823 Advizers
Frank
Financial Analyst
Apple
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
N/A
Q1Career path
Career Exploration
Achieving Goals
Overcoming Challenges
4:01
"It taught me the value of hard work and um, you know, just being a good team player and working with different personalities."
Q2Main responsibilities
Financial Forecasting
Financial Analysis
Product Marketing
1:24
"I rotated through different teams. So I was on sales, finance, driving growth, and looking at promotions and deals."
Q3Day in the life
Data Analysis
Teamwork
Communication
1:25
"I have about three hours of meetings a day with my partners...I work with my teams to digest information that they send over to me."
Q4Most important skills - role
Positive Attitude
Communication
Teamwork
0:58
"Show up to work every day with a good attitude and you're a good team player, and the hard skills will come."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Decision-Making
Financial Analysis
Business Acumen
1:15
"What I like about being in finance in general is you get to see how the business is performing. You get to monitor the business."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Problem-Solving
Financial Analysis
Forecasting
1:26
"My biggest challenge is honestly forecasting the anomalies and being able to predict what you haven't seen before."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Innovation
Technology
Data Analysis
1:00
"It's a fast moving business, and internally as a company, tech is always moving quickly."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Humility
Enthusiasm
Desire to improve
1:34
"I think people that thrive in my industry are people who are go-getters who are hungry. They're smart, but they're also humble."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Overcoming Challenges
Mistakes and Learning
Resilience
0:40
"It's okay to make mistakes. You just have to learn from them and do your best not to repeat the same mistake, but mistakes are part of growth."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level Jobs
Career Development
Financial Analysis
1:21
"start with anything, like start with anything but keep rotating."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Resilience
Career Development
0:54
"to trust the road that you're on, to trust the path"
Q12College ideas for success
Networking
Time Management
Saying Yes to Opportunities
1:15
"Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. Say yes to a new job, a role within a club. Spread yourself thin and push yourself."