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Thomas Puza

Thomas Puza

Capital One

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Thomas's work combines: Business, Technology, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Branch Manager

On a daily basis I help our clients achieve their financial goals.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Becton Regional High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Political Science and Government, General

    Montclair State University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Financial Managers:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Business/Commerce, General

Bachelor's Degree: Marketing/Marketing Management, General

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Started working in a bank at a young age.

  • 2.

    Learned as much as I could about the business.

  • 3.

    Took risks at an early age.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Society in general:

    Why do you want to work in a bank? There is no earning potential in that line of work.

  • How I responded:

    You have to love what you do on a daily basis and ignore negative people. Negative people love to bring other people down. Surround yourself with people who are positive.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • Being a first generation immigrant can be difficult because your relatives at times can not provide the advice that you are in need of. Seek out other invidudals who can offer guidance.