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A career in Financial Planning

 

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How do you start a career in the Finance industry and what type of positions are there to choose from?

Many people work in sales or consultative sales within the Finance Industy and within this section of FinanceJobs we spotlight the career of Financial Advisors.

A Financial Advisor may take many forms such as

  • -  Independent advisors
  • -  Stockbrokers
  • -  Life, business, personal insurance agents
  • -  Casualty insurance agents
  • -  Bank representatives
  • -  Accounting firm consultants
  • -  Loan or mortgage advisors  
  • There is a huge amount of career opportunity for financial advisors and once you have started a career in an sales and advisory role it is relatively easy to move into other areas of the industry.

    This success story continues world wide, there are over 1 million people in the USA that sell products within the Financial Industry. The career options for the the advisor are very bouyant.

     

    Do you have the "soft" skills needed?

    From a customers perspective one of the biggest key components to choosing an advisor is "trust", if you are an individual that has excellent english, combined with great body language and listening skills you may find that this is just the career for you.

          Some of the most prominant questions customers ask are:

  • -  Are you really the financial expert that you say you are?
  • -  Can I really trust the advice you are giving me?
  • -  Is the advice always in my best interest?
  • -  Do you have a conflicts of interest?

    If you are the type of person that is able to overcome objections, not by persuasion but by providing accurate and useful information, then you may find the working as an advisor could suit you well.

    With an aging society world-wide its predicted that the demand for personal insurances, financial planning and unexpected event insurance is going to boom. Salaries for top performers can be excellent, with bonuses and commissions.

    Visit our main job section to browse jobs within Finance. 

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