UCT Careers Service Guide 2015

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GRADUATE GALLERY

Shaun Dunlop BBusSc in Finance & Accounting cum laude (UCT) CURRENT JOB Investment Banking Analyst, in the TMT & Industrials Advisory Group, at Goldman, Sachs & Co., London PREVIOUS JOBS • Fixed Income Sales Analyst, in the Securities, Sales & Trading Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co., London (UK) • Winter Research Analyst, African Alliance Securities, Johannesburg @shaundunlop

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SKILLS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY SUCCESS To identify what you don’t know. This makes you more aware of when you are able to contribute to a discussion and when you should refrain to educate yourself first.

Annette Muller

Linzi Isaacs BCom (Hons) in Industrial & Organisational Psychology (UNISA) BSocSc in Industrial Organisational & Labour Studies, Human Resources (UCT) CURRENT JOB HR Officer at Allan Gray Orbis Foundation PREVIOUS JOBS • Head: Operations, Ngubane & Co. • Human Resources Consultant, Ngubane & Co. • Personnel Practitioner, Western Cape Education linkd.in/1FSel5p

DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES My job is administratively intense. Although I work with people, there is a lot more that needs to happen behind the scenes to ensure compliance within legal frameworks.

Sameera Ahmed

BBusSc in Finance & Marketing (UCT)

BBusSc (Hons) in Finance (UCT)

CURRENT JOB CEO & Founder of DOTNXT

CURRENT JOB Key Account Consultant at Allan Gray

PREVIOUS JOBS • Digital Business Manager, Naspers • Lead Innovator, MiWorld @nettyml linkd.in/1DXZ2Jd

ADVICE FOR GRADUATES ENTERING THE WORLD OF WORK The old age “pick one thing and stick to it” no longer rings true. Find your unique ability; go for where you feel inspired. Do the ground work. Every day is a step towards your future, own it.

HOW I OBTAINED MY CURRENT POSITION I applied to the Allan Gray Graduate Recruitment Programme, and worked my way towards my current position. Started as a consultant in Operations, I then progressed to a team leader, and finally to my current role.

“Always do more than what’s required in your core role.”

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