Our Benefits Make Western & Southern the Ideal Place for Your Career

Heather Swensgard:
I love the fact that part of our cultural principles is making a career here for you. It's built into our DNA and who we are. And I think that's fantastic.

Heather Swensgard:
We're very lucky to have a dedicated learning space in the Guilford Building on the second floor. We are able to offer the things that our associates need and we can offer it all right here so you don't have to go anywhere. You can experience that learning in-house and also experience that learning with your colleagues.  

Michael Jones:
The Guilford Center is an enormous learning opportunity for any of our associates. They go through any kind of training that you could possibly imagine, whether it's online or even in-person. I was not only a part of a lot of those trainings from a learning standpoint. I was able to actually teach a lot of those trainings as well from a mutual fund standpoints so teaching other associates about mutual funds, how they work and things like that.

Keri Finnell:
I think my personal development helps my team because I'm also taking that back and helping them grow as well. I know how important that mentorship, those coaching conversations has been in my life, and I really push that forward to the teams that I manage. 

Heather Swensgard:
We have this great tool about planning out your development. What does that look like? And we have conversation starters because we believe associates own their career, because if you don't own it, nobody else will. 

Michael Jones:
I think it is something that a lot of companies don't provide where they have a separate unit focused solely on development and training and growing the associates. 

Keri Finnell:
I always have a personal goal that this time next year I want to be better than I am today.
So I'm always looking for opportunities to become a better version of myself. 

Heather Swensgard:
So we are continuously talking to people about how do you build your talent? What does that development plan look like? Where do you want to go? Sometimes says, Hey, I really like what I'm doing and I just want to build my skills in my current role. That's still career development. 

Michael Jones:
The opportunities are almost endless here. Think about other areas that you're passionate about that may not be in that current role that you want to do more of. So if you have the skill set and the learning, you're going to be ready for that next step.

Keri Finnell:
One of the most impactful things that I've taken away from all of my many continual education opportunities is that there is always something more that I can learn.