I think its just me or wat but errrm, i just dun like the idea of selling insurance and ILPs. For those non-finacially sound, ILP are investment-linked portfolio. (:
Ok, im sure we shud haf come across ppl who address themselves as financial consultant or financial advisors or wealth management consultant - they just means the same. Please note that I am not writing this because I look down on this profession and trust me, some of them are big earners! The sole reason for this entry is just to share the experience that I gathered through interviews for the abovementioned post(s).
To me, this is my personal view. I just dun believe tat I am cut for the looking-for-clients kind of job and where my monthly sustainabilty depends very much on the number of clients and wealth that I managed to squeeze out of them to invest. The simple reason is most Singaporeans are still ignorant of the importance of having enough funds for future. And even they haf, they will believe in 'spending today cos u duno wat gonna happen to u tml'. Lol! I remember coming into an interview and made to belief that I was there for a relationship officer post and it turn out to be for a financial advisor job. Yes, I gotta admit, it was fun and I became more informed of the financial services industry and how it works. Moreover, it was interesting how the interviewer tried to convince me that I could put into use what i learned in school. Mind you, there are many financial advisors who dun graduate with a finance or banking qualification but still qualify as one after taking two or three tests. So wats the basis that I could put into use what i learnt into practice?
Well, mebbe the intention is there that coming from a finance backgorund give me a plus point but really, all I wanna do is to experience working in the bank or in the finance function of a company. I dun mind the office hours or the facing of computer everyday cos meeting ppl can be in many other ways. I dun mind not being big earners cos I noe money can bring u so much of job satisfaction. What I am relly looking at is the experience and relishing my interest in doing things like business analysis, arbitration and so on. Ok, I may not end up as a VP of a bank but life is too short not to do things that I been wanting to do. The opportunity will come very soon (i believe) and I reckon the short stints that i have doing temporary job in banks would have prepared me for wats coming ahead.
Some frens told me abt joining the civil service. Haha! Mebbe I will do it soon wen I think that my patience is running low. For now...let's wait for the right one to come and make do with wat I have.
Ok, im sure we shud haf come across ppl who address themselves as financial consultant or financial advisors or wealth management consultant - they just means the same. Please note that I am not writing this because I look down on this profession and trust me, some of them are big earners! The sole reason for this entry is just to share the experience that I gathered through interviews for the abovementioned post(s).
To me, this is my personal view. I just dun believe tat I am cut for the looking-for-clients kind of job and where my monthly sustainabilty depends very much on the number of clients and wealth that I managed to squeeze out of them to invest. The simple reason is most Singaporeans are still ignorant of the importance of having enough funds for future. And even they haf, they will believe in 'spending today cos u duno wat gonna happen to u tml'. Lol! I remember coming into an interview and made to belief that I was there for a relationship officer post and it turn out to be for a financial advisor job. Yes, I gotta admit, it was fun and I became more informed of the financial services industry and how it works. Moreover, it was interesting how the interviewer tried to convince me that I could put into use what i learned in school. Mind you, there are many financial advisors who dun graduate with a finance or banking qualification but still qualify as one after taking two or three tests. So wats the basis that I could put into use what i learnt into practice?
Well, mebbe the intention is there that coming from a finance backgorund give me a plus point but really, all I wanna do is to experience working in the bank or in the finance function of a company. I dun mind the office hours or the facing of computer everyday cos meeting ppl can be in many other ways. I dun mind not being big earners cos I noe money can bring u so much of job satisfaction. What I am relly looking at is the experience and relishing my interest in doing things like business analysis, arbitration and so on. Ok, I may not end up as a VP of a bank but life is too short not to do things that I been wanting to do. The opportunity will come very soon (i believe) and I reckon the short stints that i have doing temporary job in banks would have prepared me for wats coming ahead.
Some frens told me abt joining the civil service. Haha! Mebbe I will do it soon wen I think that my patience is running low. For now...let's wait for the right one to come and make do with wat I have.
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