Soft Skills CFA Professionals: The Key to Unlocking Career Success
Soft Skills CFA Professionals: The Key to Unlocking Career Success
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1. Communication Skills
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In finance, it’s all about the numbers; except when it’s not, and your words are what makes the numbers leap off the page.
As a CFA you will frequently need to translate complex investment strategies, financial models, and risk assessments to clients, management, and even non-finance employees.
Communication Essentials Some of the key elements of communication that must be present are:
- Simplifying Complex Ideas:
Ability to simplify complex financial concepts for easy understanding.
- Active Listening:
Actually, listening to what the client wants and working towards an appropriate response rather than just trying to shove technical up-him/her/them.
- Presentation Skills:
Prepare and present compelling reports, pitches and recommendations that resonate with audience(s).
Tip: Practice storytelling. They value the hell out of someone who can tell a good story with hard numbers.
2. Critical thinking and reasoning Problem solving and reasoning
All investment decisions carry a risk of loss.
To do well, CFA professionals should have great critical thinking skills; the ability to analyse situations, question assumptions, and come to an informed decision.
Critical thinking includes:
- Analysis of Alternative Scenarios:
What could go wrong? What are the best case and worst case?
- Conventional Wisdom Under Scrutiny: