Don t look now, but today s card executive should have an arsenal of very unique skills to succeed in a dramatically changing industry. The key to success in the information age will be to possess unique and valuable knowledge and access to relationships that will help engender you to employers and build a base by which to execute your ideas. Now An industry can change very quickly, says Mitch Potter, an employee attraction and retention specialist at William M. Mercer Inc., a human resources consulting firm in Minneapolis.
Businesses try to change quickly, but in reality, they change more slowly.
Use all the opportunities you have to learn about the financial services business on the job and outside of it. Be ready for change. Follow trend lines. They re looking for someone who s been there, done that. Start-up companies are looking for people from the mature companies that have been serving the same customer base.