Arsalan’s Path to Success: Forging a New Career through IEC

Arsalan, a metallurgical engineering graduate from NED University, has been a service quality officer at Summit Bank since 2020. However, he wanted more from his income and the slow growth of the banking sector in Pakistan. 

In May 2022, he found an IEC poster on his Facebook newsfeed. He decided to join the Institute of Emerging Careers as part of the Data Science course program. After completing the coursework in November 2022, Arsalan worked on his skills through three projects and updated his LinkedIn profile and resume. Although he initially faced challenges in conducting interviews due to his lack of experience and skills, he started working on improving his skills while working as a mathematics teacher at DHA School & College.

Eventually, in December 2022, a lady from HR-FWU approached Arsalan for an interview as she was looking for mathematicians. Arsalan’s corporate experience in a bank, background in mathematics, and good data skills helped him secure the job. After passing two strict tests, Arsalan was offered an Associate Consultant or Business Analyst (Calculation Team) job at FWU-tech, a multinational German life insurance and investment firm. In his current role, Arsalan analyzes complex models given by actuaries, interprets the formulas, and feeds them into the system, which is then given to developers to code.

In his own words, “If I hadn’t joined IEC, I would be in a shell with no growth mindset and would be working in a bank. IEC optimized my life in just nine months, and my mathematics degree also helped me get a job in a multinational as a techno-functional guy, which I could dream of. “

Arsalan credits IEC with changing his life and helping him achieve his career goals. Through the courses offered by IEC, Arsalan developed his skills and received job placement support, which ultimately led to his success.