Welcome to next lecture guys, this particular lectures or civil lectures is about finance sheets for resumes. So, what to put in specifically for finance related jobs and job descriptions and job applications super important to get customized for this particular industry rather than have a generic resume in general. So, this is the tricks and the do's and don'ts. So, first so we can understand what do employers look for when the hire financial analysts, typically, they require candidates to have at least a bachelor's degree in a related field like business, economics, finance, accounting, and may in some situations expect even a Master's So, obviously the higher education you have Probably the better for your resume. If you're fresh out of college or changing career, you may want to go out of your way to do extra certifications to prove your capabilities. A good certification and I've been as a financial analyst for a long time would obviously be the CFA, it's probably the most famous and most recognized.

It's called Chartered Financial Analyst credentials. But there are also a variety of other certifications, which I'll mention later on in these lectures that can be completed totally online or CFA can't be it's an examine examination based at a particular venue. But for other ones you can complete online which we'll go through later. probably want to make sure that you add this also skills, the technical skills section in your in your resume, since this is a technology and mathematics, heavy career, so these are the types of things that you might want to add to your resume if you're trying to become a financial analyst. In total, have soft skills or softer skills. The employee or the financial analysts tip has to be dedicated, obviously loyal, they want someone to stay the long term detailed oriented so have a strong attention to detail especially of finance speakers, as well as reports that they write and committed.

Obviously, the team works you can't work as a financial asset by yourself. You're always working in a team, typically. So teamwork, dedication and loyalty to the job and strong work ethic and a detailed oriented mindset. What often also helpful for financial analyst is to focus on continual professional and personal growth in concluding including the improvement of Business and Economic knowledge. So if you are reading your financial paper a lot, for instance, the business section of New York Times or in Australia, Financial Review, or whatever it is in your respective country, you want to keep up to date with these economics and business issues and this is super important. We got to get in the habit of reading the news every single day in Australia, either the financial review or the H calm in terms of the business section we have to be on top of this to be on top of our clients as well.

So, this is really important as a financial analyst you can have to get used to it so you must do it either before you get the job, or as if you've got more experiences, keep up to date and keep abreast of these things.