Career Planning Final Career Planning Final ProjectProject

By: Alexandra TammaroBy: Alexandra Tammaro

My PersonalityMy Personality

Birkman TestBirkman Test: Red and Yellow: Red and Yellow Red: prefers to work with factsRed: prefers to work with facts Yellow: organizedYellow: organized

Holland CodeHolland Code: R E S: R E S

Realistic, Enterprising, SocialRealistic, Enterprising, Social

My Top CareerMy Top Career

Personal Finance ManagerPersonal Finance Manager

Basic facts about my CareerBasic facts about my Career

Sells Financial Products such as Sells Financial Products such as stocks and bondsstocks and bonds

Analyzing financial information and Analyzing financial information and tries to meet the clients objectivestries to meet the clients objectives

Create Financial Plans that coincide Create Financial Plans that coincide with what people are looking forwith what people are looking for

Research and Investigate Investment Research and Investigate Investment opportunitiesopportunities

Skills Needed for this CareerSkills Needed for this Career

Persuasion: Persuasion: convince people to buyconvince people to buy

Critical Thinking: Critical Thinking: analyze informationanalyze information

DecisionDecision making: making: weighing opportunity weighing opportunity costs and come to reasonable conclusionscosts and come to reasonable conclusions

SocialSocial Skills: Skills: ability to communicate with ability to communicate with peoplepeople

Pay, Outlook, ProjectionsPay, Outlook, Projections

PayPay: $68,200 annually : $68,200 annually OutlookOutlook: according to the bureau of : according to the bureau of

labor statistics in 2008 there was labor statistics in 2008 there was 208,000 employed in the United 208,000 employed in the United States and there is expected to be States and there is expected to be 83,000 job openings between 2008-83,000 job openings between 2008-2018. 2018.

ProjectionProjection: This growth is much : This growth is much faster than averagefaster than average

Related JobsRelated Jobs

Cost Estimators:Cost Estimators: tries to figure out tries to figure out how much tangible and intangible how much tangible and intangible items will costitems will cost

Tax preparers:Tax preparers: Prepares taxes for Prepares taxes for people and businessespeople and businesses

Retail Buyers:Retail Buyers: purchases products purchases products for businessesfor businesses

Professional Associations to Professional Associations to joinjoin

National Association of Personal National Association of Personal Financial Advisors:Financial Advisors: committed to committed to advancement of financial planners advancement of financial planners across the countryacross the country

Financial Planning Association:Financial Planning Association: Provides resources, tips, etc. Provides resources, tips, etc.

Career PathCareer Path

4 Year College4 Year College Summer InternshipsSummer Internships Graduate SchoolGraduate School Join professional organizationsJoin professional organizations Network and search for employment Network and search for employment

in the financial fieldin the financial field Eventually open my own financial Eventually open my own financial

planning companyplanning company

Why I Choose this pathWhy I Choose this path

I think this career path will be most beneficial I think this career path will be most beneficial in becoming a financial planner. in becoming a financial planner.

Although no formal college education is Although no formal college education is needed to become a financial planner, I feel needed to become a financial planner, I feel that it will help me learn more about the that it will help me learn more about the industry and better prepare me for the real industry and better prepare me for the real world. world.

Lastly, if financial planning does not work out Lastly, if financial planning does not work out from me I will still have my college eduation from me I will still have my college eduation to fall back onto fall back on

ResourcesResources

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