Graduates & Internships

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“The rotations give you a great insight into Aberdeen and the industry as a whole.”

Jennifer Lau

Meet our Graduates

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Aberdeen graduate programme

Get an all-round introduction to the industry when you start your career with Aberdeen Asset Management

You’ll get a well-rounded view of the asset management industry when you train as a graduate business analyst at Aberdeen. Our rotation system enhances skills and knowledge by giving you experience across different departments in the company.

See our application process

What we expect from you

The aim of our programme is to develop graduates who can make a high-level contribution to the business. These are our expectations of what you’ll achieve during your time with us:

Training and development

We expect you to:

Learn through the graduate development programme and take part in other in-house learning
Study and pass IMC and CFA qualifications or relevant alternative
Complete Continuous Professional Development logs to show what you’ve learned
Develop the skills needed to design and deliver presentations

Knowledge of Aberdeen Asset Management

You’ll build an up-to-date knowledge of Aberdeen’s processes and procedures. We also expect you to:

Gain an understanding of all regulatory and legal requirements, and comply with them
Learn about Aberdeen’s range of products
Build knowledge of the departments and the people involved in them

Customer focus

We expect you to:

Develop relationshipsacross the department and the wider business
Help and support colleagueswhen needed to maintain the business
Communicate effectively through taking part in meetings

Functional competence

You’ll develop competence in your core tasks and roles

Project management

You’ll progress projects and areas of development in whichever part of the business you’re working in