Financial Portfolio Management Startup, ForSka, Looking to Hire Interns
ForSka is a Singapore based start-up company that aims to redefine investment management for small investors by offering financial portfolio management tools and risk management tools with strong social features through new media channels such as a highly interactive Web 2.0 site and smart phone applications. They are currently offering internship positions to students and recent graduates from Singapore during the months on Dec 2009 and Jan 2010. The internship positions will last between 30 – 45 days.
Some of the perks of the event includes:
- An informal and flexible work environment which promotes collaboration and interaction amongst employees.
- 5 day work week with the option of working 1 day of the week from home.
Roles:
1) Winter Technology Analyst (Web design and development) – 2 positions:
Skills Required: ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Flash.
Skills preferred: Adobe Photoshop, C#, WCF/Web Services.
Duration: 30-45 days between December ’09 and January ’10.
Stipend: $700-$1000 per month depending on skill set and experience.
Job Scope:
a) Design and Develop rich and interactive Web 2.0 site with social features.
b) Develop adapters (software) that enable the interaction between ForSka’s proprietary engine and multiple facades.
Additional notes:
a) Experience designing and developing web pages using these technologies is an absolute must.
b) Students/recent graduates from the NUS School of Computing, NTU School of Computer Engineering (Computer Science) and graduates of IT and Computer Science courses from Polytechnics in Singapore are especially welcome to apply.
c) This is a great learning opportunity for those seeking to eventually have careers in IT departments at investment banks or startups.
2) Winter Investment Research Analyst
Knowledge Required: Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, futures and options. Sound understanding of Capital Markets, Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis of Securities, Intermediate MS Word and MS Excel.
Skills Preferred: Advanced MS Excel, Advanced MS Word.
Duration: 30-45 days between December ’09 and January ’10.
Stipend: $700-$1000 per month depending on skill set and experience.
Job Scope:
a) Develop content for ForSka’s investor education section.
b) Design walkthroughs and tutorials to optimize user experience.
Additional notes:
a) Finance Majors, stock market enthusiasts and those who have passed CFA Level 1/CMFAS Paper 6 will be given preference.
b) Candidates must have a keen interest in stock markets, portfolio management and risk management.
c) This is a great learning opportunity for those seeking to eventually have careers at investment banks or hedge funds.
3) Winter Graphic Design Guru
Skills Required: Advanced Flash, Advanced Adobe Photoshop.
Skills Preferred: Cascading Style Sheets.
Duration: 30 days.
Stipend: $600-$1000 per month depending on skill set and experience.
Job Scope:
a) Design and develop web-banners, user controls, backgrounds and logos to be used as part of the website.
b) Develop interactive flash presentations to be used as part of the website.
c) Work with Web developers to ensure that website is aesthetically pleasing
d) Design marketing material.
Additional Notes:
a) Experience with Adobe Flash and Adobe Photoshop is an absolute must.
b) Students/Graduates of Lasalle, NAFA,Raffles Design Institute and other diploma/degree holders/students in Fine Arts/ Design/Graphics are strongly encouraged to apply.
4) Winter Analyst (Market Analysis and Strategy)
Skills Required: Sound understanding of new media & Web 2.0, Concepts of Marketing and Branding, Good Business Writing skills, Good knowledge of MS Excel and Adobe Photoshop.
Duration: 45 days.
Stipend: $650- $1000 per month.
Job Scope:
a) Study ForSka’s target markets and devise market penetration strategy
b) Market Research including interviewing potential customers geographically located in different countries.
c) Study potential customer behaviour and buying habits
d) Recommend strategies to gain market-share.
Additional Notes:
a) Must have done atleast 1 course in Marketing/Entrepreneurial Marketing.
b) Marketing/Business Majors are especially welcome to apply.
c) Design experience is a plus.
d) This is a great learning opportunity for those seeking to eventually have careers at Management Consulting firms.
Interested applicants can drop a mail to ash [dot] pillutla [at] gmail [dot] com.
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