Career outcomes of financial planning students
In a competitive job market, a traditional university qualification that delivers technical knowledge, in itself, does not guarantee graduate employment (Crebert, et al. 2004). This study sought to determine which personal characteristics, skills and attributes lead to successful employment after graduating from financial planning degrees across Australian financial institutions. We find that education providers can do more to develop a number of skills, including interpersonal communication, negotiating, marketing and being a team player, and that there may be gender differences in role prefe... Show more
Authors: West, Tracey; Johnson, Dianne; Webb, Anna
Published: Brisbane, Queensland, Griffith University on behalf of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, 2019
Resource type: Article
Access item: https://fpa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FPRJ-Vol5-Iss1-2019.pdf
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