Hoxton Wealth has launched a free-to-access online community for those interested in pursuing a career in financial planning.
The community is open to those who work for Hoxton Wealth and for those who do not.
This announcement comes ahead of the start of its next trainee wealth manager programme.
The community is aimed at both trainee wealth managers and those in the industry looking for information on the international and UK financial-planning professions.
It also features monthly Q&A sessions and an open forum for members to ask questions and seek support.
This includes information about qualifications and access to industry events and career clinics.
Participants will be able to talk about what they have done in the week to help them get closer to becoming a wealth manager, or about interviews that have gone well.
In addition, members will get early access to the Hoxton Life podcast and Don’t Shoot the Messenger newsletter.
Hoxton Wealth head of recruitment Oliver Gorman said: “We will be holding Hoxton community events once a year, inviting members to it and offering some people from that process into our trainee wealth manager course.
“But even if you do not get a job with us, we’re still going to work with you to develop your skills and obviously give you the relevant information to make important decisions on your career in wealth management.
“The wealth-manager programme provides those looking for an entry-level role with early experience of prospecting, dealing with marketing leads and contacting the clients and getting them booked in with advisers. Participants will also gain qualifications during the process.”
Additionally, Hoxton Wealth is launching its first batch of hiring into the UAE through its trainee wealth manager programme.
Hoxton Wealth has already been running the programme for two years.
Ravi Singh Gill, a UK-qualified financial planner at Hoxton Wealth based in Dubai, who has completed five years in Hoxton’s trainee wealth manager programme, said: “I did a four-year international business management and finance course at university that included two semesters abroad: one in France and one in Hong Kong.
“This showed me there were a lot more opportunities outside of the UK. When I was in Hong Kong there were a lot of international students from the US and one of the courses we were taught was about investment management.
“In the UK, that sort of course just wasn’t taught, or at least not at my university. I realised talking to those other students that there are a lot of opportunities in the finance industry.
“I learned quickly that this is a career I was signing up for. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. You need to understand what financial planning is all about before you get into it.”
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