Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85706)

I know how you feel. I have a similar background, my 1st job out of graduation was at a investment research firm specializing in alternative assets, as a research analyst. The starting pay was 2850. I am now with a European bank's Compliance Control/Advisory team. In total, I have moved 3 times with a little less than 3 years working experience and am drawing >1.75x my 1st paycheck.

Banks do not reward loyalty within the same function, will not recommend people in our shoes to stay committed in a firm for an extended period of time. After all, we are not the 'elite' IBs or part of sales/trading. We have to create and generate uplifts in our incomes with what we have.

Originally Posted by jesperw (Post 85741)

Hi,

As a fresh grad, is it a good idea to source for these contract jobs through public job portals such as Indeed.com, jobstreet and so on? Or is it much wiser to browse the individual firms career websites to find said contract jobs?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85742)

im almost the same as u... started with a contract aml job when i just grad, then shortly moved on to a perm comp ops role then finally moved on to the advisory/control function. Coming nov will be my 3rd yr anniversary of working.. salary wise suprisingly almost the same as yours. I guess ppl in our years of exp in this field r paid this amt?

but man, a full fledged compliance role isnt easy. is no longer just dealing with TM or KYC but moving on to broader topics. OTC derivatives, syndication loans, basic onboarding n kyc stuff r done by the middle office.

its really stressful...many times in the meeting room i almost flipped the table at the other person

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85742)

im almost the same as u... started with a contract aml job when i just grad, then shortly moved on to a perm comp ops role then finally moved on to the advisory/control function. Coming nov will be my 3rd yr anniversary of working.. salary wise suprisingly almost the same as yours. I guess ppl in our years of exp in this field r paid this amt?

but man, a full fledged compliance role isnt easy. is no longer just dealing with TM or KYC but moving on to broader topics. OTC derivatives, syndication loans, basic onboarding n kyc stuff r done by the middle office.

its really stressful...many times in the meeting room i almost flipped the table at the other person

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85761)

I know what you mean, Compliance is a whole different ball game. The stress, especially when the ops team and Business starts quoting what I said in the past... zzz

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85759)

I'm not the person you are quoting, but here's my advice, as someone who has jumped around a fair bit.

As a fresh grad, all the job portals are your best friend. jobsdb, jobstreet in particular. efinancialcareers and linkedin are more suitable for experienced hires. Nowadays, a huge amount of jobs out there are taken up by agents who then search for suitable candidates. There's nothing wrong with going through an agent, they are pretty much a necessary middleman in the industry now.

Originally Posted by shenry (Post 85762)

Looks like contract jobs are the way to go to gain entry into aml kyc since they are paid higher than perm roles like mine in thomson reuters. only the brand is the selling point. does anyone know if its easy to jump departments in banks? try my hands at various roles.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85763)

what kind of broader topics? I am in my first 3 months at a jap bank and I am looking to gain some advice. Any books or website should I read regularly? I was told by my manager that it is good to be proactive in KYC AML role.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 85763)

what kind of broader topics? I am in my first 3 months at a jap bank and I am looking to gain some advice. Any books or website should I read regularly? I was told by my manager that it is good to be proactive in KYC AML role.