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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Thanks! Really appreciate your reply. So in terms of work life balance it seems pretty decent cause I was previously doing external auditing and there was definitely no work life balance. Is what u mentioned true for those in senior positions as well (vp) in terms of work load? Also just curious how did u manage to secure your current role? Did u have prior compliance experience? I have tried applying for compliance positions, even contract ones and the ones that are only looking for dip holders or paying low. However,
I have not had any response, probably due to my lack of experience. In that case, how can I ever get the chance to work in a compliance function? Thanks in advance!  |
At senior level things r rather more stressful coz not only u have to carry out your daily BAU , most of the time they have projects to manage. U carry much greater responsibilities but your pay correlates with it
.. but not to the extent of coming into office at 7am and leaving at 10pm everyday lah.
I had a short stint in aml compliance with a foreign bank as a contract staff before i graduated.. learned the core concepts of aml compliance n some of the basic operational procedures n decided that this is the route i wanna take.. went n interviewed with another foreign bank after finishing my exam.. instead of askin what i studied, the interview focused mainly on what i did last time during my contractual days... there r other 3 new joiners that joined with me.. all of them have at least 2-3yrs of workin exp with me the only 1 thats a freshie
im quite lucky i guess.. my managers liked me n r giving me ample learning space to familiarize the full scope of aml compliance.. (basically "sai kang" warrior that knows everything).. but i intend to move this yr.. afterall at the end of the day we work for $.
Like i mentioned earlier, the requirements for aml/kyc r rather lax.. as long u unstd english n equipped with common sense u would qualify for it. I hav to caution u first.. they r many ppl comin in n joinin this line now.. to the point banks have a large pool of candidates to choose from , hence pay packages will be diluted.. u gotta set yourself distinct from others. How to do so? I leave it for u to find it out on your own... good luck