This week Elena is joined by trainee Paraplanner Kate Evans from Lucent Financial Planning Ltd. Kate is a 2nd career-ist which means that she left a comfortable and successful career to try something completely different.
Kate proves that it’s never too late to change careers and she shares with us exactly how she broke into financial planning. It turns out that Kate had a lot of transferable skills so this career change was not as scary as you might initially think. This is the perfect episode for anyone who is thinking of a career change, you’ll leave thinking, “If she can do it, then so can I!”
We cover:
Why it’s important to pass your exams
How Kate entered the financial profession through networking, not job adverts
Exactly what she said when introducing herself to potential employers
How to make finding a job, your full-time job
Transferable skills
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Financial Planning Qualifications guide
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2021 Financial planning Salary Guide
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