CAREEROUTLOOK | INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
GeTTiNG iNTO
? WHaT Y as
global populations become more
mobile and services become more independent, disruption in technology sectors will evolve at a much rapider rate. This is especially true in the fi nancial industry, where fi nancial technology, or “FINTECH,” continues to be one of the fastest growing and rapidly changing industries to date. This can be challenging for future graduates, but the ever-evolving fi nancial industry landscape can also be a great career move for students in many IT- and STEM-focused programs.
To gain a better insight, we spoke with Kellee James, founder and CEO of Mercaris, a market information service and online trading platform for agricultural commodities. A former White House Fellow under the Obama Administration, Kellee has extensive roots in the FINTECH industry. She spoke on several key tips graduates should know to prepare for a career in fi nance technology.
Skills for FINTECH Careers Because the fi nancial technology fi eld is extremely broad, hard skills run the gamut, from understanding network infrastructures to coding and data analysis. With money transfers and payment services leading FINTECH adoption in the United States, experience with various mobile applications, collaborative research tools, and cloud software, for example, will show employers that you are familiar with the systems that are impacting the industry.
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“No one is expected to know everything,” Kellee explained, “especially starting out. But if you can demonstrate that you are coachable and that you want to very quickly make your way up the learning curve, you’ll have an edge.”
As a complement to the specifi c skills needed for various positions, Kellee believes it is also important to possess interpersonal, or “soft,” skills.
“As an employer who has looked at a number of resumes, it’s almost never the technical skills that people have that get them the job,” she said. “It’s knowing that there’s a lot to learn about that company. The standouts that I’ve seen have been the ones who walk through the door knowing they don’t know everything about the position. They are the ones who can take constructive criticism, change, and grow, not solely think, ‘This is the way I want to do it.’
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