Inside Asset Management | Episode 3: From Intern to Business Manager
It is a recruiting and early-career development item rather than an investment or practice-management discussion, so its relevance to advisory firms is mainly indirect: it illustrates how a large asset manager structures rotational analyst programs and what its hiring teams say they weigh beyond technical skills.
Summary
By the running an ria deskThis is the third episode of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's "Inside Asset Management" video series, in which Aziza Bangura interviews Shalen Lin, a Business Manager supporting the Chief Administrative Office in Taiwan who started as an intern. Lin describes the Asset Management Analyst Training Program, her rotations across the business, working with peers globally and how she came to asset management in Taiwan. She also discusses what hiring teams look for beyond technical skills and advises early-career candidates to ask questions and build networks early.
- Lin began as an intern and is now a Business Manager supporting the Chief Administrative Office in Taiwan.
- The Analyst Training Program uses rotations so participants can explore different parts of the business.
- The episode distinguishes between the internship and the analyst program and covers day-to-day work and the role of the CAO office.
- Lin advises early-career professionals to ask questions and network early, and discusses what hiring teams look for beyond technical skills.
Chapters
From the publisher’s description| Time | Chapter | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Insights from global careers | 1 min | |
| Shalen’s story | 1 min | |
| The reality of day-to-day work | 1 min | |
| What is the CAO office? | 1 min | |
| Discovering asset management in Taiwan | 2 min | |
| Internship vs analyst program | 1 min | |
| Rotations across the business | 4 min | |
| Advice: Ask and network | 1 min |
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