Interview guide for Trainee Mortgage Advisors

Here at Premier Jobs UK, one of our most popular enquiries are for Trainee Mortgage Advisor positions. These vacancies are excellent opportunities to get started in mortgage advice, and they give the opportunity to work at some amazing firms.  These are typically, very competitive roles due to how great of an opportunity they are. However, …

How you can succeed as a Paraplanner

A Paraplanner is a popular role within Financial Services. Paraplanners assist Financial Advisors in Financial planning. They play a big role in making sure clients get excellent advice through their research. Paraplanners will often perform tasks such as analysing different financial data, prepping reports, product research, preparing clients’ files and much more.  Some people become …

The day-to-day responsibilities of a Financial Advisor

As a Financial Advisor, you will be responsible for advising people in terms of their finances to help them maintain and expand their wealth. It is an extremely important and rewarding job, due to the important role finances play in people’s lives.  It is typically a well-paid career path too, with lots of career progression …

What are the day-to-day responsibilities of a Mortgage Advisor?

As a Mortgage Advisor, you are responsible for helping prospective homeowners, or existing homeowners navigate the financial complexities that come with securing a mortgage. A Mortgage Advisor will assess every individual household’s income, previous loans, credit scores and ongoing expenses to match them to the best possible loan or product provider. Being a Mortgage Advisor …

Why are there New-Build sector redundancies and how could this impact Mortgage Advisors?

A recession looms ominously over the British economy. With inflation stubbornly parked at 11.1% many households in the UK are struggling with lessening disposable income. Businesses alike are going to have to make restrictions to stay alive, and sadly redundancies and job losses are, to some degree, inevitable in this climate.  A crescendo of political …

What is Career Cushioning and what does it mean for Financial Services?

As recession looms over the British economy, redundancy is becoming an increasingly likely possibility for many Britons. Inflation is at a high of 11.1% and it is a common concern for many households to pay for essentials like food and heating. The instability of the economy is bound to make people restless, and will provoke …

How to navigate Zoom and Microsoft Teams

In today’s blog, we are going to cover how to join Zoom meetings and Teams meetings. Joining online meetings is becoming more and more important. The financial services industry is becoming increasingly remote, so important conversations between clients and candidates, colleagues and businesses are progressively likely to be held on an online service like Microsoft …

How the recession will impact your career as a Mortgage Advisor

The UK’s GDP has been falling gradually since the end of summer this year according to the Office of National Statistics. The country’s economy is below what it was before Coronavirus, and the average Brit is now faced with a cost of living crisis due to the rising inflation rates. Whilst, all other G7 countries …