EE -> IB?
Hello, I’m a sophomore at a non-target with two finance-related internships on my resume. I have a genuine interest in finance since sophomore year of high school, so I decided to major in my interest and see where it took me. So far the journey has been great, but I have something in the back of my mind. I have a family member who owns an electrical contracting business and who has stated that I may inherit it. I also need to major in electrical engineering (EE), which sounds interesting, but it’s not finance. If I do switch my major to EE and decide to inherit the business and then decide to pursue a career in high finance, can I? No one in my family has pursued a career in high finance, so I know the journey will be hard, but extremely rewarding compared to just owning a business due to nepotism. Thanks for reading, any feedback is appreciated.
everything is possible. With electrical engineering, I am sure you would have to get into an MBA program and go from there though, pretty much the only path I could think of
Thanks for sharing. Was thinking that as well. Couple concerns arise though like cost of MBA, reseting all my progress only to not enjoy the business I inherited, things of those nature.
Are you actually interested in being an electrical contractor or just decided that because you got offered to (maybe? someday?) inherit the business?
If you are interested in finance, stick with that. Do what you are good at/interested in, not the first route that becomes available. Sounds like you are well on the way towards a good internship for junior year.
Agree with above, you could go back for MBA to get into finance but that is an expensive route
Thanks for the advice. Being an electrical contractor sounds interesting but its not a passion. forgot to mention it above but I do have some pressure for me to inherit the business. There’s many family members on mom and dads side (family member w/ contracting biz part of my dads) telling me im missing on a huge opportunity. I know that I’m doing the work to get a decent job in the future in finance, so thats what keeps me away for just going to the clearer route.
Don't decide your life path based on what your family wants. Worst case scenario they can sell the business for a healthy profit. You need to live your own life and do what you want - if that is finance, ask them to respect that and you will do well for yourself.
Will definitely do that. I really appreciate the advice! Thank you
I go to a target that doesn’t have a business school, and there are certainly a fair number of engineering/STEM majors that pick up banking offers. I’m not sure if this applies to the non-target recruiting landscape, but those aforementioned people usually picked up a finance/econ minor to bolster their resume for finance-focused roles. It may be harder as a non-target without a stricter finance background.
Tempora debitis culpa laudantium vel. Molestias sint est aliquam vel dolor. Rem et rerum quia voluptas cumque nesciunt doloremque.
Aut inventore dolores consequatur aut. Omnis consequatur id corporis aut laboriosam id. Ut molestiae voluptates facilis sed. Eum adipisci enim qui assumenda iusto officia est. Et sit autem omnis magni dolorem officia veritatis sed.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...