823 Advizers

Frank

Financial Analyst

Apple

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
N/A

As a recent college graduate, Frank Gallagher began his career in the tech sector. He has over two years of finance experience, specifically within FP&A and market strategy. He also has experience in sales, spending time in the solar and real estate industries.
Technology
Finance
Finance
Scholarship Recipient
Worked 20+ Hours in School
Greek Life Member

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."