After leaving school at 15, I went straight into a job for a local building firm but quickly decided I needed to find a career with future prospects. I started looking at sales roles as I felt talking to people and building relationships is what I am best at and was lucky enough to get a job for O2, the phone retailer. At 17 though I took a long hard look at my future and realised I wanted more. Luckily I saw an advertisement for Investment20/20 roles in the city. I didn’t have the required qualifications at that time so I went back to school to sit two A-level equivalent courses externally whilst working full-time. The courses were very intensive but I persevered and completed both courses and was then able to apply for a position. I am pleased to say that after multiple interviews I was successful in gaining a client service support role at Schroders.