Andrew Jost
- Fund Manager
- MissionSquare Retirement
School Information
School: University of California, Santa Barbara
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2008
Career Information
Working For: MissionSquare Retirement
Title: Fund Manager
Industry: FinanceWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Pursuing the CFA designation, building great relationships in the financial services industry in the Washington, DC area.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
If you can survive the summer, you can survive anything.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
I immediately had an out of school experience to draw from. I could confidently tell employers that I had handled stressful times, and I had been able to successfully manage both good clients and bad clients. That was worth more than any paycheck.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Life is about making the most of the opportunities presented to you. You’re never going to be in complete control, but it’s up to you to make the best out of any situation.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Keep it up! Don’t give up, and remember that you are doing something that not many other college students get to do.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
This is the best way to learn how to run a business, many others I’ve come across just seem to be partial entry-level jobs into that company.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Fishing in the pacific ocean
Last words of wisdom?
Impossible is nothing