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

ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
Q1Career path
Teamwork
Resilience
Networking
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
Risk Management
Financial Services
Client Relations
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
Mentorship
Risk Management
Leadership
0:57
"People pull us aside for mentorship and career advice. We're constantly getting hold of that stuff."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Leadership
Teamwork
Communication
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
Career Development
Risk Management
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
Mentorship
Building Trust
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
Investing
Finance
Retirement Planning
1:52
"I really enjoy the investment side quite a bit. I think stocks are interesting."
Q9Wish known before - industry

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"good soft skills. Um, so there's a few, there's a few different paths you can initially go."
Q10Entry-level positions
Decision-Making
Patience
Career Development
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
Confidence
Overcoming Challenges
Communication
1:00
"those perceived weaknesses, um, you can turn into strengths"