If I can't get a job in AM right after graduation, what jobs would allow me to break into AM within the next few years? Would jobs in corporate finance work? What about stuff that's not in finance, but is analytical, such as market research? Would finance sales jobs allow me to make the transition? Or could I take just about any business job, study for the CFA and break in? Basically, my five-year plan is to be in Asset Management, and I'm wondering what roads lead there in case I can't break in straight out of school.
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Breaking Into Asset Management - Recent Graduate (Originally Posted: 05/24/2014)
Hello fellow Monkeys,
I've been looking around the site for a couple months now and decided to create my first thread. I am looking to break into Asset Management/Research and was hoping you guys could give me some advice. I recently graduated with a BS degree in Finance in 2013 from a "non-target" school. My GPA was a 3.5 (if that matters) and I have been working with a boutique wealth management firm for about a year doing Mutual Fund/ETF research and asset allocation. I also manage my own stock portfolio (although it is not quite that big) and tend to follow the value investing philosophy.
I've been cold emailing, networking with my local CFA Society and applying for any and all opportunities, but I am still having trouble getting noticed. My questions are:
I am passionate about investing and I know this is what I want to do and feel I can definitely prove myself if given the chance, but I have a big hurdle to overcome.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance. This website is fantastic.