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Put your resume together on razume and then post here - ask for critique

I can say this about ER: it has the most diverse hiring opportunities. I got my first ER gig b/c I was a bartender and the analyst wanted a people person to weasel info out of covered company contacts, and I started working part time. The guy running that circus was a former industry insider who had never seen a financial model and could barely use Excel. Other programs have formal recruiting and training - they are typically harder to get into. The predictive power of both types of shop has zero correlation to their predictive power, keep that in mind.

You should always be talking to people and opening up options. Good luck.

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1.) All entry-level jobs are incredibly boring and grinding. Ask any TA. Heck, ask any junior trader at least in S&T at a bank. 2.) Tentatively agree with shorttheworld, but would first steer you to setting up a Plan A, B, C, etc.

Plan A: Get a better job in industry- the kind you'd like to have when you graduate your MSF/MFE. Plan B: Go get an MSF- ideally from a top ten school. ... Plan E: Stay where you are a few more years.

There is nothing wrong with saving $50K by avoiding an MSF if you can get a job in industry.

Entry-level jobs are grinding and managerial-level jobs are non-transferable and make you a much bigger target for bullies than entry-level jobs, ironically. Working for large companies isn't all it's cracked up to be.

 

I would also recommend putting your resume together and start applying to jobs that may interest you. In the mean time, 3 months is not very long. You should start building any kind of internal network you can. Start talking to people in the program and they may be able to provide you with more information. 9 months will be here before you know it, especially if you will be studying for the CFA L1. It will be a lot harder to study if you are relocating and starting a new job, just something to keep in mind.

 

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