David Foley is Head of Treasury at BNP Paribas Bank Ireland. A normal day involves analysing the books, positions and liquidity flows, meeting clients, dealing with compliance issues and discussing strategy with colleagues. However, this day is June 24th 2016 and the possibility of the UK leaving the EU has just become reality and markets are trying to digest the news....

A career in financial services consulting can provide so many very different career paths and learning opportunities, that it's a good idea not to start out in this career with too fixed an idea of what you will be doing, recommends Gillian Comerford, who works with Accenture. Consultants need to be able to listen, be flexible, and be open to exploring every opportunity that comes along, she says, as sometimes the greatest and most unexpected of outcomes can stem from what initially appear to be very mundane opportunities.