Essential Tech Skills for Finance and Consulting
Bank of America, Citadel, Point72, JP Morgan, Accenture & Mckinsey

Before long,
if you want to start/keep a finance or consulting career,

you’ll need to know how to code.

You probably knew this already…
Especially if you are ambitious about moving into these areas, or if you are already in the field looking to climb up further.

Indeed, the future of the finance and consulting industries are rapidly being shaped by technology, urging professionals to pick up skills in programming.
Finance roles such as sales & trading, risk management, asset & portfolio management, hedge fund and quant trading are asking their analysts to program algorithms to inform trading decisions and automate data analysis. Meanwhile, online banking and AI support are on the rise to provide a seamless experience for retail customers.
On the other hand, top consulting firms like MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) are building their digital arm to tap into their clients’ need for technology transformation. For example, McKinsey has set up McKinsey Digital where 1,500 tech consultants are driving 40% of the firms’ recent projects including those in business and digital transformation.
We are not asking you to follow the hype of digital transformation because digital transformation is more than just a hype that comes and goes.

We are not asking you to learn programming in fear that your job will be replaced by technology because core skills of being a banker or a consultant are not tech-replaceable.

But we are asking you something else.

We are asking you to be practical.

We are asking you to look at the REALITY as it is and be mindful of the fact that what you choose to do or not do right now will impact your career in the future.

The reality is that top firms are doubling down on tech talents:
  • JPMorgan is spending more than $10B annually on tech-related development. Their analysts joining the asset management division have to go through mandatory Python courses, as well as data science concepts, machine learning, and cloud computing.
  • Citigroup also offered their traders a 3-day Python introductory course. And according to Bloomberg, the group wants analysts to add python to the list of languages on their resume.

But these are just short term solutions because guess what?

Why spend billions of dollars to train the analysts when they can make it into a job requirement?

JPMorgan

HSBC

KPMG

Bank of China

Point 72

McKinsey

Tech skills used to be a “good-to-have”.

Reality has changed.

Many roles nowadays require candidates to know python and VBA.
As you can see, tech skill is no longer a “good-to-have”, but a necessity.

When we say that you’ll need to know how to code to get into finance or consulting, it is not an exaggeration, but a reality.

For those who are students looking for a finance or consulting career,
tech will become one of the challenges in the obstacle course of application.

For those who are already in the field,
this is the area where your juniors, by and large, will beat you at. 

This means that whether you are trying to move in or move up, having skills in tech will be non-negotiable.

We all know that day will come when our industry will require us to possess tech skills. But we all thought that it’s only going to happen 3 years later, 5 years later, etc.

Well, it’s happening now.

As of the moment you are reading this, more and more banks, especially in their front office roles, are adding coding tests during the initial screening process or before interviews.

If you want to see it to believe it:

Bank of America

Citadel

For Students:

Are you prepared for these coding tests or are you sticking to the traditional ways of application that you think will still be relevant by the time you graduate?

For Early Professionals:

If your firm could hire fresh graduates who already know how to code, why should they still invest in training you? You’ll have to invest in yourself.
Many would think that as more firms are putting their focus on coding tests, it will become more difficult for anyone to get into the field or maintain their status in the industry.

Yet for us,

More tests means there are more ways to distinguish ourselves from the herd.
It means that there are more systematic hacks we can divide and conquer.

And you don’t need to take one of those online courses where they teach you everything from scratch.
They have 200+ hours of training videos but less than 10% is relevant to what you need to do your job.

After all, you are not here to learn the trade of an engineer.
You are here to learn how to wield their weapons to your own purpose,

And we have exactly just what you need - 

We have an IT Bootcamp that is specifically tailored for you. 

Just as you don’t have to understand all the vocabulary in a dictionary before you can speak English, you don’t need to learn every programming language and coding technique to excel at your career.

By now it should be clear to you that coding is not some magical language exclusive to computer science experts. It is a tool meant for all and you only need to learn what you need to reap the benefits.


“Coding is not for just tech people, it is for anyone who wants to run a competitive company in the 21st century. By better understanding coding, our business teams can speak the same language as our technology teams, which ultimately drives better tools and solutions for our clients.”

Mary Callahan Erdoes
Head of JPMorgan Asset Management 
We have talked to many coaches and investment banks’ managing directors, many of them who met interns that know Python or VBA would greatly appreciate how the new generation had helped to save a lot of time from repetitive yet crucial daily tasks.

We bet that it’s not the first time you hear this and you have tried learning online by yourself. Yet without exception, you eventually have reached one of these bottlenecks:

Why you failed at learning how to code:

1. No Direction

More often than not, you want to start but don’t know where to start. There are simply too many resources out there you can’t separate the wheat from the chaff. So you just skip around learning bits and pieces, never able to connect the dots, and feel defeated not knowing what you don’t know.
2. No Relevance

Even if the free tutorials you find online give you practice problems, many are simply for the sake of consolidating your knowledge. Able to code a tic-tac-toe game doesn’t land you a job, change your career, nor does it give you what you need to start your own ventures.
3. No Support

Coding is a bit like learning math. Sometimes when you don’t understand, you just don’t understand! We all learn differently. There’s not a one size fits all solution and that’s why schools have teachers to adapt the materials and address the needs of each student.
Many of you have encountered these challenges before.

Many of you keep trying.

It’s commendable effort but just as Henry Ford famously said,

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.”

