823 Advizers
Zach
Assistant Vice President
Fortune 100 Bank
University of Arizona
Arizona State University, MBA

ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
Q1Career path
Networking
Resilience
Teamwork
2:40
"Sometimes there's 40 hours of school on top of like 40 to 50 hours of work, but you're on it together. "
Q2Main responsibilities
Financial Services
MBA
Career Pivoting
1:09
"So I decided to pivot in financial services again. I wanna do something more high level."
Q3Day in the life
Client Relations
Risk Management
Financial Services
1:16
"Sometimes they just need a little extra support with those types of clients. You know, they're very complex, lots of vaults and that type of thing."
Q4Most important skills - role
Risk Management
Mentorship
Leadership
0:57
"People pull us aside for mentorship and career advice. We're constantly getting hold of that stuff."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
0:43
"the biggest universal skill I'd highlight, really those soft skills. just being able to influence, being able to talk to different groups of people"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Helping People
Risk Management
Career Development
1:31
"Folks are constantly coming to us with self-development questions, and then sometimes just being able to help 'em out"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Building Trust
Mentorship
Leadership
0:51
"if you need an extra five minutes to make sure you're giving them the correct answer, like really looking into something, just really make sure"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Retirement Planning
Investing
Finance
1:52
"I really enjoy the investment side quite a bit. I think stocks are interesting."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Problem-Solving
Communication
Attention to Detail
0:49
"good soft skills. Um, so there's a few, there's a few different paths you can initially go."
Q10Entry-level positions
Career Development
Decision-Making
Patience
1:04
"making good decisions is important and just, you know, really putting my best foot forward"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Financial Services
Networking
Entry-Level Positions
0:58
"a more typical way that we see folks break in who end up working really good jobs is starting on the phone, doing that for a couple years, working their way up and then pivoting into something better."
Q12College ideas for success
Patience
Career Development
Overcoming Challenges
0:59
"always trying to better yourself. But just understanding, you know, it can take a little bit of time."
Q13How identity impacted career

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"getting involved on campus is really helpful"
Q14Most impactful experience at W.P. Carey
Overcoming Challenges
Confidence
Communication
1:00
"those perceived weaknesses, um, you can turn into strengths"