Retail Banking
Abhishek Panwar | Assistant Manager | Axis Bank LtdWhat is Retail Banking?
A Career in Retail Banking is very intriguing. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Retail Banking actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Retail Banking. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Retail Banking from non professionals.
With 4 years & 3 months of professional experience, Assistant Manager Abhishek Panwar understands Retail Banking. According to Assistant Manager Abhishek Panwar, Retail Banking is:
Banking basically means money. Dealing with public money, which the bank is liable to pay. Now banking is a basket of products, providing insurances, loans etcetra, which is in some ways helping people.
How Assistant Manager Abhishek Panwar got into Retail Banking?
After completing my graduation from Tula's Institute and post graduation from Manipal University, I started working with Axis Bank Ltd as an Assistant Manager since 2015.
Assistant Manager Abhishek Panwar's Talk on Retail Banking |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Retail Banking |
Next, it covers Education. It was a welcome change to see the Talk touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at Retail Banking, and not merely as Qualifications needed to enter Retail Banking. Here is a list of Education items required for Retail Banking: | |
2) | Accounting |
3) | Share Market |
4) | Third Party Products |
5) | Bank Policies and RBI Policies |
6) | Management |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Retail Banking. It discusses following headings for Skills in Retail Banking: | |
7) | Good Listener |
8) | Calm and Patience |
9) | Alertness |
10) | People Skills |
11) | Team Management |
12) | Mental Strength |
There are great positives of Retail Banking. This Talk explains these Positives of Retail Banking: | |
13) | Meeting New People |
14) | Networking |
15) | Respect |
16) | Monetary Satisfaction |
17) | Job Satisfaction |
Challenges define Retail Banking as much as the Positives of the same: | |
18) | Difficult Customers |
19) | Pressure |
20) | Time Management |
21) | Work Life Balance |
22) | Risky Job |
In the final section of the Talk, Abhishek Panwar talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
23) | Retail Banking |
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How to get into
Retail Banking?
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The 14 hour process, guided by a LifePage Career Advisor, will help you introspect and check whether your interest in Retail Banking is merely an infatuation or is it truly something you wish to do for the rest of your life.
Next, your Career Advisor will help you document how you can get into Retail Banking, what education and skills you need to succeed in Retail Banking, and what positives and challenges you will face in Retail Banking.
Finally, you will get a Career Plan stating which Courses, Certifications, Trainings and other Items you need to do in the next 7 years to become world’s best in Retail Banking.
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Links for this Talk
Assistant Manager Abhishek Panwar's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/abhishekpanwar
LifePage Career Talk on Retail Banking

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/retail-banking

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170610-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZWe_5b0k-I
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