If you could give one piece of advice to someone starting in finance today, what would it be? Mine would be: learn the business before mastering the tools.

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If you have faith in God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, stay firm in your faith! If that's not your cup of tea, (absolutely no judgement at all) then stay firm in what is peaceful for u and others around. How? KNOW the laws of the land, know the employee handbook and regulations down to the T! Stress in finances is normal AF , don't be the face of stress. Learn from those before you, but don't let that influence final decisions unless they are in literal position to do so. Trust not a single soul too much. Keep YOUR personal info, PERSONAL I mean like no one should know anything about you beyond what u do in the position you are in.
These lessons I learned the hard way, please adhere to the warnings

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Interesting, do you mean the business side of things and kind of the why behind it? Mine would be to give yourself some time to figure it out. Being overwhelmed and surrounded by people who have it all figured out is daunting.

Yea exactly. Understanding the business will give credibility when working with cross functionals.

Build relationships early. You can always learn the technical stuff as you go, but building real industry connections will open more doors than any one skill.

Yes. Relationships and trust matter so much.

Be confident in what you don’t know.
This was my biggest learning curve. People don’t mind if you don’t know something, as long as you’re willing to learn + find out the answer. It’s the way you say you don’t know

I would say stay curious. Even when you think you have a good understanding of something there’s always more to learn.

This is advice that I always give as well. Curiosity enables growth.

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