CAREER STRATEGIES
Writing your Resume
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MY FINANCIAL CAREER PATH
Enjoy working behind the scenes? Positions in Operations are well suited for individuals who thrive working efficiently in highly regulated processing roles facilitating the settlement, payment and reporting of client and institutional transactions.
Typical paths for growth in the financial industry offer opportunities for senior-level educated candidates to become Operations Managers, Credit Officers, Compliance Officers, Branch Managers and Branch Administrators.
The basic courses and abilities required include basic accounting, bookkeeping courses and intermediate Excel skills. For a head start go to:
> www.csi.ca - Canadian Securities Institute Global Education Inc.
> www.ifse.ca - Investment Funds Institute of Canada
> www.iiroc.ca - Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
Working in operations requires you to be highly organized, detail-oriented, a skilled communicator (verbal and written) and efficient in multitasking. You need to possess analytic and numeric skills in addition to having experience in an office or financial service environment. A career in operations can be stressful and place demands upon an individual to play the role of people pleaser with a tolerance for high-pressure situations.
Base salaries are generally in line with experience; opportunities for bonuses are specific to each firm.