The following article is authored by BNP Paribas included in magazine of Employers Directory 2020/21.
In principle, a bank is just a bank.
But sometimes reality exceeds all expectations. A career opportunity can be found where you least expect it. And if a bank is also a consultancy, a fintech or a data science hub?
It all depends on the perspective – and the bank in question, of course.
O BNP Paribas It's one of those rare cases.
Present in Portugal since 1985, the French-origin group is today the largest recruiter of qualified profiles in the country, and already has more than 6.000 people on its staff, divided between Lisbon and Porto.
But the company is not distinguished by the volume of employees; despite being, as the Director of Recruitment, Carla Costa, says, a “good first indication of the diversity of opportunities” that any student can find in the search for their first job.
We differentiate ourselves by our ability to accommodate profiles that are not usually associated with our sector.
Carla Costa – Recruitment Director
In practice, this means that the BNP Paribas recruits and wants to continue to recruit far beyond the traditional banking profiles, in Portugal – and the dozens of vacancies, which can be consulted on the website da empresa or social media, are proof of this.
We need financiers, auditors and accountants as much as we need mathematicians, engineers and IT professionals. The same applies to professionals in other areas, such as communications, law or human resources.
O BNP Paribas in Portugal
35 years ago, no one would have said that Portugal could be decisive for the growth of BNP Paribas all around the world. But nowadays it is difficult to refute this idea.
It is here, by the way, that the secret of the bank's recruitment needs in the country lies.
The diversity of functions is just the tip of the iceberg.
The talent and technical quality of the Portuguese teams have attracted more and more projects to Portugal, in a logic of global cooperation.
The greater the evidence given, the greater the trust placed in these teams, who contribute every day to the company's growth. – some in areas of enormous expertise, such as Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning.
And don't think for a minute that a place at the forefront of transforming an industry is reserved only for the most experienced.
The commitment to training is guaranteed, from the most junior positions to management positions. The arguments are more than many. Just don't try who doesn't want to.
As the bank itself tells us: [It's] Your Choice!
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