Author: GHAURI ARSLAN

Introduction to
De Vere Private Equity

DVPE is a Private Limited company, which started up in 2004, mainly trading in the stock market. It is based in the UK, but trades overseas in countries such as the United States and Bangladesh. DVPE has three streams of businesses which are:
- Derivates Trading
- Property Investing
- Venture Capitalism
Recently they have added another line of business to their already growing business. They have introduced a trainee programme for graduates and undergraduates from lower ranking universities in the UK.
Aims and Objectives of DVPE
- To recruit trainees to aid in the company growth and establishment through means of publicising products and services
- To give traditionally underrepresented groups the chance to acquire invaluable business skills in order to improve future employment prospects
- To initiate other future internships
- To grow further in all aspects of their business ventures

The ‘G’ Programme

Training at De Vere Private Equity...
As a Trainee at De Vere Private Equity (DVPE), you are an employee. You will be exposed to many parts of the business to help you gain knowledge, experience and apply what skills you have learnt at university. Remember, your university studies are merely theory, applying them into real life cases is a different story.
You will be involved in many projects, some large some small. But each project will be aimed at developing you, you will be growing as the projects grow. You will be working in teams and on your own. This Trainee Programme will give you an overview of what is required to deliver successful projects on a practical operational level.
You will be given regular monthly reviews to highlight your strengths, weaknesses and areas of improvement. We will drive you to become the best at what you do and guide you all the way. By the time you have finished your programme with us, you will be primed for the career you have been studying for.
Our Trainee Programmes last 6 months. You are tied to a minimum 6 month contract. You may renew your contract if you wish. You will also get opportunities to recommend friends to join your team during the programme as projects expand.
The programme is part-time to cater for your studies. However full time positions are available should you choose. You are not paid on our Trainee Programmes, as it is aimed at developing you as opposed to you delivering a service to the company.
The Benefits...
Our Graduate and Under-Graduate Trainee Programme is the best method of entering into a career in any of the disciplines. Our Trainee Programme is a 6 month part time programme that allows Graduates and Under Graduates to train with us.
At the end of the programme, providing the Trainee has demonstrated consistent performance and has delivered, and the position being available, they are offered full time permanent positions in the company

Trainees will gain valuable business and Interpersonal skills to improve chances of future employment
Aimed at those students will the likelihood of receiving less than 2:1 in their university degree in order to offer a fair chance in excelling in practical business terms
DVPE will register trainees with recruitment agencies as they near the end of their six month training
Excellent reference as proof of experiences gained
Great exposure to all aspects of the business, close communication with company directors
We will expose you to:
- Project Management
- Team Co-ordination
- Admin Maintenance
- Financial Handling
- Client Liaison
- IT Infrastructures
- Product Development
- Marketing
- Business Organisation
- Business Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
Trainee will be offered the chance to attend business workshops by courtesy of DVPE to help with their projects and increase their business knowledge further
Regular performance appraisals will ensure trainees ware aware of their weakness and know how to tackle them as well as well as enhancing their strengths
The six months will ensure you get the desired minimum period of experiences that employers look for.
You can choose the field you wish to be employed in. All roles are targeted at helping you develop a variety of skills as well as utilise your university obtained knowledge. These roles are targeted at developing Trainees with backgrounds in relevant and related disciplines. For instance, if your degree is in Arts, it is very unlikely you will get a position as a Financial Analyst.
‘Why not benefit from this unique programme with us’

Benefits of working for a small/medium sized company...
Everybody wants to work for a large multi-national company. The perks are great, they look after you well; you learn a lot and generally pay good salaries. However there are numerous advantages of working in a small firm prior to joining a large multi-national in the hope to work up the corporate ladder.
By working in a small firm:
You get full exposure to all aspects of business
You have the opportunity to fully apply your university obtained knowledge
Identify tools for managing the change process
Assess the importance of planning and the planning process
The opportunities of working up the ladder is easier
Promotion prospect generally can lead to big jumps in pay
Less competition in the work environment
Relaxed work culture
You gain numerous essential skills very quickly which can be used in higher positions further down your career.

