how many bankers really LOVE finance??
I know I don't. Can I survive in banking with only a passing interest in finance and the global markets?
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I think you have to be pretty interested in what you're doing or else you're going to want to poke your eyes out. My corporate finance courses were always my favourite. I have my own trading account and read the financial press out of interest not just to stay on top of things.
If you have a passing interest you're prolly not gonna last very long in the industry because your just going to hate your life.
yeah, this is what i figured. as much as I try to force myself to read the wsj from cover to cover, I'd much rather read the sports pages.
I find finance to be really fascinating. I'm sure I won't be saying that at 5am trying to figure out why my models don't work, but for now, it's true. The hours are bad enough, would hate to be spending so much time doing something I didn't like.
do you think that those who don't really enjoy the work are weeded out during the summer programs?
You could probably "survive." But why would you want to limit yourself to that?
you'll be fine man. dont read too much into it.
A VP at Lehman said to me, that you dont have to be crazy about your work, but as long as you like the work enough to wake up in the morning and come to work without dreading it, you are fine.
that's my goal. When I was a lawyer, I dreaded waking up every single day and I survived for 4 years. I hope banking is a little better.
So much of banking isn't finance.
I'll admit that I do like to keep up with the financial news. I enjoy finance classes the most as well, find it to be pretty sweet stuff.
I find that I enjoy my marketing and strategy classes the most. Unfortunately, there's not much money in marketing.
I am sure Donnie Deutsch is making money, and a lot of it!
You can make money anywhere you are if you work hard enough....
Making money in marketing wont be as fast as in banking but at least you would be doing something you like and enjoy!
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