Credit Risk Manager, Lloyds Banking Group
After graduating from his BA Business Economics programme in 2014, Pete has embarked on a successful career journey, starting at MBNA (Bank of America) and working there for five years. He later transitioned to Lloyds Banking Group, where he now serves as a Credit Risk Manager. He has also gone completed an MBA from the University of Chester.
How did your course at the University of Liverpool Management School prepare you for your current role?
The knowledge and skills I learned and developed at University have been instrumental in my role. I regularly work with statistics to analyse trends and tell the story of what the huge amount of data is actually telling us.
How did you use the university careers service?
I attended several career days and had help from the Careers and Employability team in writing and perfecting my CV.
Did you undertake a placement?
I had an internship in the summer between my second and third years. I worked in Malaysia for a security technologies company for 3 months. The experience was fantastic and definitely helped me shape my chosen career path as I was unsure of which path to take prior to the internship.
What did you enjoy most about your student experience?
It has to be the people I met and the knowledge and skills I developed along the way. Both have stood me in good stead at this stage in my career.
What are your career goals for the future?
I definitely see my future in the finance sector. My plan is to develop my current role relating to business analytics as this provides a great understanding of how the department, the business and the economy work and interact.