Financial Planner

The job as a Financial Planner would pay its employees for the life experience they possess.  A Forbes article discussing the career notes that a 2009 poll, by the Financial Planning Association, found that a whopping 88 percentage of financial planners and advisors report having worked in a different industry prior to their current job. Apart from business and ecommerce majors, psychology degree holders could also have their try in the field. The major skill requirement for the job is to have ideas to help organizations to manage their money. This requires sales mentality and employees might have to undergo some specialized training as well as test-taking to be licensed to sell stocks, bonds, mutual funds and insurance. Candidates who have undergone courses in investments, taxes or risk management might be ready to start reaching out to financial firms. Employees can start by looking for roles in the emerging field of financial technology (FinTech). Startups in this area are growing fast and hiring all sorts of people, so they might be a good way to get started in the industry. Attending a fintech event could also help greatly.

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