Career guidebook for IT in retail banking : a complete handbook for IT professionals.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Essvale Corporation, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Essvale Corporation.

Series:

Bizle professional series.

Bizle professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking--Computer networks.

Banks and banking.

Banks and banking--Automation.

Banks and banking--Data processing.

Banks and banking--Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Essvale Corporation, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Career Guidebook for IT in Retail Banking" is a complete handbook that provides a guideline to careers in Retail Banking IT. The idea behind the publication is to introduce IT professionals to the career paths in this sector of the financial services industry. The chapters in the book cover the following topics: overview of the business of Retail Banking; business divisions of Retail Banking that utilise IT professionals; types of IT careers in Retail Banking; IT contract vs. permanent positions; skill needed for a career in Retail Banking IT; issues with types of technology used in the industry; the future of IT careers in Retail Banking; and much more."Career Guidebook for IT in Retail Banking" is an invaluable reference handbook for IT professionals. It is also useful for both undergraduate and graduate students in Information Technology - related degree programmes. This is another publication in the "Bizle Professional Series"

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Overview of Retail Banking""; ""Introduction""; ""Definition of Retail Banking""; ""Difference between Retail Banking and Investment Banking""; ""Difference between Retail Banking and Commercial Banking""; ""Difference between Retail Banking and Private Banking""; ""The Business of Retail Banking""; ""2. Functions within Retail Banks""; ""Introduction""; ""Functions in Retail Banks""; ""Distribution Channels""; ""3. Products in Retail Banking""; ""Introduction""; ""Accounts""; ""Loans (including Overdrafts)""; ""Cards""; ""Mortgages""; ""Insurance""

""4. Effects of the Credit Crunch on Retail Banking""""Introduction ""; ""Origins of the Credit Crunch""; ""Lehmans Collapse""; ""Effects on Retail Banking""; ""5. Career Paths in Retail Banking IT""; ""Introduction""; ""Routes to Retail Banking IT-related Careers""; ""The Qualifications Debate""; ""Roles in Retail Banking IT""; ""6. Tasks in Retail Banking IT""; ""Introduction""; ""What is a Project?""; ""Methodologies used for Projects in Retail Banking""; ""Project Description""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. Tips for Snapping up Retail Banking IT Roles""; ""Introduction""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-96113-6

9786612961137

1-906096-56-2

OCLC:

923762456