Career Path of a Financial Analyst II at General Atomics
Zachary's career journey began with restaurant work alongside junior college and Sacramento State studies, where a sales job helped develop "soft skills." This experience led to a cost analyst role at Forin, followed by positions at a tech startup, a recruiting firm, and ultimately, Zachary's current role as a Financial Analyst II at General Atomics.
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Zachary Droppa
Financial Analyst II
General Atomics
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Business Management & Admin, Finance
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
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Video Highlights
1. He started at community college, then transferred to Sacramento State while working in restaurants and later in sales, which helped develop his soft skills.
2. His first job in his desired career path was as a cost analyst for a construction company.
3. He gained experience through various roles including working for a tech startup, a recruiting firm doing consulting, and now as a financial analyst at General Atomics.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Any internships or jobs that you've had before your current role?
I started off in junior college. I did three years there and then transferred to Sacramento State.
When I transferred to Sacramento State, I was still working in restaurants. I worked at Chipotle and Buckhorn Grill during that time.
As I was going to school, I got a job in sales at a jewelry company, doing in-store sales. That was really beneficial for me to develop my soft skills while I was in school.
I graduated from Sac State and continued working in sales after receiving my degree in finance, until I could find a different job. I ended up working for a construction company called Forin as a cost analyst. That was my first job in the career path I wanted.
Since then, I've worked for Workflow Solutions, a small tech startup in San Francisco, and Robert Half, an accounting and finance recruiting company, where I did consulting. Currently, I work as a financial analyst for General Atomics here in San Diego.
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