Career Research Essay

If I were to choose a career, I would prefer to work in the field of an investor fund manager. In

this field, one would plan, direct and use strategies to coordinate a plan for an investment. The main

purpose of this job is to maximize profits on clients investments and set up guidelines or levels of risk

between the investor and client. In this specific work environment, one would have to listen carefully to

clients needs, overview a large scale of positions and accounts, and direct the investments in the client's

favor.

In this field of work, a professional would need a unique and large amount of skills to be

successful. One such skill that is important in this job would be active listening. Active listening is a key

skill in this job because one needs to be able to hear their clients thoughts, ideas, and needs for their

investment. Another such skill would be critical thinking. This would be a good skill for this job

especially because an investor needs to have a large amount of thoughts and ideas for them to enter an

investment or plan a trade. Lastly, speaking is also a key skill needed for this job. This is because the

manager of the clients account needs to speak clearly and thoroughly to the clients about their

investments and ideas, this is to prevent split trust between the client and the advisor.

Some colleges that educate in this field are Mills College in the state of California, and all have a

class that would be important to learn for the field of investments called applied economics. Someone

can obtain the necessary training by taking an online course, ask someone you may know in that field

for referrals, or pay for a college that has the training needed. In California, the average annual wage is

around $145,000. One way to increase your salary in this field is to have strong performance for your

clientele, increased amounts of clientele and recognition of course.

One career that I already am pursuing is day trading and swing trading. This is close in

relationship to the field of investment. However, you don’t have to wait years for profits to pile up, you

can trade options or shares of companies in which you speculate to increase in share price. In this field,
there is no occupational outlook, it is strictly individual motive and studies. Many in this day and age are

very successful doing this and I have proven to myself that I can too.

Based on my strengths and how I have furthered my education in the stock market the past two

years, I feel I have the skills and knowledge necessary in this field of work. From when I was 16 years old

to now, I have designated every weekday morning at 6 am to waking up and making money in the

market. I won and lost a lot, but from each loss, I was able to learn something useful and it has impacted

my whole journey to success. I have learned to numb my emotions when I am in a trade, so I am neither

confident nor scared to get out of the trade. I plan the trade and trade the plan. This is a key skill needed

in being an investment fund manager because when one invests in something you have to trust the plan

you set up in order to profit your clientele.

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