Professional development

Titi Cole of Citi, Ellen Patterson of Wells Fargo and Ernie Johannson of BMO swapped tales and tips on being mentors and mentoring others, at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference.

Polyanna Unruh embraced her employer's tuition-assistance benefit to go from high-school graduate to MBA.

Michelle Seitz tells attendees at American Banker's Women in Banking NEXT awards to take advantage of the networking and mentoring available to them that she didn't have access to at the start of her own career.

Since it began using virtual reality to instruct employees one year ago, BofA has expanded its use of the technology for challenges that require split-second decisions.

The switch to in-person internship options, more competition in the field and differences in skills and values led to changes in 2022 industry internships.

To meet the growing demand, banks are faced with a choice of hiring, reskilling or outsourcing.

As summer nears its end, finance-industry rookies are relishing their freedom while some fret over what it means for their future careers. Anxiety is simmering in Wall Street's kinder era for incomers, according to interviews with 10 young bankers.

A career path in financial services doesn't have to be linear, says Walmart's Julia Unger.

For women, the path to leadership isn't always the same one that men take. Talus Pay CEO Kim Fitzsimmons says her career moved fastest whenever she refused to stay in her lane.

While millions of employees have voluntarily left their jobs over the past year, senior level industry leaders have continued to advance their careers.