What qualities would be essential for a career in Finance?
Aneesah asked:
I’m interested in building a career in Finance soon but I’m not exactly sure what someone in that field would need to succeed. Could someone help me out?
I’m interested in building a career in Finance soon but I’m not exactly sure what someone in that field would need to succeed. Could someone help me out?
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
My wife recently found herself unemployed so she used the opportunity to look for a change of career. She was really stuck until she found the website in the box below which gives instruction on how to choose a career. Now she understands where she’s headed, and more importantly how to arrive.
February 5th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Able to multitask, analyze figures and IMMEDIATELY notice something is wrong, be able to work long hours during month, quarter, and year-end closing, must be personable as your answers come from varied sources, GREAT writing skills….those are the bare basics.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
You really have to be more specific than to just say finance. There are a bunch of different subcategories with very difference day to day experiences and difference talent requirements. For instance you could want to be an investment banker or a business finance analyst which is like an accountant or CPA. Then there are stock brokers, bench traders, economists and hedge fund managers. There are really a lot of options in finance.
If you really like to study economics then it might be right up your alley. You will need to be a logical thinker and obviously you must like to work with figures. You should be pretty fluent with statistics and reading charts.
Your college would forcce you to take a lot of math as well including calculus up to differential equations.
If you decide to get into a position that deals with people such as a loan broker or a stock broker, you are going to need excellent communication skills and even sales skills.