1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Back office of the broker dealer intern do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Finanical
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What is your job title?
Back office of the broker dealer intern
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Small international bank that has services in Private Banking, Trading, Credit, and Real Estate. Most of our clients are from Latin America or Europe.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
6 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
35
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I creat bar codes in order to scan and index new files and documents into the companies internal server. I research security prospectuses and mail them to corresponding clients as well as post them on the internal server. I help prepare and update procedures, reconciliations, customer statements, and the compliance manual for audits. I tended to daily back office activity such as tax adjustments/reversals and dividend rate adjustments.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
24000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
24000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
none as an intern
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
under
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes, except when I am given tasks that are not part of my job description.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I work in an office. I like working in the financial district of a big city because it is full of young people and its a motivating environment.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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2 Income
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3 Work Environment - co-workers
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4 Work Environment - supervisors
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6 Benefits
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5 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Ask people you know. Its all about connections. Or go through the career center at your school.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
An interest in the financial market. A desire to learn other languages.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
not for what I am doing, but you need a college degree to get the job
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Make sure you like working with numbers and enjoy the financial industry.
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