Temp to Hire vs In Country Experience?

Staying in a Temp to Hire position (not employed and unsponsorable for licenses) in one of MS's Wealth Mangaement Operations buildings with hope of employment in MS in that building in a year or so (slower than I thought, but about the time required it seems) vs teaching English as a JET Programme ALT in a Japanese high school: what do you think is best? My goal is IB, WM either later or most likely never. I know this Q feels mildly absurd, perhaps. Very wannabeeish for sure.

The latter positions me better for Boston Career Forum, but I worry about diminishing returns, and aging which is a serious late 20s concern. Obviously, IB is the only goal I consider acceptable in my career; I consider myself something of a failure at this point.

My Japanese ranks intermediate low for spoken, abysmal for writing. There is obvious room for improvement there, or to simply let that atrophy and focus on attempting to make the shift from MS WM Ops to IB. Obviously, my Japanese econ professor thinks I should go do JET. But I am unsure. I certainly need to move fast. I can continue making IB applications from any position, obviously.

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Hi Anymouse, the silence is deafening, sorry about that.... Any of the threads below helpful?

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  • MBA- Change of heart, timing critical test. I'm 25 (turning 26) and currently work in Big 4 consulting as a Manager in Transactions. ... I wanted to get into an MBA to move more upstream and learn about deal strategy and finance; I have the ... overseas) have said to me that an MBA may not be worthwhile given my current trajectory; however, the notion ...
  • Risk Management in Investment Banking What is the job like in terms of hours/pay/experience/exit opportunities? How difficult is it to move ... I have accepted a Risk Management job at a large (too big to fail) bank in NY, i-banking division. ... Risk Management (based on your observation, experience)? Is it difficult to stand out? Thank you. ...
  • Moving from Deloitte to an EY Career Path management. It gets frustrating sometimes, but also makes it easy for me to out-perform my peers and move up ... quickly. EY vs Deloitte S&O Offer Decision Considering the fact that the OP will be moving to a new ... in the tech practice which will help further your career. They also highlighted that being new to the ...
  • Why I Left PE & Switched to the Public Markets way to operate in this world. Based on my experience, I've also come to the conclusion that ... it's better to pick a horse in a decent, growing industry where everyone wins vs one where I think my ... messages and I thought it may be helpful to discuss my experience with a wider audience. I would like to ...
  • Breaking into buy-side equity research- my experience management teams versus the quantitative side like modeling? Networking as a way to find openings: Networking ... a substantial amount of trading restrictions on companies in your industry, which just so happens to be the area ... no real way in out of undergrad or at the associate level. Does do MBA interns and hires out of MBA. ...
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I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.

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