Stuart Ockleford – Head of Financial Wellbeing
Stuart Ockleford tells us how he came to work in mortgages and what advice he would give to others…
With such a wide variety of roles available in the UK Mortgage Industry, we hear from some of our generous contributors on how they got started, the challenges they have faced and their experiences of the industry as a whole. Read their career case studies here.
Stuart Ockleford tells us how he came to work in mortgages and what advice he would give to others…
Sonya Matharu tells us how her career as a senior mortgage adviser began and how her experiences shaped her future…
I was working in recruitment before and although I enjoyed that it was not something I wanted to do long term. When the opportunity came up to work in mortgages I took it…
Serendipity played a huge part in me joining the industry, during a chance encounter with a neighbour, who headed Genesis Housing Association…
My journey into the financial industry wasn’t your usual story. Prior to moving to secondary school, a test highlighted that I was dyslexic and two years behind…
I knew from an early age that I didn’t want to work for anyone else. I started out in my early 20s on a self-employed basis…
I started out in Financial Services in a commission only sales role, selling insurance and protection policies. Around eighteen months later I decided I wanted an employed role…
I joined the industry by fluke after being made redundant from running a wine bar aged 23 in 1987, having just taken on a mortgage…
I am 35 years old and I was diagnosed with ADHD the inattentive sub type just last Christmas…