Financial analysts: job hunting – a practical

Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. Financial analysts assess the performance of stocks, bonds, commodities, and other types of investments. Also called securities analysts and investment analysts, they work for banks, insurance companies, mutual and pension funds, securities firms, the business media, and other businesses, making investment decisions or recommendations. Financial analysts study company financial statements and analyze commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine a company's value by projecting its future earnings. They often meet with company officials to gain a better insight into the firms' prospects and management. This book gives you good solid advice and great strategies for getting interviews and landing the job as Financial Analyst. To Prepare for the Job this book tells you: - The training and education needed - Earnings - Expected job prospects - The job's activities and responsibilities - Working conditions To Land the Job, it gives you the hands-on and how-to's insight on: - Finding Opportunities - the best places to find them - Writing Unbeatable Resumes and Cover Letters - Acing the Interview - What to Expect From Recruiters - How employers hunt for Job-hunters.... and More This book offers excellent, insightful advice for everyone from entry level to senior professionals. None of the other such career guides compare with this one. It stands out because it: 1. Explains how the people doing the hiring think, so that you can win them over on paper and then in your interview; 2. Is filled with useful cheat and work -sheets; 3. Explains every step of the job-hunting process - from little known ways for finding openings to getting ahead on the job. This book covers everything. Whether you are trying to get your first Job or move up in the system, get this book.