Www.scottrade.com/careers is the link for people who are looking for Scottrade employment opportunities.
Scottrade is one of the discount stock brokerages in the United States. It is one of the first brokerages to offer discounted stock brokerage services over the Internet. It has more than 400 branches throughout the United States.
This company is notable in laying off no one during the 2008-2009 recession. At their job web-page, you can check out the current open job postings from the company. If you click on the “Search Jobs” link on the site, you will be led to another page where you are invited to register online so that you can create a profile and submit your resume online. However, you do not need to do all that if you just want to look at the available jobs. You can simply click on the small “Search Jobs” button on the upper left hand corner of the site (next to the “log-in” link), and you will arrive at a webpage where you can browse all the available jobs.
On scottrade.com/careers, visitors can also learn where Scottrade employment opportunities are located. At this point, there are 90 job-postings on the site. Most of the jobs are located in St Louis, Missouri, where the company has its headquarters. However, there are also many positions available in various branch offices throughout America. A variety of jobs are available in various departments, including accounting, finance, brokerage operations and several others more. There are also internship positions available for students currently in school, or for those who have just graduated.
For many of the finance positions, a bachelor’s degree in finance and/or economics is required. For the job of branch manager or stock broker, in addition to a bachelor’s degree, you need to have passed several General Securities Representative Exams and have a clear U4 record. That is, you need to be a certified broker in good standing.
So, if you are looking for a job in the finance industry, or want to build a career in a stock brokerage, you may like to visit their website to learn more information about Scottrade employment opportunities.
Some background info about the company:
Scottrade was started by Rodger Riney as Scottsdale Securities in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1980. The company grew rapidly, and in 1996, started a website to serve its customers over the internet. In 2000, the company officially changed its name to Scottrade to reflect the domain name of its website. In 2003, it set up a Chinese version of the website, and started catering specifically to Chinese customers through its Chinese service center staffed by Chinese-speaking stockbrokers. Today, the company employs more than 2000 employees in its offices. If you desire to pursue a career with this online discount brokerage firm, you may want to visit www.scottrade.com/careers.