The trainee programme…
Our Graduate and Under-Graduate Trainee Programme is the best method of entering into a career in any of the disciplines. Our Trainee Programme is a 6 month part time programme that allows Graduates and Under Graduates to train with us. We recruit more than 800 students every year.
Various positions:
Project Management
2. Team Co-ordination
Admin Maintenance
Financial Handling
Client Liaison
IT Infrastructures
Product Development
Marketing
Business Organisation
Business Development
Software Development
Web Development
‘We are happy to assist you to your journey to success’

With DVPE …

What is your field…?
You can choose the field you wish to be employed in. The table below briefly illustrates the various roles and duties in short. All roles are targeted at helping you develop a variety of skills as well as utilise your university obtained knowledge. These roles are targeted at developing Trainees with backgrounds in Mathematics, Computing/Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Business Studies/Management and other related disciplines.

Job Title: Financial Analyst
Area: DVPE Finance
Aim: Analysing the financial markets, using technical indicators, and fundamental analysis techniques. To identify trading opportunities both Long and Short.
Pre-requisites:
Mathematical or financial background. A very keen interest in financial markets.
Activities: As an Analyst your work will be very detailed. You will pay attention to the finer things that matter.
Predominantly you will be involved in researching the markets and companies. You will have an allocation set of companies. These companies are your sole responsibility and it is imperative that you know every detail about these companies. From the obvious such as what activities the company is engaging in recently, to detail such as what the anticipated EPS, Revenue, Net Profit etc for its quarterly results are.
You will be learning to assess a company’s’ financial position from our current Senior Analysts. Being a fast learner you will absorb a lot of information in little time and make fast decisions, as the markets do not wait for you. You will be writing reports and case studies for Senior Management detailing your analysis and investigations.
Working in a team or individually you will be monitoring the markets and your companies. You will carry out Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis to decide whether to open a Long or a Short position in a companies stock. This information will be relayed via the communication channels to a Senior Trader who will review your proposals. Upon approval a position will be opened and you will be required to monitor the financial health of this position.
You will learn many trading techniques and methods in analysing companies. You will be expected to use your analytical side and draw correlations in stock behaviour. You will be actively suggesting ways to improve your analysis accounting for the market changes.
During team briefings you will share your views on your sector and inform the team of the direction of your stocks movement accompanied by supporting evidence and analysis. You will learn to forecast stock behaviour and market behaviour, taking into account key market data such as PPI, CPI, IR, ISM, ADP, FOMC, GDP etc.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Rational thinking
Able to make quick decisions and respond to changing circumstances very rapidly
Extensive mathematical exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into real life situations
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of business processes and how your speciality fits in
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for clientele and management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques

Job Title: Legal Consultant
Area: DVPE Legal
Aim: To ensure all legal requirements are being adhered to within the company
Pre-requisites:
Good background in law related studies, knowledge of basic legal requirements of companies to operate, in terms of activities, structure and personnel.
Activities: Generally working individually and negotiating for support where required you will be focusing on ensuring the company’s activities are compliant with legislation.
As the company engages in new projects all the time, you will ensure the projects are legally correct. Ensuring all aspects have been accounted for. Liaising with the finance personnel to ensure a budget for legal costs has been accounted for and so forth.
You will be expanding on your current knowledge in various areas of law, whilst learning new material. Regular research will ensure you stay informed of current legislation. Equally important will be your ability to prepare projects for forthcoming legislation that may impact a project. This will involved acquainting yourself with current affairs, politics, government budgets, taxation law, corporate law, employee related law etc.
Where required, you will be processing applications on behalf of the company, liaising with company lawyers, ensuring projects are implemented smoothly as far as the legal side is concerned.
Your input will be involved as far as setting up new offices for the company, acquiring properties, liaising with the FSA, amongst others. This will be a very detailed role where you are required to be sharp and diligent. Close attention to detail will be required as well as thinking outside the box.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive legal exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into real life situations
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of business processes and how your speciality fits in
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for management and colleagues
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques
Extensive IT skills

