Julie Wycherley of Broadway Financial Planning made the unusual move from agriculture to paraplanning.
Q. You are quite unusual in that you studied agriculture. What prompted the about turn into finance? A. I guess like a lot of people I wasn’t totally sure of what I wanted to do. After I completed an HND in agriculture, I worked in a variety of sales roles and then landed in Countrywide as a PA to the financial services manager and found I really enjoyed working in finance. I came here initially as a temp for someone on maternity leave and loved it, so when the person decided not to return I jumped at the chance of staying on. The office environment is great: nice people, nice office and it...
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