How to find a job when you go to Canada to study finance
Because the financial industry is one of the largest industries in North America, and there are many kinds of financial-related jobs, the financial industry has always been the envy of everyone. Financial services industry is one of the important pillars of Canadian economy. The whole industry includes banks, trust companies, credit cooperatives, life insurance companies, property insurance companies, securities companies and investment agents. There are 550,000 direct employees in Canada's financial industry, with a weekly salary of 420 million Canadian dollars (source: Ministry of Finance of Canada). The financial industry is a capital-intensive industry. Generally speaking, any bank or securities company has tens of billions of capital. The operation of the whole financial system depends largely on the fast and effective electronic information system, so the electronic information system is very important to the financial industry. Many large financial companies have their own information system management teams, while others are outsourced to professional financial information service companies, such as CGI. Therefore, the financial industry is also the main indirect employer of IT professionals. At present, the talents needed by the financial industry are mainly divided into the following categories: general business personnel, accounting business personnel, personal financial managers, financial investment analysts, financial auditors and accountants, traders, research analysts, risk managers, information system managers and customer service personnel. Due to the limitation of space, this article will introduce two occupations with a large number of immigrants and high income in Chinese mainland: financial investment analyst and personal financial consultant. Financial investment analysts and personal financial advisers are both engaged in providing financial analysis results and investment guidance. The difference is that financial analysts provide services for enterprises, evaluate the company's financial situation and the development of the industry, and provide investment guidance for financial institutions accordingly. Personal financial managers focus on providing a series of optional financial products according to personal financial needs. Financial investment analysts are also called financial analysts, securities analysts or investment analysts. They generally work in banks, insurance companies, fund companies, securities companies and other financial institutions to help these companies or corporate clients make rational investment decisions. Personal financial consultants are also called financial planners, financial planners and financial consultants. Their main responsibility is to provide customers with suggestions on purchasing financial products suitable for their needs according to their short-term and long-term financial needs and financial situation. Most financial analysts work in the headquarters of large financial companies, 19% work in securities and commodity exchanges, intermediary companies and investment service companies, and the rest mainly work in insurance companies, accounting firms, management, technology consulting companies and local and federal governments. 365,438+0% financial managers work in securities and fund brokerage companies, 65,438+04% financial managers work in banks, credit cooperatives or deposit companies, and 38% financial managers are self-employed and act as financial product agents in small investment consulting companies. The remaining few people work in insurance brokerage companies. Paradise tip: 1.