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Anonymous

10/16/20 at 3:49AM UTC (Edited)

Career

Interview Help! Fintech Startup (new industry)

Hello all - I have secured an interview for a senior leadership role in a FinTech payments company. I was approached for the role, however I have a retail background. Any tips on general knowledge resources/areas to help boost my confidence in FinTech startups for the interview (3rd Interview with CEO/founder)? Thanks!

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Anonymous

10/23/20 at 12:19AM UTC

Ladies thank you so much for your insightful tips!!! Great information for any jobseeker to use. The interview went well, I don’t necessarily think I have the job - however happy with what I delivered.

Alessandra Wall, PhD

Your Career Your Way

10/22/20 at 10:34PM UTC

I work with women all the time who are changing sectors. One piece of advice, understand what you skill set is, what impact you can have with that skill set (even if you've only used it in retail to date) and then think of what value you can add to that specific organization with the impact you just described.

AJ Mitchell

DOES IT ALL

10/21/20 at 8:28PM UTC

Congrats and good luck! Seeing it is a Senior level role you are already very good at this... but make sure you use lots of examples when answering questions. Use the STAR method where you focus on end results. Industry won't matter when you can prove that you are capable of delivering results in all types of situations.

Casey W

10/20/20 at 11:31PM UTC

Since you are meeting with the CEO\founder, I would also come prepared to talk about the industry and ask questions about where the company is going. You may not be from the Fintech realm but showing some initially knowledge and asking questions to show you are actively learning more is always a bonus. You have the ear of someone driving the company and if applicable, talking directly with investors\board. I think showing an interest in understanding how the company (especially since it is a start up) sees itself against the way the industry is headed is important. Does the CEO agree with the direction the industry is headed, if not, how do they want to see it change, etc.

Julie Mates

Senior R&D Manager in New Jersey

10/20/20 at 11:22PM UTC

That's great news and if you got to the 3rd interview, you are doing something right! Make sure you do as much research on the company that you can. Being able to talk about specific points that are important to them will be critical. In senior leadership roles, it's usually less about the specific industry (retail) you obtained your skills and more about your skills and how they can be used in the new role. Using the job posting, relate your skills to each of the points that they need. Best of luck!

Vanessa Burrell

Searching for talented professionals nationwide!

10/20/20 at 10:24PM UTC

Hi there.. you would be both surprised and pleased with how much info you can find on Ted Talks re: Fintech and its place in the future of banking :) Good luck!

Cathy Colliver

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Marketing & MBA

10/20/20 at 9:53PM UTC

I would look at McKinsey, Wall Street Journal, PwC and Deloitte and see what they have on FinTech industry analysis. I have found McKinsey articles to be very approachable even if you don't know the industry.

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