Open Post #1 Financial Analysts

  "Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments (Occupational Outlook Handbook)."
    

Work as a Financial Analyst

    "Occupational Outlook Handbook" is a great website for college students to look through in order to know more about their future careers, also to see what kind of required skills are needed to success in the field. Financial Analysts' work environment can be varied. They can work in banks, national companies, insurance companies or personal business etc. Because "Investing is becoming more global, and some financial analysts specialize in a particular country or region." Financial Analysts mainly focus on analyzing financial data for clients in order to attenuate risk of investments. But more specifically, Financial Analysts also work on exploring the factors that may affect "a specific industry, geographical region, or type of product." In order to be a Financial Analyst, communication skills, analytical skills, computer skills, math skills etc. are required.

      

     Reading through the page about Financial Analysts does not only make me see the world of working as a Financial Analyst, but also reminds me that I should start building up my skills now for my future job. "Occupational Outlook Handbook" includes all of possible jobs that people can have in their filed, which can give college students some ideas about what kind of jobs they can have in the filed they major in. One common question that college students, especially Freshmen, would ask " What kind of job I may have if I major in Finance? or What does Finance actually do?" Well, "Occupational Outlook Handbook" can be a great resource for college students to explore more about their majors and find out the answer by themselves.  

Works Cited

  "Financial Analysts." Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook. N.p., 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/financial-analysts.htm#tab-2>.