George
Town, Cayman Islands, March 09, 2020 – CIBC FirstCaribbean
partnered with University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) to
provide a one-day job shadowing experience to a female student
recently in celebration of International Women’s Day.

At
the bank’s Cayman Islands headquarters, 18-year old accounting
student Maria Lewis got the opportunity to witness a wide range of
job skills, ask questions, pick up information, tour the facilities
and learn first-hand the responsibilities and rewards of employment
with CIBC FirstCaribbean.

“The
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Women’s Day Job Shadowing Event
was an educational experience for me. I witnessed diligent and
hardworking women in their chosen careers. During the event, I learnt
about the various banking options available; more specifically,
corporate banking and retail banking. In addition, I learnt about
other departments in the bank such as operations, credit risk
management, and finance,” said Ms. Lewis.

“Finance
stood out to me the most because I am passionate about a career in
accounting. This experience has shown me that there are several
career paths to explore in banking,” she added.

“Through
our Work-Based Learning Programme, experiences like these support
some of the programme’s primary functions by exposing our students
to areas of interest, with students being guided by experts in those
fields. Additionally, they offer networking and mentorship
opportunities, which all work together to enrich students’ training
and preparation for the world of work,” said Joydel Trail,
Programme Leader for Work-Based Learning, Office of Student Life,
University College of the Cayman Islands “We are appreciative of
businesses and employers who continually afford these experiences to
our students,” she added.

Head
of Human Resources for Cayman & BVI Sherrill J. Beckford stated,
“At CIBC FirstCaribbean, we recognise that job shadowing is a
beneficial activity that allows persons to explore careers they are
interested in by spending time with professionals working in those
fields. The exercise provides more insight than just reading a job
description or asking an employee to describe what they do.”

“Job
shadowing provides an opportunity to gain understanding on the
organization's structure and culture. Students are able to make
professional contacts and expand their network” she added.

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About
CIBC FirstCaribbean

CIBC
FirstCaribbean is a relationship bank offering a full range of market
leading financial services through our Corporate and Investment
Banking, Retail and Business Banking and Wealth Management segments.
We are located in sixteen (16) countries around the Caribbean,
providing the banking services that fit our customers’ lives
through approximately 3,000 employees in 68 branches and offices. We
are one of the largest regionally listed financial services
institutions in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean, with over
US$11 billion in assets and market capitalization of US $2 billion.
We also have an office in Hong Kong. The face of banking is changing
throughout the world and CIBC FirstCaribbean intends to lead these
changes with the expertise, integrity and knowledge gained from
banking in the Caribbean since 1836.

CIBC
FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC is a leading
Canadian-based global financial institution with 11 million personal
banking and business clients. Through our three major business units
- Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Capital Markets
- CIBC offers a full range of products and services through its
comprehensive electronic banking network, branches and offices
across Canada with offices in the United States and
around the world.

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