the internship he shared the news: he’d reached his goal … Continue reading View Article

Q&A with add-victor’s Newest Alumnus, Tom Colautti, as he Details his Path from the ATP Tour to Multinational Bank

We sat down with Thomas Colautti shortly after his recent internship came to a close, as he offers insights into his transition away from professional sport, the part add-victor played in this transition, the opportunities available for British student-athletes stateside, and why he believes former athletes seem to find such a well-suited home within the … Continue reading View Article

Elite Athletes in the Millennial Era: Employability’s Great Solution

The questions surrounding Millennials and their employability is a significant talking point amongst the executive search community. This article explores whether elite athletes can perhaps provide the answers to these questions When considering Millennials and their reputation in the workplace there is often a weighted sigh underpinning the stigmatisation that they are ‘lazy, unfocused, entitled, … Continue reading View Article

British Tennis Ace, Oliver Golding, Redefines Employers’ Quest for Talent

Golding's Journey Details How His Soft-Skills & Sporting Experiences Were Crucial in his Transition from Tennis Triumph to Finance Flair Sights on New Horizons Who is Oliver Golding? During Oliver Golding’s formative years he was never short of sporting success; swinging his first racket at the age of four, tennis soon became a prominent feature … Continue reading View Article

My Journey from the Basketball Court to the Trading Floor IV

The Crucial Realisation: This is a Marathon, Not a Sprint Tyler Bernardini: Finding Success in New Places In the 4th instalment of Tyler Bernadini’s journey from Professional Basketball to the Trading Floor he muses over the part patience plays in his career development and finds solace in the realisation that he's in this for the long … Continue reading View Article

My Journey from the Basketball Court to the Trading Floor III

Making Sense of My New Role: A Rookie Once More Tyler Bernadini: Head & Shoulders Above the Rest In the 3rd instalment of Tyler Bernardini’s journey from Professional Basketball to the Trading Floor he begs the question: just how steep is the learning curve within Markets Finance and offers some nifty tips for anyone facing … Continue reading View Article

My Journey from the Basketball Court to the Trading Floor II

The Night-before Butterflies Remain, As Does the Hunger for Success Tyler Bernadini: Not New to the Bright Lights Add-victor continues a mini-series showcasing Tyler Bernardini’s journey from Professional Basketball to the Trading Floor. The 2nd instalment in this series follows his mental configuration the night before the first day and his main take-aways from the … Continue reading View Article

My Journey from the Basketball Court to the Trading Floor: Tyler Bernardini Sheds Light on the Thought Process of an Elite Athlete

Tyler Bernadini: Destined for Success Add-victor is proud to publish a mini-series showcasing Tyler Bernardini's journey from Professional Basketball to the Trading Floor. In this series he will offer first-hand insights from the interview process to four weeks into the job; reflecting on what he’s learnt, what he would’ve done differently, and ultimately, how his sporting experiences … Continue reading View Article

Searching The U.S collegiate Talent Pool: One Scotswoman’s Journey To A Role In Finance

As my time attending the University of Richmond, Virginia, came to an end I was eager to establish the next chapter in my vocational journey. Having competed in field hockey both collegiately and internationally for Scotland I wanted to find something that would utilise my competitiveness and discipline effectively. However, as a result of my … Continue reading View Article

British Olympic hurdler, Lawrence Clarke, breaks the mould on the track and in the boardroom

We talked to British sporting sensation and add-victor alumni, Lawrence Clarke, about his transition and how his sporting career has given him the edge in his new profession. Lawrence Clarke is a professional Double Olympic 110m hurdler who, going up against the reigning world champion and several Olympic medalists at the London Olympic Games, notably … Continue reading View Article