Job Title: Product Specialist
Area: DVPE Products
Aim: To derive and develop feasible products that assist in the expansion and growth of DVPE
Pre-requisites:
Good business acumen with some business background. Good mathematical knowledge, including geometry, discrete mathematics and computational techniques.
Activities: Working in a team or individually you will be focusing on deriving new products for DVPE. Marketable products that are sound, robust and feasible in the market.
The products must be suitable for the target consumers as well as make business sense for DVPE. The early stages of product development will include extensive prior research into existing products in the market offered by other investment firms, both private and public. You will be required to liaise with the Business Trainee to learn the different stages of a product life-cycle and combine your strengths with the new knowledge gained to develop the products.
Once a product has been derived, a proposal must be submitted with full details of the product, including anticipated sales, different stages in the life cycle, the financial effects on the company both beneficial and adverse. This will be forwarded to the directors for approval.
Upon approval, you will be required to design an implementation process for the product. This will require working with the Marketing Trainee and combining both your knowledge’s to ascertain an optimal exposure method. You will be thinking about how to hand out the product, the logistics involved in maintaining and running the product, the overheads involved, personnel requirement, documents required etc. These will be all your responsibilities.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive mathematical exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into real life situations
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of business processes and how your speciality fits in
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for clientele and management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques
Extensive IT skills including mathematical programming

Job Title: IT Consultant
Area: DVPE IT
Aim: To maintain and enhance DVPE’s current IT solutions. Including network maintenance and website and application development
Pre-requisites:
Strong IT skills. Knowledge of networking an advantage but not necessary as we will train you and ensure you train yourself. Programming knowledge essential as well as how websites work. Microsoft .NET knowledge essential.
Activities: Microsoft .NET is the current industry standard. The likes of Java are becoming increasingly redundant. J2EE still remains an important language in managing graphics related developments.
You will be applying your programming knowledge to the to its optimum use. You will have your head down on devising strategic solutions that simplify the processes in DVGE. You will initially be working side by side with the Director in continuing the current DVGE Solution which is written in ASP.NET.
You will also be liaising with different personal and investigating their computing needs and devising solutions. This will start from a story board and eventually develop into professional working software.
Your .NET skills will be initially enhanced by developing the company website which is written and produced using software such as DreamWeaver which follow some similar visual concepts to the .NET framework. You will be responsible for initiating ideas and resource collecting for the company website. Eventually working in a team you will drive this forward to completion.
You will be the first point of contact for network failures, network enhancement and IT infrastructure planning. During periods of office expansion, you and your Team will work towards deadlines to ensure the offices are equipped with robust, reliable infrastructure.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive IT exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into real life situations
Extensive programming of professional software in .NET
Web Developing
Network design, planning and maintenance.
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of business processes and apply your knowledge to develop realistic solutions that address the business processes
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques
Extensive IT skills including mathematical programming

Job Title: Business Developer
Area: DVPE Operations
Aim: To contribute to the expansion of DVPE physically, through effective marketing exposure and logistics management
Pre-requisites:
Good business knowledge particularly marketing and operations management.
Activities: Working in a team or individually you will be focusing on ‘making things happen’ within the company. You and your team will be responsible for ensuring that plans and ideas drawn by other teams are realised.
There are two aspects to this role, Marketing and Operations Managements.
The marketing aspect of the role will require you to improve exposure of the company in synergy with other teams and their requirements. For example, when the Products team is ready to launch a new product you will liaise with them closely to co-ordinate the best feasible method of marketing the product.
The operations management aspect of the role involves expanding the business physically. A key part being planning and implementing the transfer of the office to new bigger locations. The main challenge would be to ensure the transition is smooth and causes minimum disruption to the day to day running of the business.
As the marketing expert you will be proactively devising methods that will help expose the company. This will involve an array of different ideas, from collaborating in seminars, to network marketing to basic leaflet distribution organisation.
You will be required to apply your marketing skills learnt in your studies. Your marketing strategies will start from research, taking into account SWOT and PEST analysis where necessary. You will be expected to use your initiative and carry out other necessary analysis and research
As the company grows, there will be other teams working on hiring more personnel. You will work closely with them to ensure all the expansion needs are met. Ensuring adequate office space is available, by researching suitable relocation areas.
You and your team will manage the complete transition during relocation, from purchasing IT equipment to ensuring the complete infrastructure is implemented in the new offices.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive business exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into real life situations
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of marketing and operations management and how your speciality fits in
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for personnel and management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques
Critical Path Analysis to optimise the implementation of your projects and reduce overheads in terms of time and money.