Which is nothing.

The question is how you should really approach the subject.
It’s time to do something different and we’re here to help. 

Program Design

This is why in our IT Bootcamp, we partner with HSBC Data Engineer and Ex-HF Quant traders in developing a syllabus with dozens of tailored modules that cater both programming newbies (yes, you don’t have to major in computer science or math) and advanced learners (no worry, the beginner part won’t take forever).

The Bootcamp features nothing but the essential VBA & Python skills needed to nail the daily applications on your job and ace the coding tests in application, providing a concentrated program with a targeted approach. 

In these 8 weeks, you’ll receive training sessions and tutorials on the topics covered in the training.

On top of that, each week you will be working on real projects that are relevant to your career (e.g. using scrappers to automate collection of market data commonly used in S&T, and data presentation and analysis tools).

Here's exactly what you're getting:

MODULE 1: Python Basics and Application

Week 1

  • Introduction to Python and its applications (Overview of the Python programming language, Setting up the development environment, Understanding the basic syntax and data types in Python)
  • Basic Python programming concepts (Variables, operators, and expressions, Control structures (e.g. loops, conditional statements), Functions and modules, Working with libraries and packages)
Pass BAML Global Markets Coding Test

Week 2

  • Data manipulation and analysis with Python (Reading and writing data from various formats (e.g. CSV, JSON, Excel), Cleaning, transforming, and visualizing data, Using Python for statistical analysis and machine learning)
  • Building real-world applications with Python (Designing and implementing a Python application from start to finish, Working with databases and APIs, Debugging and error handling, Testing and deploying Python applications)

MODULE 2:  Banking Coding Test - Leetcode Training

Week 3

  • Introduction to LeetCode (Setting up a LeetCode account, Understanding the interface and navigation of the platform, Familiarizing with the types of problems and challenges available on LeetCode)
  • Essential data structures and algorithms - part 1 (Arrays and strings, Linked lists)
Pass McKinsey Coding Test

Week 4

  • Essential data structures and algorithms - part 2 (Stacks and queues, Trees and graphs, Sorting and searching algorithms)

Week 5

  • Advanced problem-solving techniques (Dynamic programming, Recursion and backtracking)

Week 6

  • Advanced problem-solving techniques (Divide and conquer, Greedy algorithms)
Pass Citadel Coding Test

MODULE 3:  VBA

Week 7

  • Introduction to VBA (What is VBA and how it is used, Setting up the VBA development environment, Understanding the VBA editor and the VBA object model)
  • Basic VBA programming concepts (Variables, data types, and constants, Operators and expressions, Control structures (e.g. loops, conditional statements), Subroutines and functions)
  • ​Working with VBA and Excel (Accessing and manipulating worksheets and cells, Using VBA to create charts and graphs, Using VBA to automate common tasks in Excel)

Week 8

  • Advanced VBA techniques (Working with arrays and collections, Using VBA to interact with other Office applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint), Debugging and error handling in VBA, Creating custom VBA user forms)
  • ​Case studies and projects (Applying VBA skills to real-world scenarios, Working on group projects to create useful VBA applications, Presenting completed projects to the class)
You get the point.
Apart from a targeted syllabus, real practice projects, and personal attention from the lecturer, what sets our program apart from all those online courses is that we actually care about how you’re making use of what you’ve learnt and applying it into your career.

Each week, we are going to guide you through real coding tests from top tier firms.

In the past, you can glide through these tests by copying and pasting from past papers. However, this doesn’t work anymore and we will teach you the principles to ace them no matter the forms that they change.

To put this altogether:

  • 8 weeks of lectures                                           (HKD 16,000) 
  • Small group hands-on tutorials                 (HKD 12,000)
  • ​Training materials and notes                       (HKD 6,000)  
  • ​Top firm coding tests and solutions         (HKD 6,000)  
  • ​Customised feedback on projects            (HKD 6,000)  
  • ​Personal attention from instructor         (HKD 8,000)  
  • ​Career coaching session                                (HKD 6,000)  
  • ​Certificate of completion                              (HKD 500)      
  • ​Alumni network                                                  (Priceless)       

The full price of this program would be HKD 60,500+.

However, we are not going to charge you this much.

HKD 60,500

We are not even going to charge you half of this amount.

HKD 30,250

We are only charging you:

HKD 6,500

Why are we doing this?

You may ask.
We are willing to mark down our price because we want to make a bold investment. We want to gamble on your future, so that one day when you are doing what you love, you will think of us and pass on the skills to the next generation.

When there are more people who can teach, more students can benefit at a lower cost. And one day, this will be affordable to anyone. We are doing this because we believe that technology should not be exclusive.

So after reading all of this, my final question for you is:

On this curve, where do you belong?

You are definitely not the innovators, because they are the ones who learnt about tech and programming before anyone realizes there is a use for it. They are the ones who felt like the finance and consulting industry are too slow to change and therefore pivoted their career elsewhere.

You are also not the early adopters because they are the ones who followed the trail blazers, applied those coding skills in meaningful ways, and hence become the leaders in the field we look forward to becoming.

You are in the majority. But you have a choice of whether you move along with the early majority or stay behind with the late majority.

This is what this IT bootcamp is all about.

A choice.

Your choice.

Course Schedule

Cohort Start Date: 12 February 2023 (Sun)

Every Sunday                 : Lecture release
Every Saturday             : Tutorial 8-10pm HKT

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