Pratice Parent Interview

Ola Anyanwu, Former Assistant Manager at Bank of America

Q: What is your profession?
A: "I was an assistant manager at Bank of America."

Q: Can you briefly describe your profession?
A: "I work at customer service, most of the time. I am in charge of audit, balancing the vault, cash handling, tellers, international transfer, approving loans, opening bank accounts, and a whole lot more."

Q: Did you work for a company, self-owned business, or private business?
A: "I worked for a company."

Q: What education, training, or licenses are needed to be in your profession?
A: "You need at least a bachelor in finance and or business and you have to go through a lot of Bank of America training."

Q: What is the dress code for your profession?
A: "I had to dress formally and professionally."

Q: What kind of clients do you meet on a daily basis?
A: " I met all kinds of people, lots of them from various occupations and backgrounds. I met doctors, lawyers, nurses, even basketball players, like Dirk Nowitzki, and football players, like Tony Romo. I would say pretty much anyone who can open a bank account."

Q: What are some challenging things about your profession?
A: " Some challenging things I faced were maintaining balance in my work, keeping employees on task at all times, and  communicating with foreign costumers who I elaborated to with the best of my ability therefore, they could comprehend what information they needed."

Q: What are some benefits that come with your job?
A: "I get insurance and bonuses at the beginning and end of the year once we have made our profit."

Q: How many years of experience have you had?
A: " I have had 15 years of experience in the banking and financial field of Bank of America."

Q: Do you receive commission?
A:  "Sometimes, especially at the beginning of the year."
 
One interesting thing I learned was that the Assistant Manager was responsible for international transfers.

Career Cluster Results

• My top three career clusters were Arts A/V Technology & Communications, Business Management & Administration, and Government & Public Administration.

 

• Art A/V Technology & Communications 

1. Graphic Designer: They design visuals used promote films, products, companies, and much by using graphic art and computer software used for designing.
2. Broadcast News Analyst: They analyze news retrieved from many sources, write scripts and journals with computers, they look at local, national, and international problems and broadcast them over TV to many people.

•  Business Management & Administration

1. Chief Executive: They organize investments, policies, and much more, take care of finances, check branches of companies to see that jobs are being done and accomplished, and meet with board members to discuss issues and how to fix them to make a better company.
2. Editor: They rewrite, correct, and verify other people's work. They also make information more appealing to the reader or audience.

• Marketing

1. Convention Services Manager (CSM): They are known as Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. They organize not only formal events , but many different kind of events, and  also regulate events. They try to please and cater the attendants of the event and solve any problems that come up during the event. They can do anything from a marketing and promotion party to a wedding. Them along with their staff organize the events to make sure that everything is up to par with the demands of the event host or hosts.      

• I was surprised to see that all the jobs I was interested in came up. I always dreamt of my future job being in business, graphic design, or journalism and the survey gave me approval of what jobs or area fields to look in for my future job. Graphic Designer, Broadcast News Analyst, Chief Executive, Editor, and Convention Services Management were all possible jobs that I wanted to venture in the future. This survey gave make an outlook to my options and I am going to take advantage of it.