What attracted me to RBS was I did a course which would eventually lead me to an investment banking job, and RBS, being one of the top players of the European Union and the other countries, I got a good break to join the FX strategy team so I thought nothing better than starting here and seeing how it goes.
The working culture in RBS, to sum I would say is very professional and friendly at the same time. On a daily basis I spend about 10 or 12 hours at my desk so the people I interact with are very important. They're really professional, very supportive given the fact that this is my first job, I have a zillion questions every day and they're very patient with me. They understand the fact that I'm learning. My team is really great. Once I get up I can't wait to come to work.
I decided to join the FX strategy team because I've always had a knack for seeing the world in terms of numbers and I started working as a 3 month intern on my desk, and I started doing models and indicators and using my econometrics skills and my statistics skills which I think I have a good knack and grasp of. Having gained experience at that I wanted to join the team on a permanent basis, and extend it.
I'm looking forward to being a specialist strategist in the FX world and be known not just at RBS but across the street. I would like to have a couple of countries allocated just to me and build a credible brand for myself and RBS.
The thing that I enjoy most at RBS in my role is that I have so many different projects going on at the same time that no day is similar and FX being such a volatile market, every day there's so much to talk about, so much going on. There's always a daily thing that we're doing, analysing the markets, analysing the movements, as well as I have a lot of other projects, building of modules, indicators that are running simultaneously. So, I divide my time between dedicating time to the models and doing the daily work that we have to do as an analyst. That's one of the things that I really enjoy about my job.