Would finance suit me if I enjoy analysing uncertainty but dislike sales and networking?
Finance may suit you if you enjoy analysing uncertainty, risk, data, and financial decisions, but it is not entirely free of communication or relationship-building. Sales and networking are more central in some areas, such as investment banking, wealth management, and client-facing roles, while risk, quantitative analysis, research, compliance, and some corporate finance roles may involve less selling.
Key points
- Look for courses and careers involving risk modelling, financial analysis, economics, statistics, or research.
- Even less client-facing finance work can require presenting findings, collaborating, and communicating with stakeholders.
- Review the modules, assessment methods, and career examples for each programme, then compare them with the roles you might want.
Things to check
- The balance between technical analysis, teamwork, sales, and networking varies by programme, employer, country, and role.