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Banking offers a wide variety of job opportunities in such fields as administration, branch banking, accountancy, auditing, lending, secretarial work, export financing, international banking and travel. You would have to decide on which field you would like to concentrate.
Bank Manager
If you intend to become a bank manager, you would need to know something about every aspect of banking. Integrity and exemplary behaviour at all times are vital in this profession as is an ability to understand and enjoy financial matters. A well developed sense of responsibility, empathy with people, initiative, the ability to work under pressure, intelligence, dependability, good communication skills and an appreciation of excellent service are also important.

Bank Teller
If you began your career as a teller in a bank, you would be required to arrive promptly and correctly dressed at the bank . Most of the people you would attend to would be banking money or withdrawing it so you would be given enough money in the form of notes and coins. Electronic equipment is provided for counting notes and weighing coins. Each transaction would have to be written down on special forms and at the end of the day, you would have to balance your forms with the money taken in or out. Your working day would be a normal 8-5 unless otherwise agreed upon by the person in charge.

Banking has changed dramatically over recent years and now offers some of the broadest career opportunities in the financial sector as well as the challenge of dealing with two of the most fascinating things in life, namely, money and people.

As a result, banks provide a wide and developing range of specialised services which require highly trained and qualified personnel. Career opportunities are available in a variety of fields, such as administration, branch banking, accountancy, auditing, lending, secretarial work, export financing, international banking and travel. New customer services have opened up positions in portfolio management, supervision of unit trusts, and super annuation funds, property management, personnel administration, taxation, computer systems, bankcard departments, public relations and advertising, trustee and wills, and agricultural services.

Therefore a banking career offers unlimited opportunities together with sound training for men and women who have a keen interest in finance and banking.

Requirements:
The ability to work with figures (branch personnel) as well as the ability to understand financial matters (senior and executive officers) is important.

The ability to maintain pleasant public relations, internally as well as towards the public, especially when having to work under pressure, is important. Integrity and exemplary behaviour are required at all times.


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Financial and Banking
 
 



 
 

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