Ep. 2 - (5) Tips for Starting in Finance At Amazon

(0:41) 1/Be Useful Quickly; (1:16) 2/Solve Problems, Don't Create Solutions; (2:15) 3/Start w.The Micro; (3:16) 4/1-on-1 Strategy; (4:32) 5/The 3 Buckets

This is the coffee chat I have with new analysts on Day 1 and I wanted to share with you so you can hit the ground running.

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