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Employer Name
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CREDIT SUISSE |
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Employer Website
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www.credit-suisse.com |
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Job Title
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Foreign Exchange Sales Swiss Corporates |
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Additional education-please indicate the name of
the institution, the specialization/program and the year
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New York University, School of Continuing Studies,
E-commerce classes 2001 |
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Briefly describe what you do
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What other jobs have you had? Please include job
title and name of organization
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Assistant International Media Planner, Universal
McCann New York
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Assistant to Head of Credit Suisse Sponsorship
Services
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Structured Product Sales Credit Suisse (Trading & Sales)
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What are the key skills, abilities, and personal
qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?
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Understand what the client wants and present
solutions according to his or her needs.
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Be interested in other areas than your own. Acting
fast and being able to recognize trends.
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Like reading research reports and economic &
foreign exchange outlooks.
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What do you enjoy most about your current
position?
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Talking to clients. Understanding their needs and
requirements. Offering them advice and solutions.
Experiencing the trading floor environment close to
other traders (Equities, Bonds & Commodities)
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Most important/valuable lesson or activity in
college that impacted your career
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Teamwork and projects. Understanding and accepting
other opinions. Knowing how to be patient if things don't work out at
once. Getting up and going even stronger when there is rejection of ideas
or a setback. |
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What advice for someone entering this field?
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In order to be good in this field you have to like
to talk to people in person and over the phone. You have to be
persistent and accept setbacks and disappointments. You have to like
working under pressure and need to be able to trust your team members. |
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Questions? |
Email
askalumni@trinity.edu
Put the name of the alumni you wish to contact in the subject line,
then type your question. |