The support I've received here on FinTwit since I came back has been huge: thank you!
I also got quite a lot of requests to share tips that helped my career to progress quickly.
Here you go!
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I also got quite a lot of requests to share tips that helped my career to progress quickly.
Here you go!
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#1: Use mentors.
Select them carefully.
They've been there before you.
They know the game, listen to them.
Select them carefully.
They've been there before you.
They know the game, listen to them.
#2: Be curious.
If your job is just your job, it will be hard to excel.
If you are curious and eager to learn every day, you are already 10 steps ahead.
If your job is just your job, it will be hard to excel.
If you are curious and eager to learn every day, you are already 10 steps ahead.
#3: Ask questions.
Seriously, just be the annoying guy asking questions to the senior and knowledgeable people around you.
All. The. Time.
Seriously, just be the annoying guy asking questions to the senior and knowledgeable people around you.
All. The. Time.
#4: Train to be more diplomatic.
Trust me, this took quite a big effort for me.
But if you work for any corporation with >2 employees, ''soft skills'' will be required. A lot.
Trust me, this took quite a big effort for me.
But if you work for any corporation with >2 employees, ''soft skills'' will be required. A lot.
#5: Work hard, but rest.
Especially if you're passionate about what you do, you'll tend to work hard and long.
Rest and sleep are at least as important for your success, don't skip them.
Especially if you're passionate about what you do, you'll tend to work hard and long.
Rest and sleep are at least as important for your success, don't skip them.
#6: Try to wear other people's shoes.
When talking to somebody with a different opinion, always try to understand where he/she is coming from. It's very powerful.
When talking to somebody with a different opinion, always try to understand where he/she is coming from. It's very powerful.
#7: Be lucky.
Yep. You need to be at the right place, at the right time. As I always say: you don't become the head of a $20 bn Investment Portfolio at 27y old only for your skills - you need to be lucky enough to have somebody who really believes in you.
Luck is very important
Yep. You need to be at the right place, at the right time. As I always say: you don't become the head of a $20 bn Investment Portfolio at 27y old only for your skills - you need to be lucky enough to have somebody who really believes in you.
Luck is very important
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