Entry-level positions for aspiring Assistant Vice Presidents in Big Banks
Zach, an Assistant Vice President at a Fortune 100 bank, emphasizes the importance of patience and making "good decisions" in navigating a career in finance, referencing Malcolm Gladwell's *The Tipping Point* to illustrate how consistent, sound choices yield positive long-term outcomes. The accumulation of these decisions, rather than immediate success, is key to career progression.
Patience, Decision-Making, Career Development, Resilience, Long-Term Perspective
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Zach Bransky
Assistant Vice President
Fortune 100 Bank
University of Arizona
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey, MBA
Finance
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
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Video Highlights
1. Patience is crucial for career progression. Success often comes gradually, not immediately.
2. Good decision-making significantly impacts career trajectory, both positively and negatively.
3. The concept of 'tipping points' highlights that consistent good decisions lead to cumulative positive outcomes over time, while bad decisions can result in setbacks.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
The biggest thing is just being patient with yourself. Everything comes in time.
To go on a tangent, there's a book called *The Tipping Point*. It essentially says that if you make really good decisions over time, they'll tip over in the right way, and you'll have a flow of good things come to you.
But if you make bad decisions, it flips the other way. You'll be doing well, and all of a sudden, something catastrophic will happen; you'll get hit by a bunch of stuff at once.
So, really, making good decisions is important. It's about putting your best foot forward.