People skills are essential because you will be helping people get the loans and investments that they want. The most common jobs in commercial banking are as a credit analyst and as a lending officer. These jobs require a strong understanding of accounting. Because banking often requires that you document loans and justify credit analyses you've written communication skills are extremely important.
Banking attracts a diverse group of people.
You don't have to be a superstar student with a phenomenal GPA to make it. You do have to be detail oriented, unafraid to sell and conscientious. International talent is in high demand at money-center banks. We're looking for U.S.-educated Asians and Latin Americans to go back home and grow businesses. A new business model which is spreading into banking is that of the marketing-oriented consumer products company.