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by BLBlankenship (Chimp, 9 Banana Points Points) on 9/18/08 at 12:06am

I'm a Junior at UNF, I'm a Finance major on the investment track, I'm planning on taking mandarin classes for my foreign language, my wife is teaching me cantonese, and I plan on moving to HK after my studies, looking at getting a CFA charter. The major firms that recruit from my university are, KPMG, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual, and Citi. I was looking at Merrill mostly, and then things got worse for them. Now I'm mostly looking at KPMG, DB, Fidelity, and Citi (still interested in Merrill though.) Could someone help me as to what they would recommend that I do to be able to transfer from Jacksonville FL to HK, should I get the job in Jacksonville first and then transfer, or just try to apply for a job on the other side of the world. Keep in mind, I will be meeting these recruiters shortly, and I have roughly 4 years in both commercial banking and Financial Services.

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by BLBlankenship (Chimp, 9 Banana Points Points) on 9/18/08 at 9:02pm

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UNF?

by venturecapitalista (Chimp, 0 Banana Points Points) on 9/19/08 at 4:54pm

Getting to finance shops abroad in Asia is going to be nigh impossible for you if you are not absolutely FLUENT in the language, possibly with the exception of Singapore. I'm fairly sure that Mandarin fluency is also a requirement in HK, too, since that is the Chinese language for business. I went to a target school and I've never heard of a single person going to China IB outfits whose first language wasn't Mandarin or who wasn't utterly fluent.

If you want to go to China for personal reasons, that is one thing. But for business purposes it doesn't make much sense, since you are at an inherent disadvantage compared to candidates who are not only fluent in one or more Chinese dialects, but are conversant with Chinese business practices and have possibly even lived (or are currently living) in the country.

But to answer your question, you should try getting a job here and then contemplate a transfer eventually. Best of luck with that.

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by BLBlankenship (Chimp, 9 Banana Points Points) on 9/19/08 at 7:44pm

thanks for your comments on my topic. For the record, UNF= University of North Florida. I doubt I would be doing anything like M&A or anything of that sort with Chinese companies. I was planning on going for a position along the lines of business analyst or anything related to research. I just thought that I would have a good opportunity in Hong Kong because they tend to seek English speakers in particular.