Engineering undergrad -> private investment -> laid off -> now what?

Hello everyone.

Here's the deal. Graduated from UCLA with a degree in chemical engineering. Didn't want to go into that field (good pay but extremely boring to me).

Joined a small real estate private investment firm shortly before graduating. Firm wasn't doing too well, got laid off. I was there for 9 months, but got a lot of good exposure and experience while I was there.

Overall, given my limited experience in any finance industry and my awkwardly short tenure at my last job, I'm having trouble seeing traction with the jobs I apply to.

I've had a few leads, but nothing has come into fruition. For example, made it through the whole interview process with Oaktree, and though they basically told me I had the job at my final interview, they gave it to someone else. I've also been interviewing for Wilshire Associates, but progress with them has been slow.

Ultimately I'm trying to cultivate as many opportunities as possible. That's why I am turning to you with this open ended question: what sort of positions should I seek? Where should I find these opportunities to apply to? How can I improve my resume?

Thank you, and have fun ripping me to shreds.

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2 Comments
 
  1. What do you want to do?

  2. Resume has to many italics.

  3. It has been two months, don't be so picky and use your UCLA network which is massive.

I would add a "Skills" section to your resume where you can list related skills that aren't necessarily stated in your work experience, for example, can you do financial modeling? If so, that should be listed in skills...some people will just skim the resume looking for basic keywords and could result in a quick ding if they don't see something in particular.

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