STARTING YOUR CAREER
The
finance
analysT
name: Joanna Majkowski
age: 22
home country: Italy
University: University College London
current position: Valuations analyst with
international bank HSBC in London, England
A
true citizen of the world, Joanna
Majkowski was born in Australia,
has Polish parents, and moved to
Italy with her family at the age of two. She
went on to study at an English-speaking
international school in Rome.
When she was 18 she decided to move
to England to study maths at University
College London. “I thought that studying
in England would give me the facility to
work wherever I wanted, because English is “I would definitely
the most widely used language and English
consider moving again
universities are known throughout the
world,” she says.
if I had a good opportunity
in another country”
Majkowski also considered studying
in Canada, Australia and the US, but
– Joanna Majkowski
said England was the most convenient
geographically. Her international mathematical skills. Majkowski signed up
Above
background meant she had no trouble with a recruitment agency and soon after she
Joanna Majkowski believes that knowing
different languages is seen as a
adjusting to life overseas. “It comes down found a position at HSBC.
bonus by employers
to the fact that I’m quite international,
I’ve always been in an international As a valuations analyst, Majkowski uses
environment, and I’ve travelled a lot,” mathematical models to make projections
she says. “I don’t have any trouble moving about future behaviour of investments.
places and adjusting to different cultures Although she says her international
because my culture itself is mixed.” She background isn’t important for her current
says that studying in England meant she role, she believes that knowing different
was able to complete her undergraduate languages is seen as a bonus by employers
degree and Masters in four years, rather and the fact that she moved abroad to study
than the six or seven years that is typical shows she has the flexibility to adapt to a
in Italy. different culture.
After finishing her degree Majkowski wants Having already lived in three countries,
to study for a Masters in Mathematical Majkowski says she would have no
Modelling and Scientific Computing, problems moving overseas again if the right
knowing that a strong background in maths opportunity came along. “I would prefer to
would give her the opportunity to work stay in Europe, because it’s nice to be able to
in a number of different fields, including see my family whenever I want, but I would
IT, finance and engineering. Having definitely consider moving again if I had a
completed her Masters, she began reading good opportunity in another country.”
about investment banking and discovered
it was a field that would let her apply her
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