From Professional Rugby Player to Goldman Sachs Managing Director: Graduate Advice from Goldman Sachs Head of Multi Asset Platform Sales EMEA Kene Ejikeme

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Kene Ejikeme, ex-Professional Rugby Player and Goldman Sachs Managing Director, Head of Multi Asset Platform Sales EMEA, shares his thoughts on everything from finding your career, why athletes are a good fit in finance, the importance of diversity and much more!
Kene's story is a fantastic insight into pursuing your passions and taking risks. Kene initially grew up with aspirations of entering a career in civil engineering before finding motivation for the sport of Rugby and finally finding his feet in Sales & Trading at Goldman Sachs. His ambitions to pivot into new areas provided a catalyst of learning and development, aspects that Kene notes as contributive to his career at Goldman Sachs.
In this episode, Kene is joined by Work in Fintech co-founder Matthew Cheung and founding member Amrit Khatkar to explain how to land a role of Goldman Sachs, why Fintech is the future and the differences between Rugby and Sales & Trading.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Finding the career for you (00:02:06)

3. Transferrable skills from an engineering degree (00:06:44)

4. Sport vs Investment Banking (00:07:53)

5. How does a student stand out in Investment Banking? (00:09:45)

6. What values do Investment Banks look for? (00:11:59)

7. Why is Goldman Sachs so reputable? (00:14:13)

8. How to find a good mentor? (00:16:19)

9. The importance of diversity (00:18:18)

10. What impact does Fintech have on IB? (00:22:46)

11. Generalist vs Specialist (00:26:42)

12. Sales & Trading in 10 years (00:29:30)

13. Advice for your 18 year old self (00:31:56)