Financial Analysts
Conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.
Also called: Analyst, Financial Analyst, Investment Analyst, Securities Analyst
Knowledge:
- accounting and economics
- customer service
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Achievement/Effort
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
Technology:
Financial analysis software
- Spreadware Business Financial Analysis
- TechHackers Financial @nalyst
Analytical or scientific software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