Job Title: HR Consultant
Area: DVPE HR
Aim: To ensure all personnel are trained and fully equipped to execute their job roles to the best of their ability.
Pre-requisites:
Quick learning abilities as you will be learning extensively about the company. Good business acumen. Some mathematical skills, with good economics knowledge.
Activities: Working in a team or individually you will be focusing on designing and implementing new courses for DVPE personnel in all levels. You will have the responsibility of ensuring directors are regularly trained with professional courses.
The courses you design will vary for each of the audience. You will be required to liaise with all personnel, and understand their training requirement. Assess them on a regular basis to identify their weakness, and suggest a ‘route to knowledge’.
For our off-shore office you will be required to design courses that are suited to non native English speakers. This will include using low level English but at the same time not compromising on the detail of the course content. You may get the opportunity to implement the course(s) which may involve travelling.
Your prime focus will be on improving personnel. You initial stages will involve extensive research and self learning. You will be learning from literature as well as from other personnel, in particular the directors.
You are expected to extract material from your knowledge in economics and use your initiative and lateral thinking to reach out into unknown areas. For example, if you are touching on macro-economics then you should be observing all aspects such as IR, Trade Deficits, Import/Export, Demand/Supply, Currency strength etc.
The following stages in developing a course will be defining a story board which must get approval. Your story board will entail your concepts, including a report that highlights the key learning points, aim, and coverage of the course. Once the story board is approved by the Directors, it must then be implemented.
It pays to be creative. Learn what the best ways are to teach young professionals. What are the most effective ways of getting a message across. This skill will be particularly useful for you when in a corporate environment and you are given 500 page manuals to learn in a week!
The courses must be materialised in some form, may it be presentation slides, learning handbook, exercise papers etc.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive economics exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into applicable scenarios.
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them.
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions.
Understanding of business processes and how your specialty fits in.
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional.
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment.
Writing professional documents, for colleagues and management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques

Job Title: Media Specialist
Area: DVPE Media
Aim: To cater for the media needs of the company through effective use to art, design, psychology and mediums such as films, animated marketing tools etc
Pre-requisites:
Good knowledge of filming and filming concepts. You must be able to choreograph simple acts as well as have knowledge of tools of the trade and how to use them effectively, i.e. types of cameras, shooting angles etc.
Activities: Working in a team most of the time, or individually, you will be catering for the companies media needs. This will range from simple requirements such as designing and producing posters to much larger projects such as creating films.
Whilst producing film work you will be working as part of a team, some small, some large. You will resume the role of a film crew member, depending on your comfort level, exposure, learning aspirations and skills.
As a team you will be expected to produce industry level material that will be exposed to real clientele, therefore you work will be out there, potentially on national television.
As a person with media background you will know the importance of psychology, manipulation of the sub-conscious mind and how large corporations develop their marketing campaigns. You will be exploring such areas into further depth i.e. NLP, and applying this to your work at DVPE to improve the effectiveness or marketing material produced.
Working alongside Business Developers in the company and other teams, you will assist in collecting marketing information and be involved in extensive research.
You will be required to participate in business meetings and contribute effectively with ideas. You must demonstrate your creativity and outside the box thinking. Business meetings are held to collect ideas and solve problems – you will be directly involved with solving problems that need to be addressed. After business meetings, action plans are drawn and tasks are assigned – some of which may be assigned to you.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive business exposure, being able to apply theories and practical skills learnt during your degree into real life situations
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions
Understanding of marketing and operations management and how your speciality fits in
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment
Writing professional documents, for personnel and management
Team work
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques

