Job Interview

[JohnLarue]

Most companies Finance group is in reality thier accounting team.

In some cases the treasury department will manage the companies short term cash.
The need to tap the markets for serious $ is usually not an ongoing activity. (Debt or Equity offerings)
And analysts may evaluate projects with NPV analysis


The CFA is useful, however it is orientated towards capital markets and valuing assets
The CMA he mentioned should serve him quite well as they also have a handle on the very detailed accounting of running a business on a day to day basis

 

[bankerboy80]

If this is a management position then your degree and being good at math is considered table stakes. They will want to see among other things your abilty to motivate people. This will include dealing with different personalities and given that your young how to manage people much older then you. The other piece that is becoming a popular school of thought is emotional intelligence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence

There was an interesting article in the New York Times recently about a study Google did internally where they found the best managers did not help the engineers with technical issues but rather focused on career development. The productivity of the teams from these managers outpaced teams where the manager focused on technical development and helping staff with day to day tasks.

just my 2 cents

 

[rafzuh]

Thanks guys, awesome advice! I'll share with the board the outcome of the interview, for those who would be interested.

 

[FatOne]

What if a female has some input?

Keep working on those social skills.

Females don't have to pay for sex.
This is an escort review board last time I checked. Sure there might be an escort that has some knowledge of it, but lets face it Terb is about as much a sausage party as a Dungeons and Dragons game.