In this blog post, we will introduce how to write a self-introduction letter that highlights your responsible attitude and trust-oriented personality, which are suitable for a career in financial sales.
Growth
“Quiet but determined!”
I was a very quiet student growing up. I hardly spoke at school, and my homeroom teacher was so worried that she called my parents. I am introverted by nature, but I also believed that it was not good to talk too much. This was because I read a lot, and that was the lesson I learned from the books I read. I mainly read children’s books that explained the truths of life in simple terms, written by ancient Chinese thinkers and Western philosophers. My enjoyment of reading came from being able to glimpse the thoughts of great people. The personality I formed through reading can be summed up as being sparing with words and exercising self-control in my actions. Therefore, I avoid acting without thinking.
Instead, I think carefully before taking even small actions and try not to make mistakes. When I do act, I exercise self-control, remain calm, and take great care not to harm others. I learned this behavior from books. Many successful people and famous thinkers were not people who acted without thinking. They were people who thought deeply about themselves and were conscious of social issues. So I tried to become like them, and even if I couldn’t become a perfect person, I thought that the process of trying was meaningful. Acting with conviction means acting with a firm belief and taking responsibility for your actions. So, my growth process has been one of trying to act responsibly in order to take responsibility.
Strengths and weaknesses of my personality
“The power of trusting others”
Nowadays, trust and confidence in others seem to be values that are not widely accepted in society. However, I don’t want to be swept away by such social trends and become an untrustworthy or selfish person. Instead, I try to be someone who shows trust to others first and gives them confidence. Of course, that doesn’t mean that I am easily swayed by what others say or do, or that I am gullible. I don’t think that naive people are good or wise. However, the reason I show trust and belief first is because I want to be able to communicate with others based on mutual trust. Sometimes things don’t go as I hope. But even in those situations, I don’t regret showing my trust.
I believe that this is part of my personality, and I think it is much more courageous than worrying about hurting others. I believe that courageous people actively express their opinions while being fully aware of the morality of those opinions. For example, if I accidentally hurt someone while walking down the street, I would apologize immediately and honestly. Even if that was not my intention, if the other person claims to have been harmed, I think I should apologize. That is my belief in the other person’s claim, and it is also my belief in my own trustworthiness. Therefore, I believe that being honest with myself and communicating honesty to others is a truly courageous attitude.
School days
“Consistently participating in economic volunteer activities.”
I have been involved in volunteer work since I was in high school. The volunteer work I started at that time was economic volunteer work. When people think of economic volunteer work, they usually think of activities that generate income, but what I did consistently was educational activities. The school I attended was located in a remote area, not in the city center, and there was a small branch elementary school nearby. The school had few classes, and it was in danger of being closed. I was impressed by the students’ efforts to prevent the school from closing, including campaigns and various other activities. So, I became friends with the students at that school and started providing economic education. At the time, I was a high school student, so I prepared about an hour’s worth of lessons and visited the students every month. I tried to get to know the children and make them feel comfortable during the lessons, and I worked to instill economic concepts in them through economic education.
I taught them about the importance of personal credit and gave lessons on opening bank accounts and managing credit cards. When they entered junior high school, I became a college student and continued to visit them as an outside teacher. The school allowed me to continue teaching through small group activities. When my friends entered high school, I didn’t have enough time to teach them, but I continued to tutor them on weekends. I mainly gave group lessons for college entrance exams, and because I had built long-term relationships with the students, I found the lessons very rewarding. I didn’t charge much for the lessons, and I tried to give more specialized lessons so that the students could get good grades in economics. This gave me pride as an economics educator and confidence in my teaching, which led me to give other lectures as well.
Career
“Growing through two internships.”
After graduating from college, I considered various fields of work that would allow me to utilize my major in statistics. On the one hand, I wanted to work for a credit card company or in finance, but on the other hand, I felt that I could fully demonstrate my abilities at an insurance company. However, since I couldn’t experience both at the same time, I decided to do two internships. In fact, even one internship in the financial industry can be overwhelming and difficult. However, doing two internships with low pay required a spirit of challenge. With that spirit, I decided to do internships at a commercial bank’s credit card company and a life insurance company. At the credit card company, I was in charge of product analysis and organizing sales results. As an intern, my work was similar to financial administration.
However, watching my seniors perform specialized tasks such as risk analysis, I had the opportunity to learn from them and observe their work. So, while striving to do my job perfectly and without mistakes, I also tried to gain work experience by talking to others as much as possible. The same was true at the life insurance company. I was in charge of collecting information on insurance products and conducting market research and profitability surveys related to those products. I also conducted basic research for insurance marketing meetings and tried to gain an overall understanding of the work of an insurance company by observing the work of others who were engaged in insurance calculation. Through these two internship experiences, I gained a thorough understanding of both affiliates, which led me to decide to work at a bank related to credit cards.
Motivation for applying and vision
“The correlation between statistics and finance”
I have previous work experience at Shinhan Card. Based on my one year of internship experience, I joined the card company and worked there for three years. Although I worked at a card company rather than a bank, card work was often related or directly connected to banking. Therefore, even while working at the card company, I often went to affiliated banks to handle related work. There are reasons why I chose to work at a bank based on my two internship experiences. I majored in statistics in college, so I was able to demonstrate my high level of competence in data research, data analysis, and data management, which are required at banks and credit card companies. Therefore, I decided to work at a bank where these skills are essential, and since I had previously worked at Shinhan Card, I decided to apply to Shinhan Bank. I am currently studying for CFP and CFA certifications, and through these self-development efforts, I will become a financial data analyst who continues to grow.
