At State Street, clients are at the center of all decisions that are made. A crucial part of customer service is ensuring that you can make complex information digestible for your clients. After all, that's why clients hire professionals as the expert! Your interviewer wants to hear that you have developed solid strategies to translate financial or business jargon into common language for clients whose knowledge is likely less specialized in these areas. In your answer, describe your communication style and, if you can, provide an example of a time you explained a complex idea in simple terms with good results.

Remember, this skill also translates to interpersonal work on a team. Your ability to communicate your ideas clearly and impacts how well you work with others.