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11:59 AM 8th June 2021
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Young Workers "More Than Ready" To Get To The Office: deVere

 
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
The London-based division of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations has already extended a 6-month investment and hiring campaign to find the next generation of wealth management professionals from “a growing talent pool of young people” who are “more than ready to return to the office.”

The news from James Green, deVere Group’s divisional manager for Europe, comes as the economy continues to reopen and more people head back to city centres.

It also follows deVere Europe forecasting that demand for financial advice in Europe will increase by more than 20% this year as they confirmed that its assets under management (AUM) surpassed £1 billion for the first time in March this year.

Mr Green says: “We committed to a 6-month investment and hiring campaign earlier this year in order to meet soaring client demand across Europe for specialist financial advice and fintech solutions.

“As we welcome a further intake of interns this week on a full-time contract, we’ve made the decision to extend the investment and hiring spree to 12 months to tap into the growing talent pool of young people who are seeking a highly rewarding career.

“Following a year and a half of stifled career opportunities due to the pandemic, there’s a huge pent-up appetite amongst this cohort of ambitious young people to fast-track to the next step and carve out a successful career in an internationally expanding sector.

“Our next intake in September is already oversubscribed.”

He continues: “They are more than ready to return to the office. They know and value that this is the best way to get to know colleagues and mentors, study for formal industry qualifications, undertake spontaneous meetings, and learn the culture of an organisation - all of which are critical for career development.”

The interns will spend part of the year in London “learning whilst earning” and will then have the choice to spend three months in one of deVere’s office hubs in Spain, Portugal or Italy. After 12 months, the most successful interns will begin a full-time career with deVere.

Mr Green says the investment and hiring campaign will help secure new talent and fill the impending financial adviser gap.

“With demand for sound, independent financial advice growing around the world, the baby boomer generation now in or heading into retirement, fintech advances, and with many existing advisers exiting the industry due to the pressures of increasing regulation and /or retiring, there is a pressing need for the sector to step-up and to train and recruit the next generation of wealth management professionals to fill the impending adviser shortfall,” he says.

“We’re keeping pace with a growing sector and securing new talent to meet the evolving needs and wants of clients.”

He concludes: “Due to the market at the moment we have been super selective with who we have brought in.

“We’re proud that we can attract the best people to become the new industry leaders as deVere is heavily focused on new fintech solutions which we believe are the future of the industry, we provide invaluable hands-on experience with high-net-worth clients, one-to-one in-depth mentoring from already established and successful financial consultants, training from leading institutions, opportunities to work all over Europe, as well as formal industry qualifications.”