Join us for an interview with John Adamah, the Executive Head Retail Banking of GCB Bank as he discusses with our Career Consultant, Gemma Garrett, presenter of our 3rd series, how he entered the banking sector and successfully climbed the ladder in his native country, Ghana. John will share with us his insight into some of the aspects of the banking sectors less known:how a deep legal knowledge is the best springboard for a career in bankinghow a remote degree helped him to develop the ideal skillset in his professional pathway, learning endurance and research skillshow teaching provided him with the motivation to constantly upskills himself.John's academic accreditations from the University of London include: an LLB in Law, a PGDip, a PGCert and a Master (LLM) in Corporate and Commercial Law Key points:[01:22] - How will you describe yourself when you were studying for the University of London: a career changer, a career developer or a career starter?[02:52] - Summary of the career journey of John in the banking sector[06:40] - What was your motivation to study Law if your job sector is banking?[08:53] - John’s day-to-day working life[13:20] - Overview of a real work project John is currently working on[21:19] - Have you ever encountered any setback in your career?[24:00] - John Adamah experience as a teacher[25:47] - What motivated your change of direction from teaching to the banking sector?[30:44] - Advice for career starters and career changers[33:45] - Which soft skills did you develop from your University of London degree? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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