Intro and a question

KNavy87 · May 2011

Hello everyone,

I usually chat on BNOTB but I noticed this board has a lot of good information. I am currently deployed to afghanistan, I will be coming home in a few months. I started working on my resume. I really want to make the jump from retail and low paying positions to some sort of management position. I would really like to be a teller supervisor for a bank. I feel like I have enough management experiece from my time in the military but I have never worked in a bank. So my question is how to you make the jump into an industry you have never worked for? I have all of the skills they want except the teller experience. Is it mostly about selling yourself durring the interview?

DancingLikeTheCrackers17 · May 2011

I can't speak about every bank, but I can tell you of my experience at my bank. In our bank, you have to have at least 6 months teller experience (either at our bank or another one) to move to head teller, and at least that amount of time as head teller (plus other requirements) to become branch manager. As far as I know, there is no exception to this rule.

HTH! As I said, that's policy at our bank. I'm not sure about others.

BiscuitsandGravy · May 2011

Be wary of banks, especially big banks. You don't necessarily have to know banking to get the job, they can train you, but you do need some experience to get ahead. But...most of them make you work towards goals, you need to get so many new accounts, so many mortgages, etc. over a certain period of time. And most of them have crazy hours now, some 7 days a week, some until 8pm. If you are a teller, never expect to leave once the place closes, there is usually a lot of proofing that needs to be done after the doors close.

FrannyS · May 2011

While you may have to start entry level or not in management in a new industry, I am sure you have tons of transferable skills. For instance if you worked retail you probably have excellent customer service skills which are applicable to many fields. I would think through your transferable skills and highlight them on your resume and cover letters.

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