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I wanted something[br]that was engaging

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and required analytical thinking[br]and problem solving.

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Finance was a place where[br]I would be able to find that.

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My name is Anna [br]and I am a second year Analyst

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in Corporate Client Banking[br]& Specialized Industries

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at J.P. Morgan.

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I joined J.P. Morgan[br]through the Analyst Program

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straight out of college. It's a very[br]structured program, which I like.

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It's a three-year analyst [br]program followed by

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a three-year associate[br]program and then,

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wherever your career[br]takes you.

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In Corporate Client Banking,

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we cover middle and[br]large corporations.

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They're big companies[br]doing strategic things

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and really growing,[br]but they're also

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at a stage in their trajectory[br]where they really value

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having a financial advisor.

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What's been most appealing[br]and surprising to me

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was just how much contact[br]I'd have with the clients

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and the relationship[br]I'd be able to build with them.

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I would never have thought[br]that the CEO of a company

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with almost a billion dollars in[br]assets would know me by name.

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I wanted to find that[br]balance where I was feeling

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driven, and motivated [br]at work but at the same time

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I was able to have [br]a life outside the office.

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And that's what my job[br]really allows me to do.

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I live in the East Village

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and what's really great[br]about the East Village

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is that it's so loud[br]and so bright, it's fun.

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It's not hard to find a place [br]where you belong in New York

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because there's a[br]place for everybody.

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My markers have[br]become landmarks.

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I know that I've gotten[br]to the first mile mark

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when I get to[br]the Manhattan Bridge.

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I know I'm at five miles [br]when I get to the Statue of Liberty.

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And I like exploring[br]the city in that way.

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If you want to have[br]great Mexican food,

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I can name you [br]seven places.

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I think getting to have those [br]different culinary experiences

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keeps me happy, keeps me[br]excited and I think that I can

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bring that excitement[br]and energy to the office.

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The best part of my day[br]is those little moments

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you get to have[br]with your coworkers.

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Sometimes you've had[br]a busy, hectic day

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and there's just[br]that little lull

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where you get to look across[br]at each other and say,

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"Wow, we did that today!"

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The culture here is[br]really a collaborative,

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supportive culture.

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And everyone is just[br]trying to do what's best

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for our clients' [br]day in, day out.

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But, it's not only about[br]getting ahead at work,

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it's also about getting ahead[br]in my life outside of work

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and really finding that balance.

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I look around sometimes, like,

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"Wow, I'm part of the[br]number one bank in America!"