My God there are so many careers out there, who in the world can pick just one. That’s what’s been weighing on my mind heavily is what career is right for me. I’ve thought of a couple that interest me but I want to find out everything there is to know about a financial advisor. The reason that I’m interested in this field is how everything is the same when it comes to the actually math behind the career. Also I like to deal with people and money so a job as a financial advisor just seems right for me but I intend to find out as much as I can to make sure there’s nothing surprising or any kinks in what sounds like the perfect job for me. I really don’t know to much about this career just that they can either deal with selling securities or managing personal finances or just as simple doing taxes and writing financial reports. What haunts me even more is what I don’t know about this career. Are there any aspects of it that I will just hate? Will I make enough money to support the life style I want? What are the future possibilities for career advancement? These are all questions that will weigh very heavily on my decision to become a financial advisor or to find some new career. I am hoping that the career as a financial advisor is right for me from what I hear from everyone, it seems like a pretty good field to get into. During this paper I plan to find whether this career is actually for me or if it’s time that I change my major yet again. Since I really don’t know what I want to do with the rest of my life, and the career as a financial advisor is just something that came to me in my thoughts I really hope I can find what I need to know to make a decision if this is what I want my life to be. The first point I would like to... ... middle of paper ... ...job shadow a financial advisor and really put myself in their shoes to see if this is 100% what I want for my life. I feel that that is the best way to get a real life feel for the career and maybe make a couple friends in the trade all in the same day. Works Cited Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008- 09 Edition, Financial Analysts and Personal Financial Advisors, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos259.htm (visited November 23, 2009). Childs, Neil. Personal interview. 4 Dec. 2009. Kolakowski, Mark. "Financial Careers." About. 2008. Web. 1 Dec 2009. . McGolerick, Elizabeth. "Top 5 in-demand majors." Classes today (2009): n. page 1-2. Web. 1 Dec 2009. .
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Everyone admires successful people and hopes to own the same fame and wealth like the successful people. Unfortunately, most of us never find out the reason why these people success and discover the perspiration that is left on the path to success. To find out what efforts and accomplishments they made in the career and to learn what I can improve from them, I decided to interview Addison Kim, a local analyst who work in venture capital and private equity. From the interview, I learned the interviewee’s background and gained advice about my career and opinion of the financial industry.
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...y interests because it involves counselling and guiding others. A financial advisor is an individual who helps their clients budget their assets. Since I am going into finance, I will have extensive knowledge and experience in budgeting and managing money. Another alternative is corporate law. This field of study also falls into enterprising occupations. Not only will I be able to guide and help others, this field is systematic in many ways, and I enjoy that. There are many careers that I am interested in exploring. However, after completing my research on market analysts, I have come to a conclusion that you cannot fully understand how a career truly is unless you pursued it at some point in your life. The reason being is that everyone has different perceptions of what their ideal career is and blindly listening to their opinions can lead to missed opportunities.
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What do you understand by the phrase “stakeholder analysis”? Attempt a stakeholder analysis of an organisation that you are closely associated with.
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I come from a family of Accounts and Finance professionals, I decided to follow my
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This career peaks my interest since in this role I will have the opportunity to construct my future and I will never stop learning. The constant innovation in finance is commonplace and it creates a work-day that is fast paced and so with this career, I see a promising future. This career interests me also because I will have the chance to practice what I have learned in school and the career places a premium on consistent results, rigorous analytical ideas or thoughts,
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