HULTIAN: What are the most
important skills Morgan Stanley
looks for in its future employees?
Now we must see how they follow
through.
HULTIAN: What is the biggest
mistake private wealth managers
make on a regular basis?
O: They’ve reduced those mistakes
today because there’s a culture and
O: I cannot tell you what Morgan
Stanley looks for. You may visit their
website, see the skills and apply for jobs
directly.
From
a
management
standpoint, however, I want to see
commitment that started in school.
Earning good grades is a commitment
that you made to do the best that you
possibly could. If you have been
employed elsewhere, I want to see how
long you were employed there. Today
the average job may last three years
(except in the tech industry where it is
less). If we are going to hire someone,
we need to spend a lot of money and
time. What we do not want is seeing
new hires leave us for the competition
after we have invested significant
resources on them. Also, I want to look
at the person’s communication skills.
How does a person speak? Can he
answer questions comfortably? Does
he dress properly?
"How does a person speak? Does he dress
properly? Are his shoes shined?"
process that everyone should follow.
That process begins with a deep
profiling of the client. If you do not do
this profiling than you do not know
what his/her needs are - time frame,
return expectations, risk tolerance, and
so on. You do not want to end up with
a portfolio that is too aggressive or
conservative for the client.
Are his shoes shined? The first
impression is incredible. You have to
live the part. If a person is well dressed
then he is paying attention to himself,
and he is proud of what he looks like.
That’s how he is going to look to others.
One good piece of advice is that you
scout the place where you are going to
apply first and see what people look
like. You want to look like them for the
interview.
Otto Busot