Generation game: What are potential recruits looking for in advice firms?

Part 2 of a two-part investigation

Hannah Godfrey
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With her previous article considering what advice firms expect from their prospective employees, Hannah Godfrey shifts her focus to what youngsters are looking for from their first role in financial services

The need for an infusion of young blood in financial advice has become a well-rehearsed theme in recent years but that is not to say there are no young people keen to jump into the sector and carve out a career. Is yours one of the Best Adviser Firms to Work for? Put your business in the running for PA's annual survey here With no shortage of courses now in place to train up the next generation of financial advisers, we spoke with three twenty-somethings - all of whom have entered the industry in the last few years - about their experiences, what they found most helpful and what...

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