Hope Capital the short term lending and bridging finance house has launched an apprenticeship scheme and taken on apprentices as part of its post-lockdown growth strategy.
The two new recruits – Elle Hazlett (18) and Jade Thompson (23) – will initially be working across multiple areas of the business to gain experience in a broad range of skills.
Areas they will be working on include finance and marketing to underwriting, admin and sales. The aim is that with this initial grounding, they will be able to eventually progress to more specialised roles in the future.
The apprenticeship scheme is part of Hope Capital’s wider growth strategy and in response to an extraordinary post-lockdown performance. Hope Capital remain open to speculative applications and is looking to recruit new talent across various areas of the business – whilst continuing its strong track record of promoting internally.
Thompson said: “I am excited to be completing my business administration apprenticeship at Hope Capital. I was a manager in a very different industry before, so moving into the financial sector has been a big step change. But I love new challenges and am finding the specialist finance sector very interesting. I cannot wait to complete my apprenticeship and further my career and knowledge at Hope Capital.”
Hazlett added: “I achieved an A* in ICT at school and I wanted to put my software skills to good use. I didn’t know much about finance to begin with, but at Hope Capital I’m learning new things every day. I feel I’m starting to get a good understanding of what all the different departments do and how the business fits together.
“I know that Hope Capital will be a great help with my career development. The environment here is so welcoming, and the people who work here are all really supportive and helpful. My ambition would be to lead a department here one day.”
Gary Bailey, managing director of Hope Capital, said: “Our doors are always open to new talent – at all levels.
“Firms have an important responsibility to provide opportunities for young people, and a strong interest in nurturing the talent that will help the industry to succeed in the future.
“I am particularly pleased to welcome Jade and Elle to Hope Capital. It is deeply rewarding to be able to give them the opportunity to start what I hope will be a long and successful career with us.”
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The news comes after Hope Capital recently reported a huge increase in applications for loans of over £1 million and a surge in enquiries.
source https://commercial-mortgages-broker.co.uk/news/hope-capital-strengthens-post-lockdown-growth-strategy-with-new-apprenticeship-programme/
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