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Why are you interested in this summer internship with Caledonia investment?
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- One reason in particular
- Begun investing, picking and choosing stocks
- Want to build confidence in my investment decisions and strategy
- Therefore, want to learn from Caledonia Investment team, and their criteria for picking stocks and methods of critically assessing companies
- that has led them to successfully grow their dividend consecutively for the last 57 years.
- Additionally
- aim to partake in a graduate programme
- this internship not only a nice thing to add to my portfolio
- but a opportunity to develop my interpersonal skills and learn more about the financial services industry
- I have heard great things from previous candidates who had done the same internships, Izzy and Elliot, and they explained how it was a unique but valuable experience.
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Tell us about yourself
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- Thank you for interviewing
- Describe myself: committed, loyal, adaptable worker, seeking opportunities to develop
- Recently graduated from Swansea University, which I enjoyed
- Experienced in customer facing roles, where collaboration has been norm
- Before committing to a tech career path, exploring my options in particular the finance sector, learning about business functions available.
- To consolidate career path, gaining experiences and talking and learning is important to develop my ideas
- Therefore this internship not only opportunity to develop my skills, but also build network and learn more about corporate investments and financial services sector.
3
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What do you do in your free time?
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- Now that graduated, given an abundance of free time
- Aside from part-time work
- Spend my free time trying to develop myself and experience new things to develop my career goals
- Currently working on a couple coding projects, one of which is a finance application tracker utilising my programming and database skills but also to learn more about data management and analysis
- Additionally long book list of financial and investment books
- Currently reading millionaire Fastlane, which discusses the different mindsets when it comes to making money
- has been a wake up call to me
- Some other books on my list is value investing, Warren Buffet’s autobiography and many more.
- Aside from training my brain I like to train my body
- Taking part in regular exercise
- Lifting weights and the gym to build up my strength and resilience, I also do 5k running which for me is long distance, but I know others may have different definitions
- To relax, aside from socialising with friends, I am an avid F1 fan, enjoy the racing and behind the scene action/drama.
- I enjoy the competitive element and the lengths each team will go to succeed
4
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What are you strengths
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- Key strength is adaptability to new situation/environment
- My friends describe me as very considerate
- I think because of my open minded nature
- I am easily able to understanding and considering others thoughts and opinions
- Therefore I am very conscious of how my actions can affect others
5
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What are your weaknesses
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- Recent feedback, anticipate problems
- But for me something I would like to improve is my confidence in speaking
- Despite doing lots of prep I am still not at the level I want to be
- This may be me setting high standards for myself but at the end of the day I know myself best, and I know I have even more potential to improve my public speaking ability.
- So during this internship, I look forward to the personal development but also the dragons’ den presentation, which will be an excellent opportunity to build upon this confidence
6
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What skills can you bring to this internship?
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- Communication
- Through my experiences in hospitality and retail developed my communication skills
- working together to reach common goals
- but is course something that always has room for improvement
- Teamwork aspect
- very much a team player, putting the teams goal first and supporting others in their goals
- Flexibility and growth mindset
- I am ready to work in new environments and always open to constructive and guidance to help me develop
7
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Why should we offer you this internship?
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- I believe I am a great candidate for this internship because
- i am eager to learn more about the financial services industry as it is a career path I am quite interested in persuing
- From my computer science degree I have built a strong foundation of problem solving and analytical skills and I am excited to see how I can incorperate that in the financial services industry
- but also how I can develop myself further to make myself a strong candidate for future employment opportunites
- With my technical mindset and strong collaboration skills I am confident that I will be of great value and build strong relationships with your team.
8
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What are Caledonia’s values?
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- Insightful
- Supportive
- Responsible and aligned
- Considered
- Long-term
9
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How is the CEO?
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Mat Masters
10
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Who is the CFO?
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Rob Memmott
11
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Who is the Head of Funds?
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Jamie Cayzer-Colivin
12
Q
How do you stay organised?
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- Google Calander
- Physical Calender
- Notion to track tasks and projects
13
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How do you react to pressure?
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- Pressure for me is situations that are out of control
- ## So I try to gain control
14
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How would you describe your learning/working style?
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- Although confident working independently to research and complete my tasks
- I prefer to collaborate and work and learn from others
- Learn from others experience is much more valuable to me
- Multiple benefits of working together with a team
- I enjoy discussing about multiple viewpoints and ideas
- I believe a positive constructive team will always reach their goals effectively and effectively.
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What are your career goals?
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- Start of my career journey
- Career goals are constantly developing
- Despite my computer related background I am keeping my options open
- Exploring where my skills and interests take me
- I particularly wish to learn more about the financial sector and the different business functions available
- I believe that this internship will be very beneficial as I look to explore and develop my skills in the financial services industry
- also to build my network which will helpful for further employment opportunities.
16
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What is a challenge that you’ve overcome and how did you overcome it?
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- Interview ability
- Of course something I am still continuously working on
- When I first started my application process I was a bit of a mess
- but we all have to start somewhere
- on top of just practicing
- I reached out to friends to ask them about their experiences and advice
- of course also utilized multiple online services
17
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What is the company’s purspose/value?
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- Time well invested
- Generating results through compound interest and long-term investing
- Company is about utilizing time to develop strong connections and partnerships to make careful long term investment decisions
