Samantha
Mathematics with Finance
BSc(Hons)
Final year student
I decided to study at Brighton on the main principle that they offered a placement scheme with good support of how to get one and help if I needed it while on placement.
I completed a placement at Lloyds TSB based mainly in Brighton but some days in London. I was in the Credit Risk department largely in the Credit Card section where I was in charge of management information (MI) for the risk of new business. This included monthly reporting and I used a range of skills to accomplish this including statistical programming.
My team and I were in charge of implementing strategies to control the risk of new credit card customers coming in.
We would do this by segmenting the new business population and giving different strategies to the different segments to better target the appropriate product (if any) to the customer. I used SAS, SQL and Excel on a daily basis to do analysis on different projects and the monthly MI. I also attended 3 courses; a SAS course in Maidenhead, a SQL course in Bristol and a credit risk course near Heathrow.
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and learned so much. I now have more confidence in myself and my abilities and feel better prepared for the world when I graduate this summer.