Job Title: Recruitment Consultant
Area: DVPE HR
Aim: To hire new capable personnel for DVPE who will make impact and drive the company forward, delivering results that get better all the time.
Pre-requisites:
Good business acumen, eye for detail and excellent people skills. The ability to motivate and drive others. Good knowledge of motivation theory with knowledge from Business Studies
Activities: This isn’t a Recruitment Consultant role like any other. As you are recruiting for DVPE, you role will be completely different to any other jobs with the same title. This role is dynamic and adventurous.
Working in a team or individually you will be focusing on designing and implementing new recruitment drives for the company. The company already has some projects to be launched, your prime focus will be the Agent Recruitment Drive (ARD).
The company aims to recruit Property Agents all throughout the country. We have already piloted this scheme with a couple of remote agents and have seen the advantages. You will be exponentially growing this.
The ARD will involve travelling around the UK in teams. Holding seminars, delivering speeches and presenting to large audiences, motivating candidates, mass scale interviewing, mass scale recruitment etc.
The ARD is a big adventure. Every event will be different. We are looking for creativity, diversification, intelligent implementation, good motivational techniques from you.
Your organisation skills will be imperative here. Being able to manage teams and making sure everything runs smoothly, from co-ordinating your team, to recruiting new personnel. You will be trained to be the best.
Successful implementation could lead to travelling to Morrocco where we will aim to initiate another Recruitment Drive.
Before the ARD can be executed, a lot of research and due diligence will be required. Thorough research into different job markets, accounting for demographics, product availability etc will mean you carefully select your locations that can best accommodate the businesses needs.

Skills you will obtain from this role:
Extensive business exposure, being able to apply theories learnt during your degree into applicable scenarios.
Liaising with other personnel from different knowledge backgrounds and gaining knowledge from them.
Combining new ‘on-the-fly’ knowledge obtained with your current knowledge to devise solutions that can be applied to real life situations.
Understanding of business processes and how your speciality fits in.
Numerous transferable skills both interpersonal and professional.
Business methods and techniques that are essential in any corporate environment.
Writing professional documents, for colleagues and management
Team work, both working in and co-ordinating.
Financial planning and obtaining required funds.
Delivering results on scheduled deadlines
Presentation techniques through report writing and oral presentations accompanied by ICT techniques

Selection

To join our Trainee Programme you must go through a selection process as there are limited positions available. As you can imagine there is a high interest in this type of programme as there are very few private firms who provide these programmes.
To give you a head start we are looking for the following attributes in a candidate:
Intelligence...
You do not have to be a genius to qualify for the Trainee Programme; neither do you need an outstanding academic history. Quick learning capability is what got you where you are, demonstrate it.
Attitude...
You need a good attitude. This is reflected by the way you talk, your body language, your eye contact etc. Show us that you are determined and want to succeed in what you pursue.
Enthusiasm...
What makes a candidate shine more than others is their enthusiasm. Its easy to tell who is genuine and who isn’t. If you have a keen interest in progressing with us and thereafter It will be apparent. We like enthusiastic people who are full of energy
Personality...
A good personality goes a long way. Your personality enables you to work well with others and learn from them, as well as teach them. We are looking for well groomed individuals who know what they want.

To apply we need your C.V.
Please send your C.V to recruitment@dvpe.co.uk. Please also indicate which position(s) you may be interested in.
Upon receipt of your C.V. you maybe short-listed for an interview. The focus of the interview will be your aims and objectives, future plans, how you intend to progress, your strengths and your weaknesses.

Last few words of wisdom…
We advise under-graduates to take a year out for employment during studies or work with us part time whilst studying. Even tough most students like to get their studies over and done with, the time taken to gain work experience will pay off after you graduate. Lets us help you develop yourself, acquire the skills you need and move you forward. We will prime you to be the best. That’s a promise!
Give yourself the edge...
‘What’s your next step, you decide’

De Vere Private Equity
388B Prince Regent
Lane
London
E16 3DH
Telephone:
020 7476 2165
0871 662 7257
Email:
www.dvpe.co.uk

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Position	Description
Product Specialist	To derive and develop feasible products that assist in the expansion and growth of DVGE
IT Consultant	To maintain and enhances DVGE’s current IT solution. Including network maintenance and website and application development
HR Consultant	To ensure all personnel are trained and fully equipped to execute their job roles to the best of their ability.
Business Developer	To contribute to the expansion of DVGE physically, through effective marketing exposure and logistics management.
Recruitment Consultant	To hire new capable personnel for DVGE who will make impact and drive the company forward, delivering results that get better all the time
Media Specialist	To cater for the media needs of the company through effective use to art, design, psychology and mediums such as films, animated marketing tools etc
Financial Analyst	Analysing the financial markets, using technical indicators, and fundamental analysis techniques. To identify trading opportunities both Long and Short.
Legal Consultant	To ensure all legal requirements are being adhered to within the company

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