901 Advizers

Sean

Analytics Solutions Associate Sr.

Top Financial Service Co.

San Jose State University
N/A

Automation, data analytics across finance industry
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Data and Analytics
Business Management & Admin

Q1Career path

Data Analysis

Automation

Career Development

2:10

"when I was a junior in college, I started an internship at a local accounting firm"

Q2Main responsibilities

Data Visualization

Auditing

Data Analysis

1:21

"I create dashboards visualizing data for our audit plan, showing metrics and charts on our progress."

Q3Day in the life

Communication

Data Analysis

Teamwork

0:57

"that kind of helps us stay on track for the week and kind of lets us know, you know, what work we need to focus on."

Q4Most important skills - role

Resilience

Problem-Solving

Communication

0:59

"You kind of have to like remain patient, not get frustrated, but also be determined to solve the issue you're dealing with."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Cross-Cultural Communication

Data Analysis

Global Teamwork

0:53

"providing meaningful work, uh, to people that makes their lives easier."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Technology Skills

Business Acumen

Auditing

1:09

"Understanding more general business concepts or more general audit concepts that I'm not necessarily familiar with."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Financial Data Analysis

Banking Industry

Financial Literacy

0:49

"I like working with financial related data and I like learning about financial concepts that I can then apply to my personal life."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Data Analysis

0:58

"people who enjoy solving problems and kind of have an analytical mindset, they like working with large pieces of data or working with numbers."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Documentation

Coding

Data Analysis

1:24

"The importance of documenting your work would be one thing I wish I knew before coming into these jobs."

Q10Entry-level positions

Database Management

Data Analysis

Entry-Level Jobs

1:04

"There's a lot of like lower level, our entry level data analyst roles that do similar work to what I'm doing in terms of just querying databases,"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Interpersonal Skills

Professionalism

Communication

0:47

"being nice, respectful and honest with people goes a long way. It's not always about how good you are at a job, it's also about how you interact with people."

Q12College ideas for success

Practical Application

Academic Excellence

Networking

1:11

"I just tried my best to like, understand what I was learning and how it would actually be applied, like when I did get a job."

Q13How identity impacted career

Overcoming Challenges

First-Generation College Student

Career Determination

1:05

"I knew that if you just put in the work and determination, like you can do anything you want with your career"

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