4 Yr Work Exp + MBA enough to transition to IB with focus on metal commodities?

Hi All,

My story: spent 4 years in Asia as a physical metals commodities trader after undergrad from a top west coast schools. But I wanted to come back to the States and get into an IB. I couldn't land a job, so in the main time I took a corporate finance job in a non-related industry (which was interesting too, because I was involved in the IPO).

But my heart is set on IB. Will an MBA from a west coast school, say UCLA, help me transition my career? Or is metals commodities not that big on the west coast?

Appreciate any advice!

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MBA from the west coast (UCLA, Cal) can help you get into west coast IB, but remember that west coast IB is mainly focused on Tech companies. I would suggest you to go to a east coast school which will give you more opportunities in getting into New York (where natural resources/metals mining teams are based).

 

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