Fort Financial – Business Development Intern

Who Are We?

 JLO representing Fort is an established group providing B2B/B2C  financial portfolio advisory. Partnering a global leading giant in the  industry with a reach of over 97 countries worldwide. 

We focus heavily on providing our services to corporate business(B2B) & provide  customized portfolio management for clients(B2C) We are a committed group that is always striving to be better than  our yesterday's selves. We are hungry for success & driven by  growth, the people that you will be grinding with day in day out, to  achieve tip top results. 

A little background about myself, my name is Joshua Lim, 26. Most people know me as the youngest Senior Executive Vice President of Fort  Financial or may have seen me on The Straits Times published on April  2015 & March 2016. 

Now I'm not saying this to show off or anything. In fact, when I've first started out in poly, my grades were pretty bad.  The only thing I knew was to go to the bank or the financial institutes  as it pays well, unclear of what I actually like doing. I did my due  diligence like everyone out there from researching if the company is  reputable to selecting a job that is relevant to my diploma/degree as  much as possible to build my resume & gain experience.  Like you, I was hungry for success, I didn't want to just be an  ordinary candidate that goes for interviews, I want my employers to know  that I can be an asset to their company. I handpicked a few of the so  called "reputable companies" cause initially I thought job hopping would  help me rise through the ranks and get a better pay. Yes it works to a  "certain extent" 

BUT 

Employers probably have interviewed many equally highly qualified  candidates before you, and they know for a fact that millennials won't  stay long at their jobs (let's be honest, everyone is just eager to  build up quick experiences and job hop to the next for a better pay)...  so why would any manager or boss want to invest their time, heart and  soul into mentoring you, if you're just going to be yet "another  executive" to temporarily fill up the position till the next one comes  to take over when you leave (let alone even consider giving you a pay  raise or bonus)? 

So you'll probably end up with a starting pay of $2.5K (maybe $3.2k  if you're lucky), slog longer hours at the "reputable company" just to  get 1-2 years experience, and then maybe job hop to another with a  "better resume" for a slightly higher increment of $300+/- more. That was when I realized I had to find a place that accelerates my  personal growth, a place that pushes me to my limits every single day. A  place where my hard work & efforts will be acknowledged & recognized.

WHY JOIN US?

In about 3 years+ I have won multiple awards, as seen on The Straits  Times on April 2015 or March 2016/2017. No, it wasn't easy, but I have a  strong desire to succeed, a craving that I need to quench, which is the  main driving force of why I wake up early, the reason why I go to  office so willingly. Yet it doesn't feel like I am working, because its  fun & most importantly, satisfying.

Currently I am leading a group of like-minded driven individuals towards  our bigger end-game. Culture & working environment is important to  me, I hate politics & we can't afford dead weights pulling us back. I  have groomed & mentored 3 managers & 3 associate managers  personally & they are leading their own units right now! We plan to  expand & strive toward even BIGGER goals this 2017.

Listen... if that's what you truly want - to accelerate your career  growth and get the kind of wealth that your peers can only dream of (and  I'm talking about achieving all these within the next 2-3 years)... and  if you have the hunger to grow and become one of the top in the finance  industry...

Then you definitely don't want to miss out on this opportunity to get explosive growth for your career when you join my team. 

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Terence Ng, 25

Vice President

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"In just 3 months into joining Josh's team, I was earning a stable  $6,000+ each month, to comfortably pay for my school fees and to repay  my parents. Even my peers who graduated from university the same time as  me wasn't earning as much. Plus, I didn't have much experience nor  knowledge, but Joshua's coaching has propelled me forward tremendously  not just career wise but also my personal growth

Finding passion and enjoying my work is most important to me. I've often  heard of how my friends hate their jobs or are waiting for their chance  to quit for a better opportunity... but in Josh's team, you'll never  find that kind of sentiments in Josh's team, simply because everyone are  striving towards the same goal with the same kind of drive and spirit  that pushes one another in achieving results that almost defy our own  beliefs."

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Melody Tan, 23

Agency Development Manager

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"I've been a piano teacher over the past 6 years as i have a  DipABRSM and graduated from School of the Arts. As most would think,  teaching can be an extremely stable, sustainable, lifetime job. Most  people wouldn't understand how I feel unless they experience how  stagnant it actually is.  As the only child, i was also well aware that i  would have to one day be responsible for taking care of my parents  through their retirement on my own. With that in mind, i decided to take  that leap of faith.

The one thing that drew me to this career, is the fact that i can get rewarded for every bit of sincere hard work put in for every person i  meet. It is pretty much similar to opening your own business. Having met  Joshua and his team has taught me the fact that nothing is unattainable  as long as you put in your 100% effort and soul into it. The determination, the right skill sets, having the opportunity to  meet people from all walks of life is not something that just any  ordinary career can offer. Never have i once turned back to question my  decision joining Joshua. He taught me many invaluable techniques that  you won't be able to learn from those so-called experts."

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