11:27 PM
I went to a career fair today ... so in this session with a representative of ABCD bank, I was told to go to my nearest branch and talk with the Banking Centre Leader ... So the HR person I spoke with pointed out how I don't have
certain retail banking experiences/skills (e.g., customer service experience) ... My background is in Economics and policy research and I am looking for work related to those areas. Banks do hire economists and research analysts ... but it very rarely ... So a good way to get there is to start at the very bottom , I guess.
So the HR person told me I should go talk to the Branch Leader and tell them that he advised me to. I am supposed to ask them what courses/certifications I should get to be able to land an entry level job there ...
And ask the Leader what else I need to do to work there. I said I was thinking about this and wanted to ask him before the session whether cold walkins are a good idea. He said I am already behind 200 people who have already done that - meaning that people do this all the time . He said I need to be competitive... Then I searched the internet and it says cold walkins are a bad idea ...
Can any of you who are or have been in a manager or leadership role tell me what I should do? And it was a 15 min session so he didn't really point out anything specific to ask other than the course/certification thing ... Do any of you have any ideas about what some good questions would be? I haven't actually thought about this , after I spend some time I am sure I will have a better idea , but any suggestion you guys have will be great ...
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