Key words in “Risk Analyst” job postings

By Dongliang “Larry” Yi

Objective: To find most required skills/abilities related to the job of “Risk Analyst”

Total number of Job postings: 7 (from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, US Bank and Citi)

Most mentioned skills/abilities:

Programing Skills: 7 times

            C++: specifically mentioned 4 times

            VBA: specifically mentioned 3 times

R: specifically mentioned 2 times

Java: specifically mentioned 2 times

SAS: specifically mentioned 2 times

Matlab: specifically mentioned 1 times

Perl: specifically mentioned 1 times

Communication Skills: 7 times

Risk Management knowledge: 5 times

Derivative pricing: 5 times

Statistics: 5 times

Database: 4 times

SQL: specifically mentioned 3 times

Oracle: specifically mentioned 1 times

Sybase: specifically mentioned 1 times

Access: specifically mentioned 1 times

Numerical Methods: 3 times

Regulatory guidance: 3 times

Motivation: 3 times

Detail Oriented: 2 times

Platform (QRM, RiskMetrics, Bloomberg): 1times

Certification (FRM): 1times

Critical thinking: 1times

Organization skills: 1times

Diligence: 1times

Management skill: 1times

Limitation: the number of job postings is limited, so it may not capture all skills required by some other companies.