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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Financial Services
They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials
The quotes below are about this issue:
Practical experience in financial services and leadership, whether through internships or extracurricular activities, is extremely valuable.
| "Interviewer: The people that you are promoting that do have those skills, have you found out where they found those skills? Was it with Cub Scouts or Girl Scouts? Or was there something that we can start developing at a younger age? Employer: A lot of times, it might have been involvement in sports. It might have been Boy Scouts, it might have been Girl Scouts. Interviewer: So, these are probably mental skills at a younger age that... Employer: It could be, in some cases. Well, on campuses, if you have somebody that was the head of the Investment Club, they probably know how to lead. Those types of folks. Folks that have led, that have interacted with people. I think more of those types of opportunities for people to lead, I think, as adults would be helpful because then they can apply that when they get into the work." |
Central |
| "Interviewer: I think the other question though would be would you like to see a course—part of the core curriculum—be leadership skills? I don't know if you can teach that. Employer 1: You just have to do that. Interviewer: Maybe the co-curricular is the way to get that done? Employer 1: Yeah. I think that's an experiential thing. Employer 2: Or you can assess it as part of a course." |
Central |
| "The only time that we would hire an entry-level that didn't do an internship with us is if it's an odd time of the year and we're looking. But, yeah, we want them to do the internship with us so that we can hire them." | Metro |
| "Interviewer: While in college, do these accountant students do internships with your firms? Employer 1: We want them to. Interviewer: Is it required? Employer 1: To get a full-time job with us, yes. Interviewer: So, do you guys require it as employers? Employer 2: For us, the way to get a full-time job is to do your internship with us and, if that goes great, we extend an offer. It doesn't matter if you're graduating right then or if you're graduating the next year, we'll extend the full-time offer." |
Metro |
| "Employer 1: If I saw somebody had an internship with us over a busy season, that's going to jump them to the top of my list. Employer 2: Exactly. Employer 1: If you can survive that and like it." |
Metro |