Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
What Gen Z Wants in FP&A
What does Generation Z Want from FP&A?
Between them, college students Gabriel Valentin Navarro, Charlee Wambolt, and Derek Baker secured FP&A and finance internships at companies as diverse as Credit Suisse, Clark Construction, Amex, Expedia, Regeneron, and SavviLegal. In this special episode we explore the experiences of a Gen Z cohort experiencing work in FP&A for the first time.
In this special episode we meet guests:
- Gabriel Valentin Navarro , Intern at American Express (University of Washington)
- Charlee Wambolt, Intern at Credit Suisse (Brigham Young University)
- Derek Baker, Financial Analyst at Clientbook (Brigham Young University)
They reveal:
- How to get an internship in FP&A and is it necessary?
- The best advice for people seeking their first FP&A role?
- Skills and tactics to maximize your internship experience?
- How to take ownership of your internship experience?
- What employers need to know about the approach of Gen Z in finance, and where employers are failing.
- The university classes which most prepared them for a career in finance
- The values that Gen Z is looking for in their next finance role?
- Their biggest advice and takeaways for other college students taking their first steps towards internships and jobs?
- Their favorite Excel function of the next generation!
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