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I'm guessing you live in British Columbia, in particular Vancouver. What are the big industries there? Have you considered maybe getting experience working in whatever big players in the region there are as some sort of business/financial analyst? How about moving to Calgary?
That I have a shot of getting hired at? Accounting. Definitely thought about it but I feel id be doing it for the wrong reasons. Get my CPA and leave, probably would hate it. But even so, the big 4 is dominated by UBC students. I would want to move to Calgary but dont have that type of money.
Play the hand you're dealt. Nobody cares about your passion until you have qualifications to back it up. Work toward an accounting degree, change to a better job when you can (maybe after you are a "junior" in standing), graduate, work at a recognized accounting firm for a few years after graduation, do an MBA, get into IB (if that's what you still want).
You are competing against kids who have every advantage [that you don't] and are just as smart as you. You can be doing very well before you're even 30 by focusing on the path that fits you. But you are just wasting time trying to "break in" now when, in their eyes (no matter how you spin it), you are unqualified.
Hell, do a master's at night while you work in accounting. You'll be applying for an MBA at 27-28 with a degree in accounting, a CPA license, a master's in whatever, and 3-4 years of accounting at a recognized accounting firm (if Big 4, all the better).
Just keep your head down and kick ass the next 5 years. It will all come together as long as you get it out of your head that everything has to happen in the next year.
hey man, I am from the same area as you (though I am an undergrad student). I know how it is competitive, and it is hard to imagine how would a guy without a degree get a job that uni students are ready to kill for :(
I am not writing to give you an advise (heck, I am not set myself as of now, but at least I know exactly what I am doing). I writing just to let you know that:
Anyways, good luck bud
Thanks for your responses
CFA might be a good idea. But if I were you I would do a 4 year program in finance. University degree will always be taken over other education. It's just the way the system works.
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