REQUIREMENTSAND

BACKGROUNDFOR A FIELD IN

FINANCE

"PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE"

BY PETER GIANNITTI

FOR EMPLOYERS, THEY WANT THEIRAPPLICANTS TO BE SMART,

COMMITTED, AND MOTIVATEDINDIVIDUALS WHO CAN NOT ONLY DO

THE JOB, BUT ALSO DO IT WELL.

That being said, recruiters arelooking for individuals who canapply their financial knowledgewith various skills such ascommunication, problemsolving, analytical research, andtime management. 

BELOW, YOU WILL FIND FIVE KEY SKILLSRECRUITERS ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE

IDEAL FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE. FORTHEM, THEY ARE NOT JUST LOOKINGFOR A PERSON TO FILL A POSITION.RATHER, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A

PERSON FOR FIRM’S FUTURE.

1 . K N O W T H E L A N G U A G E

YOU WILL FIND QUICKLY THAT THE FIELDAS A WHOLE COMMUNICATES ON ADIFFERENT LEVEL.

THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCUSE FOR YOUNOT TO KNOW THE LINGO OF WALLSTREET.

NOT KNOWING THE LANGUAGE OFFINANCE MAY MAKE IT ALMOSTIMPOSSIBLE TO GET PAST THEPRELIMINARY INTERVIEW STAGE FORNON-FINANCIAL GRADUATES.

RECRUITERS ARE LOOKING FORCANDIDATES THAT ARE ALREADYKNOWLEDGEABLE WITH THE GENERALCONTENT.

RECRUITERS LOOK FOR APPLICANTS TO HAVE A STRONG BUSINESSACUMEN ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THIS TYPE OF

VERSATILITY NOT ONLY SHOWS A CANDIDATE’S UNDERSTANDING OFFINANCE, BUT ALSO HIS OR HER ADAPTABILITY TO THE COMPANY.

2. KNOWLEDGEABLE ALL DEPARTMENTS

3. Excellent Communication Skills

R E C R U I T E R S L O O K F O R A N A P P L I C A N T W H O C A N

E F F E C T I V E L Y P R E S E N T A N D I N F L U E N C E A B R O A D R A N G E O F

G R O U P S ,

F O R T H E M , A P P L I C A N T S N E E D T O H A V E T H E A B I L I T Y T O

T R A N S L A T E A C O M P L E X F I N A N C I A L D A T A I N T O K E Y M E T R I C S

A N D A C T I O N I T E M S T H A T A R E E A S I L Y U N D E R S T A N D A B L E .

T H A T T Y P E O F S K I L L A L L O W S A N I N D I V I D U A L T O

C O L L A B O R A T E A C R O S S A D I V E R S E G R O U P O F D E P A R T M E N T S ,

T H U S B U I L D I N G S T R O N G R E L A T I O N S H I P S , N E T W O R K , A N D

D I P L O M A C Y .

4. Strong ProfessionalExperience

A strong summer internships remains to be oneof the best ways to lock a prestigious full-timejob in finance. This highlights how you can putyour overall business knowledge into practice.

T H E B E S T A N D S U C C E S S F U LI N D I V I D U A L S A R E T H O S E T H A T A R EA B L E T O U S E T H E I R F I N A N C I A LM A N A G E M E N T E X P E R I E N C E T O H E L PS H A P E S T R A T E G Y .

A T T H E E N D O F T H E D A Y ,R E C R U I T E R S L O O K F O R A NA P P L I C A N T T O B E T R U L YI N F L U E N T I A L A N D I N S P I R A T I O N A LF I N A N C I A L L E A D E R S .

T H E Y N E E D T O K N O W H O W T O L I S T ,A S K G O O D Q U E S T I O N S , P R O V I D EV I T A L F E E D B A C K , A N D S O L U T I O N ST O U N A N S W E R E D P R O B L E M S .

5 . G A M E C H A N G E R S